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Florida Real Estate Exam Practice Questions: License Law
5 practice questions on license law for the Florida real estate sales associate exam. Each one has the correct answer, a full explanation of why the other options are wrong, and the statute it comes from.
What this topic covers
Licensing, renewals, continuing education, and the FREC and DBPR. Questions here test who must be licensed, how licenses are renewed and kept active, and how the Commission and the Department administer the rules.
Sources these questions cite include: § 475.17, Fla. Stat.; § 475.180, Fla. Stat.; § 475.182, Fla. Stat.; § 475.25, Fla. Stat.; § 475.42, Fla. Stat.; § 475.183, Fla. Stat..
Question 1
What score must an applicant achieve on the Florida sales associate state exam to pass?
- A. 60 percent
- B. 70 percent
- C. 75 percent
- D. 85 percent
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: C.
An applicant must score at least 75 percent on the state exam to pass. Candidates who fail may retake it after meeting the conditions on retakes. A is wrong because the passing score is 75 percent. B is wrong because the passing score is 75 percent. D is wrong because the passing score is 75 percent.
Source: § 475.17 and Rule 61J2-3, F.A.C.
Question 2
What is a broker associate in Florida?
- A. A sales associate who has passed the broker examination but has not yet received a license from the Commission
- B. A person who holds a broker's license but works under another broker as an associate
- C. A sales associate who has been given the authority to supervise other sales associates in the broker's office
- D. An unlicensed assistant who handles paperwork and does not engage in any activity that requires a license
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: B.
A broker associate is a licensee who qualifies as a broker but registers under and works for another broker. A broker associate may also form their own brokerage at any time. A is wrong because a broker associate holds a broker's license. C is wrong because supervision is a function of a broker, not a title for a sales associate. D is wrong because an unlicensed assistant is not a broker associate.
Source: § 475.01(1), Fla. Stat.
Question 3
In addition to the broker pre-license education and exam, what experience requirement must an applicant meet to be licensed as a Florida broker?
- A. Active licensed experience of at least 6 months within the preceding year as a Florida sales associate
- B. Ten completed sales of real estate within the preceding five years, as shown by closing statements for each
- C. No experience, because a broker license is based on education only and the applicant need only pass the examination
- D. Active licensed experience as a real estate sales associate for at least 24 months within the preceding five years
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: D.
A broker applicant must have been an active licensee for 24 months during the preceding five years, complete the broker pre-license course, and pass the broker exam. A broker may operate independently and may employ sales associates. A is wrong because the requirement is 24 months in the preceding five years. B is wrong because the requirement is time as an active licensee, not a number of sales. C is wrong because experience is required for a broker license.
Source: § 475.17(1), Fla. Stat.
Question 4
Marks, who has no real estate license, finds a buyer for a seller's house under an oral promise that the seller will pay Marks 3 percent of the price. After the sale the seller refuses to pay. May Marks recover the commission in court?
- A. Yes, because the seller received the benefit of Marks's work, and a seller who accepts the benefit must pay for the services.
- B. Yes, because an oral agreement to pay a commission is enforceable if the buyer is actually found and the sale closes.
- C. Yes, if Marks obtains a license within the next year, because a later license cures the lack of a license at the time.
- D. No, because a person who is not properly licensed cannot sue to recover a commission for acts that require a license.
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: D.
No contract for a commission for acts requiring a license is valid unless the broker or sales associate held the proper license at the time the services were performed. An unlicensed person also commits a violation of the licensing law. A is wrong because the licensing law bars the claim regardless of the benefit. B is wrong because the barrier is the lack of a license, not the form of the agreement. C is wrong because the license must be held when the services were performed.
Source: § 475.41, Fla. Stat.
Question 5
Jenna Park successfully completed her 63-hour sales associate prelicense course on March 10, 2024. She did not take the state licensing examination until April 6, 2026, and she passed. Which statement is correct?
- A. She may be licensed, because she passed the examination and a prelicense course completion never expires once the applicant has finished the course.
- B. She may not be licensed on that course completion, because a course completion is invalid for licensure if the applicant does not pass the examination within 2 years of the completion date; she must complete the course again.
- C. Only her application expired; the course completion itself remains valid for five years, so she may be licensed without taking the course again.
- D. She may be licensed if she pays a late fee to the department and files a new application showing the date of her course completion.
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: B.
An application expires 2 years after it is received if the applicant does not pass the appropriate examination, and if the applicant does not pass the licensing examination within 2 years of the successful course completion date, that completion is invalid for licensure (§ 475.181(2)). Jenna's completion date was March 10, 2024, so the two-year window closed on March 10, 2026; passing on April 6, 2026 came too late. She must again complete the required prelicense education (§ 475.17(2)(a)). A treats the course as permanent. C invents a five-year validity period. D is wrong because no late fee cures an invalid course completion.
Source: § 475.181(2), Fla. Stat.; § 475.17(2)(a), Fla. Stat.
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The full Prep475 kit has 30 questions on license law, all with the same statute-cited explanations, plus a timed 100-question exam simulation.
Independent study aid, not legal advice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Florida Real Estate Commission, the DBPR, or Pearson VUE. Questions are original practice questions, not actual exam questions. Statutes, rules, and exam details change; always confirm against current Florida law and your pre-licensing course materials.
Last reviewed October 20, 2026.