QUICK ANSWER
Florida does not issue a standalone property management license. As of June 19, 2026, the license requirement depends on the work. If you rent, lease, advertise, negotiate rentals, procure tenants, or handle rent or deposits in connection with licensed rental/leasing activity or brokerage funds for another owner for compensation, the work usually falls under Florida real estate brokerage activity in F.S. 475.01 and requires an active Florida real estate license. A sales associate can do that work only under a licensed broker. A broker is the practical requirement for running a property management company, contracting directly with owners, supervising associates, and handling owner funds through the brokerage. Separately, managing a condo, cooperative, or homeowners association can require a Community Association Manager (CAM) license under F.S. 468.431 and 468.432 when the association or associations served contain more than 10 units or have annual budgets over $100,000. Owner, salaried-employee, condo/co-op, transient-lodging, and narrow tenant referral-fee exemptions can apply, but each exemption has limits.
LICENSING SCOPE ONLY
This post explains Florida property management licensing scope and how related concepts appear on the Florida real estate sales associate exam. It is not legal, brokerage, employment, tax, CAM, association, landlord-tenant, escrow, or professional advice. Property management arrangements can turn on facts that an article cannot see. Verify a real arrangement with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC), the Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers, and qualified Florida counsel before taking paid management work.
If you searched "property manager license Florida," the frustrating part is that the common job title does not match the license title. Florida regulates the activity. It does not hand out one license that says "property manager."
That is why two people with the same job title can need different credentials. A rental manager placing tenants for condo owners may need a real estate license. A manager handling budgets, notices, maintenance, and assessments for an HOA may need a CAM license. An owner managing only their own rentals may need neither. A salaried onsite apartment leasing employee may fall into a specific exemption.
This guide gives you the decision tree first, then the statute-level details. If your path starts with the real estate license, pair this with the Florida real estate license cost guide, the step-by-step sales associate license guide, and the sponsoring broker guide.
What this guide covers
- Florida property management license requirements in one table
- Why Florida has no standalone property manager license
- When rental property management requires a real estate license
- Broker vs sales associate for property management
- Exemptions that can remove the real estate license requirement
- When association management requires a CAM license
- CAM license vs real estate license
- What unlicensed staff can and cannot do
- Penalties and application risk
- How to get the right license
- How this appears on the Florida real estate exam
- Florida exam-style practice questions
- FAQ
Florida property management license requirements in one table
Snippet answer: Florida property management license requirements depend on the activity: rentals for other owners usually require a real estate license, association management can require a CAM license, and narrow statutory exemptions apply to owners, certain salaried employees, transient lodging, and small tenant referral fees.
Start here before reading the longer statute sections.
| Your situation | License usually needed | Why | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|
| You manage only property you own | No real estate license for your own property | F.S. 475.011 exempts an owner selling, exchanging, or leasing the owner's own real property | F.S. 475.011(2) |
| You are a salaried onsite leasing employee at an apartment community | Usually exempt from the real estate license requirement | F.S. 475.011 exempts a salaried employee of an owner, or of an owner's registered broker, working onsite in a leasing capacity | F.S. 475.011(4) |
| You are a salaried manager of a condo or co-op and arrange rentals of individual units for 1 year or less | Usually exempt for that rental activity | F.S. 475.011 has a specific condo/co-op manager exemption for salary-based managers and rentals no greater than 1 year | F.S. 475.011(5) |
| You rent or advertise a Chapter 509 licensed public lodging establishment for transient occupancy | Usually exempt from Chapter 475 real estate licensure for that transient lodging activity | The exemption is tied to transient occupancy of a licensed public lodging establishment | F.S. 475.011(11) |
| You manage long-term rentals for other owners for compensation | Active Florida real estate license | Renting, leasing, advertising, negotiating rentals, and procuring lessees for others for compensation fall inside the broker definition | F.S. 475.01 |
| You are a sales associate doing property management tasks | Sales associate license under a broker | A sales associate acts under the direction, control, or management of a broker and cannot operate independently | F.S. 475.01 and 475.42 |
| You run a property management business, sign owner agreements, supervise associates, or hold owner funds | Broker license, and entity registration if using a brokerage entity | The broker operates the business, supervises licensed activity, and handles brokerage funds under the brokerage | F.S. 475.15 and 475.42 |
| You manage a condo, co-op, HOA, mobile home association, or similar community association above the threshold | CAM license, and possibly CAM firm licensure | CAM law applies when the association or associations served contain more than 10 units or have annual budgets over $100,000 | F.S. 468.431 and 468.432 |
| You do rental management and association management | Often both credentials | A CAM license does not authorize real estate brokerage activity, and a real estate license does not replace a CAM license | Chapter 475 and Chapter 468 |
The table is intentionally practical. The hard part in real life is classifying the work. If the person is touching leasing, rent, tenant placement, or owner funds for another owner, Chapter 475 is usually the place to start. If the person is touching association budgets, meetings, assessments, maintenance, and compliance for a community association, Chapter 468 is usually the place to start.
