Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Jul. 14, 2017
The issues in these two cases are whether Respondent violated provisions of chapter 475, Florida Statutes (2015),1/ regulating real estate sales brokers, as alleged in the Administrative Complaints, by (1) failing to return a rental deposit to a potential tenant; (2) serving as the qualifying broker for Friendly International Realty, Inc. (“Friendly”), but failing to actively supervise Friendly’s operations and/or sales associates; failing to preserve Friendly’s transaction records and escrow account documents; and (4) acting in a manner that constitutes culpable negligence or a breach of trust. If there was a violation, an additional issue would be what penalty is appropriate.Pet. proved that Resp. violated ch. 475, by failing to return a deposit to a person entitled; failing to supervise sales associates; & failing to preserve records, warranting an assessment of admin. fines and suspension of her real estate broker license.
