Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Sep. 03, 1992
Whether Respondents' Florida real estate licenses should be disciplined based on allegations that they were guilty of fraud, misrepresentation, false promises, false pretenses, dishonest dealings by trick, scheme or device, culpable negligence or breach of trust in a business transaction; failed to account or deliver trust funds; placed, or caused to be placed any contract, assignment, deed, will, mortgage, affidavit or other writing which purports to affect the title of, or encumber, any real property if the same is known to be false or not authorized to be placed of record, maliciously or for the purpose of collecting a commission, or to coerce the payment of money to the broker or salesman or other person or for any unlawful purpose; failed to maintain trust funds in the real estate brokerage account or some other depository until properly disbursed; had funds in an escrow account which were personal funds; failed to preserve and make available to Petitioner, books, records and supporting documents of all trust fund transactions; and used an identification of an organization having to do with real estate when it was not authorized to do so all in violation of Subsections 475.25(1)(a), (b), (d), (e), (k) and 475.42(1)(j), Florida Statutes and rule sections 21V-14.008 and 21V-10.027, Florida Administrative Code.Respondent unlawfully filed a claim of lien affecting the title to property.