Why Florida has no standalone property manager license
Snippet answer: Florida has no license called a property management license because the state regulates the underlying activity through the real estate license law in Chapter 475 and the CAM license law in Chapter 468.
Florida property management is a label. The law looks past the label and asks what the person is actually doing.
There are two main tracks:
| Track | Regulated work | License name |
|---|---|---|
| Rental property management for other owners | Renting, leasing, advertising rentals, negotiating leases, procuring lessees, handling rent or deposits connected to licensed rental/leasing activity or brokerage funds | Real estate broker or sales associate license |
| Community association management | Association budgets, notices, meetings, assessments, maintenance coordination, contracts, records, compliance, and day-to-day association operation | Community Association Manager (CAM) license |
That split is the reason online answers often feel contradictory. One article may be describing rental leasing. Another may be describing HOA or condo association management. A third may be describing an owner managing the owner's own rentals. All three can use the phrase "property manager," but the license analysis is different.
When rental property management requires a real estate license
Snippet answer: A Florida real estate license is usually required when a person performs rental property management for another owner for compensation, including renting, leasing, negotiating rentals, advertising rentals, procuring tenants, or handling rent or deposits in connection with licensed rental/leasing activity or brokerage funds.
The key statute is F.S. 475.01. Florida's broker definition includes a person who, for another and for compensation, rents real property, offers or attempts to negotiate the rental of real property, advertises rental property for others, procures lessees, or assists in leasing transactions.
In plain English, you are in real estate license territory when you do compensated work like this for someone else's property:
- Market or advertise a rental for the owner
- Show the property as part of tenant placement
- Screen or procure prospective tenants as part of the leasing service
- Negotiate rent, lease terms, renewals, concessions, or occupancy terms
- Prepare or help close the leasing transaction in a way that requires licensed judgment
- Handle rent, security deposits, or other tenant money for the owner as part of licensed rental/leasing activity or the rental management brokerage relationship
- Hold yourself out as able to lease, rent, or manage rental property for others
Florida also defines "operate" broadly. F.S. 475.01 says one act is enough. You do not need a large portfolio, a company website, or a full-time management business before Chapter 475 can apply.
This is the exam-tested idea: the license trigger is not the title on a business card. It is the compensated brokerage act.
Exam Tip
On Florida exam questions, circle the words "for another" and "for compensation." A person managing the person's own property is a different answer from a person renting property for someone else for a fee.
Broker vs sales associate for property management
Snippet answer: A Florida sales associate can perform property management activities only under a licensed broker; a broker is the practical license needed to operate an independent property management business, contract with owners, supervise associates, and handle brokerage funds.
Florida does not let a sales associate operate as an independent brokerage. F.S. 475.42 prohibits a sales associate from operating as a broker or for a person not registered as the sales associate's employer. It also says a sales associate may not collect money in connection with a brokerage transaction except in the employer's name and with the employer's express consent.
