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Florida Statute 475.15 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 475.15 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 475.15 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
475.15 Registration and licensing of general partners, members, officers, and directors of a firm.Each partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, or corporation which acts as a broker shall register with the commission and shall renew the licenses or registrations of its members, officers, and directors for each license period. However, if the partnership is a limited partnership, only the general partners must be licensed brokers or brokerage corporations registered pursuant to this part. If the license or registration of at least one active broker member is not in force, the registration of a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or partnership is canceled automatically during that period of time. The commission shall adopt rules that allow a brokerage to register a broker on a temporary, emergency basis if a sole broker of a brokerage dies or is unexpectedly unable to remain a broker.
History.s. 16, ch. 12223, 1927; CGL 4077; s. 4, ch. 59-199; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 10, 42, 43, ch. 79-239; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 12, 38, ch. 82-1; ss. 7, 28, 30, ch. 88-20; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 136, ch. 94-119; s. 3, ch. 98-250; s. 1, ch. 2015-54.

Cases Citing F.S. 475.15

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·Freedom Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Way, 583 F. Supp. 544 (M.D. Fla. 1984).

Cited 6 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 223 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 852, 1984 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17741

...Even under this broader inquiry, the Court still concludes that there is no "substantial similarity" between plaintiff's and defendant's presentations to the public. *553 Defendant does not pass off his services as those of plaintiff's. 3) Dilution under Fla.Stat. 475.15(1977)....
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Cited as authority(citing case) (1999)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (1993)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (1987)
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·Trafalgar Developers, Ltd. v. GENEVA INVEST. LTD., 285 So. 2d 593 (Fla. 1973).

Cited 5 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1973 Fla. LEXIS 4244

...... shall be required to make it appear that he is competent and qualified to make real estate transactions and conduct negotiations therefor, with safety to investors and to those with whom he may undertake a relationship of trust and confidence." Section 475.15 provides, "Registration of certificates of members of firm, etc., required....
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Cited as authorityIn Re Titan Cruise Lines (2006)
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·METEOR MOTORS v. Thompson Halbach & Assocs., 914 So. 2d 479 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2005 WL 2861538

...uting or defining a broker." On appeal, Thompson does not defend the trial court's ruling that Chapter 475 has no application because it applies to persons and not to corporations. This is perhaps because Chapter 475 clearly applies to corporations. Section 475.15 requires a corporation "which acts as a broker" to "register with the commission" and "renew the licenses or registrations of its....
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Cited as authorityQuisenberry (2026)
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·Revac, S.A. v. Arthur V. Woodward, P.A., 550 So. 2d 3 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 14 Fla. L. Weekly 1254, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 2877, 1989 WL 52137

...Section 475.01(3) provides a lengthy definition of “broker,” which broadly includes any person who, for another, sells, buys, or negotiates the sale of any interest in real property. Any corporation which acts as a broker is required to register with the Board of Real Estate. § 475.15, Fla.Stat....
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Robinson v. Comm'n, 528 So. 2d 556 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 13 Fla. L. Weekly 1758, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 3340, 1988 WL 76296

with the commission, but are not “licensed.” See § 475.15, Fla.Stat. (1987). Appellants obtained a judgment

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