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Originally Posted by linda_sears
Your quotes of Florida Statutes are absolutely correct. However, if you are a licensed real estate agent who's license is volunterily inactive (which it is anytime you are not a member of the board, which the villages sales team is not) then you are not held accountable and are not required to abide by the standards that active REALTORS are.
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We are getting a little confusing with terminology.
A "Realtor" is a licensed real estate broker, not necessarily a sales person, who is a member of The National Association Realtors.
A licensed broker must first pass the sales person exam and then pass a broker exam. Neither of which is easy.
An active licensed real estate broker does not have to be a member of any board or association. I held an active broker license for years but was not a member of any board or association. Had I wanted to participate in sales I would have joined a MLS broker agency or become a member of the association, joined MLS and open my own agency.
A sales person representing a developer selling only the developer's property does not have to be licensed. I believe, for practical purposes, most developers chose to have their reps licensed.
Village sales reps selling third person properties must be licensed. They may not be members of MLS but they are licensed and accountable.
The above applies to Florida.