Here is the practical split:
| Role | Property management authority | Main limit |
|---|---|---|
| Sales associate | Can perform licensed property management tasks through the employing broker | Cannot operate independently, supervise a brokerage, or collect brokerage money outside the employer's name and consent |
| Broker associate | Has broker-level education/license status but works in the capacity of a sales associate for another broker | Cannot operate as an independent broker while registered as a broker associate under someone else |
| Broker | Can operate the brokerage, contract with owners, supervise licensees, and manage brokerage escrow and trust-account obligations | Must comply with Chapter 475, FREC rules, entity registration, escrow, advertising, and supervision rules |
If you want to start your own Florida property management company, the clean path is usually broker licensure or operating through a licensed broker. The sales associate license is still the normal entry point. You can learn the path in how to get a Florida real estate license, then compare the step up in broker vs sales associate in Florida and how to become a Florida real estate broker.
If the company is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or limited liability partnership acting as a brokerage, F.S. 475.15 also matters. Brokerage entity registration and active-broker control are separate from simply forming an entity with Sunbiz. The Florida real estate business entities exam guide explains that entity-registration layer.
Exemptions that can remove the real estate license requirement
Snippet answer: Florida's main property-management-related real estate license exemptions cover owners managing their own property, certain salaried onsite apartment leasing employees, certain salaried condo or co-op managers, Chapter 509 transient lodging rentals, and narrow tenant referral fees capped at $50 per transaction.
F.S. 475.011 is the exemption statute. For property management searches, these are the exemptions to know.
| Exemption | What it covers | Important limit |
|---|---|---|
| Own-property exemption | An individual, company, trust, partnership, or other entity selling, exchanging, or leasing its own real property | The exemption narrows if the owner uses an agent, employee, or independent contractor paid commission or strictly transactional compensation in the ordinary course of selling, exchanging, or leasing to the public |
| Salaried onsite apartment employee | A salaried employee of an owner, or of an owner's registered broker, working in an onsite rental office of an apartment community in a leasing capacity | The statute is salary-based and onsite-apartment-specific |
| Salaried condo/co-op manager | A person employed for a salary as manager of a condominium or cooperative apartment complex for rental duties involving individual units | Rentals arranged by the person must be for periods no greater than 1 year |
| Chapter 509 transient lodging | A person or entity renting or advertising, for transient occupancy, a public lodging establishment licensed under Chapter 509 | This does not convert ordinary long-term residential rental management into exempt work |
| Apartment tenant referral fee | A property management firm or apartment-complex owner can pay an unlicensed tenant a finder or referral fee | The value cannot exceed $50 per transaction, and the tenant cannot advertise or promote services in procuring tenants |
The salary and ownership details matter. "I work for the owner" is not the same as "I am a salaried onsite employee covered by the statute." "I help with vacation rentals" is not the same as "I rent or advertise a Chapter 509 licensed public lodging establishment for transient occupancy." "I refer a tenant" is not the same as "I market myself as a leasing service."
For real arrangements, this is one of the places where DBPR or counsel review is worth the time. The exemption language is specific, and the wrong pay structure can change the answer.
When association management requires a CAM license
Snippet answer: A Florida CAM license is generally required when a person performs community association management services for pay and the association or associations served contain more than 10 units or have annual budgets over $100,000.
Community association management is not the same license track as rental property management. F.S. 468.431 defines community association management as management services requiring specialized knowledge, judgment, and managerial skill, when performed for remuneration and when the association or associations served cross the unit or budget threshold.
CAM work can include:
- Controlling or disbursing association funds
- Preparing association budgets or financial documents
- Assisting with notices or conduct of association meetings
- Coordinating maintenance and day-to-day association services
- Determining or collecting assessments or other amounts due
- Preparing estoppel certificates
- Coordinating contracts for association operation
- Monitoring association compliance with governing documents and statutes
The threshold phrase is important: "association or associations served." A person managing several small associations should not assume each association is exempt just because each one is small by itself. If the combined associations served cross the statutory threshold, CAM licensure can be required.
