No contract for a commission or compensation for any act or service enumerated in s. 475.01(3) is valid unless the broker or sales associate has complied with this chapter in regard to issuance and renewal of the license at the time the act or service was performed.
Fla. Stat. § 475.41
Contracts of unlicensed person for commissions invalid
Known as the Brokerage Relationship Disclosure Act
The act spans §§ 475.001 to 475.813 (102 sections).
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case Lucas v. Gulf & Western Industries, Inc. (1981)
Most recently applied in Michael Leibman & Assoc., Inc. v. Ultimate Combustion Co., Inc. (December 2016)
History.--s. 44, ch. 12223, 1927; CGL 4105; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 24, 42, 43, ch. 79-239; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 28, 30, ch. 88-20; s. 10, ch. 91-89; s. 4, …
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