Florida Real Estate License Lookup — DBPR

DBPR’s public licensee search offers four starting points: name, license number, city or county, and license type. The service covers applicants and licensed individuals and businesses regulated by DBPR. Choose the search option that matches the information you have.

DBPR describes a license or application with two status terms: a primary status and a secondary status. Read both. Current means the department’s licensing requirements are up to date; Active means the licensee may operate under that license. Applicant means an application has been submitted but not approved. The portal’s glossary also distinguishes the legal name (Primary), an additional name such as a DBA (Alternate), and a correspondence contact (Related). Rank separates groups within a profession that have different licensing requirements. Address labels have different purposes: Main is the primary address on file, License Mailing receives correspondence about the license, and License Location identifies the physical place of business. These distinctions help interpret the record without confusing a contact, mailing address or application with the licensed person or business.

For an official document or certification request, the Division of Real Estate directs visitors to DBPR’s Customer Contact Center. Call (850) 487-1395 or use the official Contact Us link on the Division’s page to identify the document needed. Its published contact section also lists the Division at 400 West Robinson Street, N801, Orlando, FL 32801, with fax (850) 488-8040. Confirm the certification required by the receiving organization with the department before submitting a request; this retained contact guidance does not specify a certificate fee or turnaround time.

Check which type of status you are reading before concluding that a record permits work. DBPR uses Expired for an expired application, while Delinquent, Lic Expired and Invol. Inactive mean the license was not renewed on time. Its secondary Inactive status means licensing requirements are met but work under that license is not allowed; returning to active status requires notifying the department and completing outstanding requirements. Primary, Alternate and Related are name types, not separate licenses: the legal name, an additional name such as a DBA, and a correspondence contact respectively. Main, mailing and location addresses can also differ. Use those labels to distinguish a naming or address difference from the license’s actual status.

Florida’s Division of Real Estate lists mutual recognition agreements with Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nebraska, Rhode Island and West Virginia. The route allows qualifying brokers and sales associates to obtain the equivalent Florida license type. An applicant must be at least 18, hold a high school diploma or equivalent, and not be a Florida resident when applying. The out-of-state credential must be valid, current, active and in good standing, and must have been obtained by meeting the education and examination requirements of the state with which Florida has the agreement. Applicants must pass a Florida-specific real estate law examination: 40 questions worth one point each, with at least 30 points required to pass. Mutual recognition does not remove Florida’s later education and renewal requirements. Before the first expiration, a Florida sales associate must complete 45 hours of post-license education; a broker must complete 60. Subsequent renewals require 14 hours of continuing education every two years, in addition to the applicable renewal fees. The Division separately lists dissolved agreements with Colorado, Indiana, Oklahoma and Tennessee, so an older reference naming one of those states should not be treated as a current agreement. Check the equivalent Florida credential and the applicant’s residency and licensing history, rather than assuming any license from a listed state establishes eligibility.