DBPR's Community Association Managers and Firms page also says clerical or ministerial functions under the direct supervision and control of a licensed manager do not require a CAM license. A person charged only with maintenance, without assisting in management services, is also not required to be licensed as a CAM for that maintenance-only role.
CAM licensure has its own process. DBPR's CAM initial-license checklist states that applicants must be at least 18, complete at least 16 hours of approved pre-licensure education within 12 months before passing the exam, submit fingerprints for a background check, apply, pay the required fee, and review the candidate information booklet for examination details.
CAM license vs real estate license
Snippet answer: A CAM license and a Florida real estate license solve different problems: CAM covers over-threshold association management, while a real estate license covers rental brokerage activity for other owners.
The difference matters because the licenses are not interchangeable.
| Question | Real estate license | CAM license |
|---|---|---|
| Main law | F.S. Chapter 475, Part I | F.S. Chapter 468, Part VIII |
| Main agency/council | DBPR and FREC | DBPR and Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers |
| Main work | Renting, leasing, advertising rentals, negotiating rentals, procuring tenants, brokerage funds | Association budgets, meetings, assessments, maintenance, contracts, estoppels, compliance |
| Typical client | Property owner, landlord, investor, brokerage customer/client | Condo association, cooperative, homeowners association, mobile home association, similar community association |
| Entry credential | Sales associate license under broker, then broker for independent operation | CAM license |
| Can it replace the other? | No | No |
If you lease units for individual owners in a condominium building, Chapter 475 may apply. If you manage the condominium association's operations, Chapter 468 may apply. If you do both, the safer assumption is that you may need both credentials unless DBPR or counsel confirms a narrower answer.
What unlicensed staff can and cannot do
Snippet answer: Unlicensed staff can usually do clerical, maintenance, bookkeeping, and administrative support, but they cannot perform licensed rental brokerage acts for another owner unless an exemption applies.
Property management companies often use unlicensed staff. That can be lawful when the work stays outside licensed brokerage activity.
Examples that usually stay outside the real estate license trigger when properly supervised:
- Schedule maintenance
- Coordinate repairs
- Clean units
- Enter invoices
- File records
- Answer phones with factual, preapproved information
- Bookkeeping support
- Vendor coordination
- Maintenance-only association work that does not include CAM management services
Examples that can cross into licensed activity:
- Showing units as part of tenant placement for another owner
- Soliciting owners or tenants for rental brokerage services
- Advertising rental property for another owner
- Discussing rent, concessions, lease terms, or occupancy terms
- Negotiating a lease or renewal
- Procuring tenants for another owner for pay
- Collecting rent or deposits as part of a brokerage relationship without the broker's required control
- Holding out as able to manage rentals for the public
For exam prep, this topic pairs well with the unlicensed assistant Florida real estate exam guide, Florida escrow and trust account rules, and Florida landlord-tenant law on the exam. Those posts cover the adjacent traps: who can do the task, who controls the money, and which landlord-tenant timeline applies.
Penalties and application risk
Snippet answer: Unlicensed Florida real estate activity can create criminal, civil, administrative, and future-application risk, including the third-degree felony language in F.S. 475.42 for operating as a broker or sales associate without a valid active license.
F.S. 475.42 states that a person may not operate as a broker or sales associate without holding a valid current active license. The statute classifies that violation as a third-degree felony. It also restricts how sales associates may operate and how they may collect money connected with a brokerage transaction.
F.S. 475.17 adds a practical application consequence. A real estate license application may be disapproved if the applicant acted or attempted to act, or held themselves out as entitled to act, as a broker or sales associate during the prior year in violation of Chapter 475, unless an exemption applied.
CAM law has its own licensure prohibition. F.S. 468.432 says a person cannot manage or hold out as able to manage a community association unless licensed, and a firm cannot engage in or hold out as engaging in community association management above the threshold unless properly licensed.
This is why "I will get licensed later" is a risky property management plan. For Florida license law, the order matters. Confirm the license category before doing the paid work.
How to get the right license
Snippet answer: Most people entering Florida rental property management start with the sales associate license, activate under a broker, and later pursue broker licensure if they want to run their own property management business.
