Fla. Stat. 475.41
Contracts of unlicensed person for commissions invalid

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.

Source: Section 475.41 — Contracts of unlicensed person for commissions invalid, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0475.­41 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

475.01
Definitions 475.001
Purpose 475.02
Florida Real Estate Commission 475.03
Delegation of powers and duties 475.04
Duty of commission to educate members of profession 475.05
Power of commission to enact bylaws and rules and decide questions of practice 475.10
Seal 475.011
Exemptions 475.15
Registration and licensing of general partners, members, officers, and directors of a firm 475.17
Qualifications for practice 475.021
Division of Real Estate 475.22
Broker to maintain office and sign at entrance of office 475.23
License to expire on change of address 475.24
Branch office 475.25
Discipline 475.28
Rules of evidence 475.31
Final orders 475.37
Effect of reversal of order of court or commission 475.38
Payment of costs 475.41
Contracts of unlicensed person for commissions invalid 475.42
Violations and penalties 475.43
Presumptions 475.045
Florida Real Estate Commission Education and Research Foundation 475.125
Fees 475.161
Licensing of broker associates and sales associates 475.175
Examinations 475.180
Nonresident licenses 475.181
Licensure 475.182
Renewal of license 475.183
Inactive status 475.215
Multiple licenses 475.255
Determination of agency or transactional brokerage relationship 475.272
Purpose 475.274
Scope of coverage 475.278
Authorized brokerage relationships 475.279
Residential loan alternative agreements for the disposition of residential real property 475.451
Schools teaching real estate practice 475.453
Rental information 475.455
Exchange of disciplinary information 475.482
Real Estate Recovery Fund 475.483
Conditions for recovery 475.484
Payment from the fund 475.485
Investment of the fund 475.486
Rules 475.2701
Short title 475.2755
Designated sales associate 475.2801
Rules 475.4511
Advertising by real estate schools 475.4835
Commission powers upon notification of commencement of action 475.5015
Brokerage business records 475.5016
Authority to inspect and audit 475.5017
Injunctive relief 475.5018
Facsimile signatures or writing accepted

Current through Fall 2025

§ 475.41. Contracts of unlicensed person for commissions invalid's source at flsenate​.gov