Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, DIVISION OF REAL ESTATE
Respondent: JOHN P. TROYAN, II
Judges: CATHY M. SELLERS
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Boca Raton, Florida
Filed: Mar. 15, 2021
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, April 15, 2021.
Latest Update: Jan. 10, 2025
Date 1/19/2021
STATE OF FLORIDA File #
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS
AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
Petitioner,
v. Case No. 2020-042665
JOHN P. TROYAN II,
Respondent.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Department Of Business and Professional Regulation (“Petitioner”) files this
Administrative Complaint before the Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board, against Respondent,
JOHN P. TROYAN II (“Respondent”), and alleges:
L. Petitioner is the state agency charged with regulating the practice of real estate
appraisal pursuant to Section 20.165, Florida Statutes, and Chapters 120, 455, and 475 of the
Florida Statutes.
2. At all times material to this Complaint, Respondent was licensed as a state
certified general real estate appraiser in the State of Florida, having been issued license number
RZ 2013.
3. Respondent’s address of record with Petitioner is 5001 N. Dixie Hwy, Boca
Raton, Florida 33431.
4. On or about July 16, 2019, with an effective date of July 16, 2019, the
Respondent developed and communicated an appraisal report (“Report”) for property commonly
known as 2110 NE 39" St., 6A, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33308 (“Subject Property”).
FILED
Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Deputy Agency Clerk
CLERK Evetis Lawson-Proctor
a. Respondent made one or more of the following errors, omissions, or
misrepresentations in the Report:
a.
b.
Respondent improperly used FNMA form 1073;
Respondent fails to use the proper certification designation;
Respondent incorrectly identifies the owner of Subject Property;
Respondent incorrectly identifies the borrower;
Respondent incorrectly states the purpose of the assignment as a purchase
transaction;
Respondent incorrectly states the sale date of Comparable Sale 1;
Respondent did not perform an interior inspection;
Respondent improperly certifies an interior inspection was performed;
Respondent does not disclose and interior inspection was not performed;
Respondent incorrectly states Subject Property features a golf course
view; and/or
In adjusting for proximity to golf course, Respondent applies
adjustment(s) for view, rather than location.
COUNT ONE
6. This is an action for violation of Section 475.622(1), Florida Statutes.
lis Petitioner re-alleges and incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in
paragraphs one (1) through five (5).
8. Section 475.622(1), Florida Statutes, subject a licensee to discipline if he or she
fails to “ place her or his registration, license, or certification number adjacent to or immediately
beneath the designation ‘state-registered trainee real estate appraiser,’ ‘state-licensed real estate
appraiser,’ ‘state-certified residential real estate appraiser,” or ‘state-certified general real estate
appraiser,’ or their appropriate abbreviations as defined by rule, as applicable, when such term is
used in an appraisal report or in a contract or other instrument used by the appraiser in
conducting real property appraisal activities. The applicable designation shall be included in any
newspaper, telephone directory, or other advertising medium, as defined by rule, used by the
appraiser.”
9, Based on the foregoing, Respondent violated Section 475.622(1), Florida Statutes.
COUNT TWO
10. This is an action for violation of Section 475.624(4), Florida Statutes, through a
violation of Florida Administrative Code Rule 61J1-9.001.
11. Petitioner re-alleges and incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in
paragraphs one (1) through five (5).
12. Section 475.624(4), Florida Statutes, subjects a real estate appraiser licensee to
discipline for violating any of the provisions of Chapter 475 or any lawful order or rule made or
issued under the provisions of Chapters 455 or 475.
13. Florida Administrative Code Rule 6151-9.001 provides that all appraisers “shall
comply with the 2018-2019 Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP),
effective January 1, 2020, which is incorporated by reference.”
14. _ Respondent violated one or more of the following USPAP provisions:
a. USPAP Standards Rule 1-1{a)(c);
b. USPAP Standards Rule 1-2(a)(b)(e)(v);
c. USPAP Standards Rule 1-4(a)(b)(c);
d. USPAP Standards Rule 2-1(a)(b)(c);
e. USPAP Standards Rule 2-2(a)(i)(ii);
f. USPAP Ethics Rule; and/or
g. USPAP Scope of Work Rule.
15. Based on the foregoing, Respondent violated Section 475.624(4), Florida Statutes,
through a violation of Florida Administrative Code Rule 61J1-9.001.
THREE
16. This is an action for violation of Section 475.624(15), Florida Statutes.
17. Petitioner re-alleges and incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in
patagtaphs one (1) through five (5).
18. Section 475.624(15), Florida Statutes, subject a licensee to discipline if he or she
“[hjas failed or refused to exercise reasonable diligence in developing an appraisal or preparing
an appraisal report.”
19. Based on the foregoing, Respondent violated Section 475.624(4), Florida Statutes.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests the Board of Real Estate Appraisal enter an order
imposing one or more of the following penalties: permanent revocation or suspension of
Respondent’s license, restriction of practice, imposition of an administrative fine, issuance of a
reprimand, placement of Respondent on probation, assessment of costs, corrective action and/or
any other relief that the Board deems appropriate,
Signed this 7" day of January, 2021.
HALSEY BESHEARS, Secretary
Department of Business and
Professional Regulation
By: /s/Mackenzie K. Medich
Mackenzie K. Medich
Assistant General Counsel,
Division of Real Estate
Florida Bar No. 289198
Department of Business and
Professional Regulation
Office of the General Counsel
2601 Blair Stone Road
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2202
(850)717-1722
Mackenzie.Medich@MyFloridaLicense.com
PCP Date: 1/7/2021
PCP Members: Oreto/McKee
NOTICE OF RIGHTS
PLEASE BE ADVISED that mediation under section 120.573, Florida Statutes, is not
available for administrative disputes involving this type of agency action.
PLEASE BE FURTHER ADVISED that Respondent has the right to request a hearing to
be conducted in accordance with sections 120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes, to be represented
by counsel or other qualified representative, to present evidence and argument, to call and cross-
examine witnesses, and to have subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum issued on his or her
behalf if a hearing is requested. Rule 28-106.111, Florida Administrative Code, provides in part
that if Respondent fails to request a hearing within twenty-one (21) days of receipt of an agency
pleading, Respondent waives the right to request a hearing on the facts alleged.
NOTICE REGARDING ASSESSMENT OF COSTS
Respondent is placed on notice that Petitioner has incurred costs related to the
investigation and prosecution of this matter. Pursuant to section 455.227(3)(a), Florida Statutes,
the Board, or the Department when there is no Board, may assess costs related to the
investigation and prosecution of the case excluding costs associated with an attorney's time,
against Respondent in addition to any other discipline imposed.
Docket for Case No: 21-000944PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Apr. 15, 2021 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Apr. 14, 2021 |
Joint Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction filed.
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Mar. 31, 2021 |
Notice of Court Reporter filed.
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Mar. 25, 2021 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Mar. 25, 2021 |
Notice of Hearing by Zoom Conference (hearing set for April 30, 2021; 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time).
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Mar. 24, 2021 |
Petitioner's and Respondent's Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Mar. 18, 2021 |
Notice of Petitioner's First Interlocking Discovery Requests filed.
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Mar. 17, 2021 |
Initial Order.
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Mar. 16, 2021 |
Notice of Scrivener's Error filed.
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Mar. 15, 2021 |
Respondent John P. Troyan, II's Answer to Administrative Complaint filed.
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Mar. 15, 2021 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Mar. 15, 2021 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Mar. 15, 2021 |
Notice of Scrivener's Error filed.
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Mar. 15, 2021 |
Agency referral filed.
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