Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Feb. 24, 1999
The issue to be resolved in this proceeding concerns whether the Respondent's Florida Real Estate Appraiser's License should be subjected to sanctions, based upon the charges of culpable negligence or breach of trust in a business transaction, in violation of Section 475.624(2), Florida Statutes; alleged failure to exercise reasonable diligence in developing an appraisal report, in violation of Section 475.624(15), Florida Statutes; and violation of various of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, in consequent violation of Section 475.624(14), Florida Statutes (1995).Petitioner agency proved appraiser committed culpable negligence and lack of due diligence by rendering appraisals without consulting readily available data and by making excessive adjustments to comparable sales property values and descriptions.