For rental property management through Chapter 475, the normal entry path is:
- Complete the FREC-approved sales associate pre-license course. F.S. 475.17 caps the initial sales associate course at 63 classroom hours of 50 minutes each, inclusive of examination.
- Submit the DBPR sales associate application, fingerprints, and required fee.
- Receive approval to sit for the state exam.
- Pass the Florida real estate sales associate exam.
- Activate the license under a Florida broker.
- Perform property management only through the broker's supervision and brokerage systems.
Use the Florida real estate license cost guide to budget the path, then use the sponsoring broker guide before you activate. If your goal is to operate the company yourself, study the requirements in the Florida broker license guide.
For CAM work, the path is separate:
- Confirm the work is community association management and the threshold applies.
- Complete the DBPR CAM application requirements, including age, pre-licensure education, fingerprints, application, and fee.
- Use DBPR's candidate information booklet and Pearson VUE instructions for exam scheduling.
- If the business is a CAM firm, confirm the firm-license and designated-CAM requirements under F.S. 468.432.
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Rental property management usually begins with the real estate license.
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How this appears on the Florida real estate exam
Snippet answer: Property management licensing connects to several Florida sales associate exam areas: License Law and Qualifications for Licensure, Brokerage Activities and Procedures, Violations of License Law, Federal and State Laws, property rights, landlord-tenant law, escrow, and business entities.
DBPR's current Real Estate Sales Associate Candidate Information Booklet describes a closed-book, computer-based exam with 100 multiple-choice questions, 3.5 hours, and 19 content areas. The property management license topic does not appear as one standalone "property manager" unit. It shows up through related license-law concepts.
If managing or leasing Florida property for others is pushing you toward a real estate license, start with a free practice question to see how the exam works.
| DBPR content area | Weight | Property-management connection |
|---|---|---|
| Real Estate Brokerage Activities and Procedures | 12% | Brokerage offices, escrow/trust accounts, sales associate compensation, business entities, unlicensed personal assistants |
| License Law and Qualifications for Licensure | 6% | Registration, licensure, real estate services, individuals exempt from a real estate license |
| Violations of License Law, Penalties and Procedures | 3% | Unlicensed activity, discipline, penalties |
| Federal and State Laws Pertaining to Real Estate | 3% | Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, security deposits, advance rentals |
| Property Rights: Estates, Tenancies, Condominiums, Homeowner Associations, and Time-Sharing | 8% | Tenancies, condominiums, cooperatives, homeowner associations, and ownership structure |
Do not expect the exam to ask, "Is there a Florida property management license?" Expect a fact pattern:
- A person manages rentals for another owner and receives compensation.
- A sales associate wants to handle rent money outside the broker's name.
- A salaried onsite apartment employee leases units in the onsite office.
- A condo manager arranges rentals for 1-year terms.
- An unlicensed assistant discusses rental terms with a prospective tenant.
- A community association manager handles budgets and maintenance for a large HOA.
The right answer comes from classifying the work, the pay, the party served, and the license category.
Exam Tip
Use a four-part scan: Who owns the property? Who is being paid? Is the task leasing/renting or association management? Is there a statutory exemption? That scan catches most property-management licensing questions.
Florida exam-style practice questions
Snippet answer: For exam prep, property management questions usually test the difference between own-property exemptions, compensated rental brokerage, sales associate supervision, CAM thresholds, and unlicensed activity.
These are original Pass Florida practice questions. They are not copied or reconstructed from a live Pearson VUE exam.
Question 1
Maria owns three duplexes in Tampa and collects rent from her own tenants. She does not lease property for anyone else. Which statement is most accurate?
A. She needs a CAM license because she manages more than one property B. She needs a broker license because she collects rent C. She is generally exempt from the real estate license requirement for managing her own property D. She needs a sales associate license under a broker
Answer: C. F.S. 475.011 exempts an owner leasing the owner's own real property. The answer would change if Maria started leasing or managing rentals for other owners for compensation.
Question 2
A property manager advertises apartments owned by several investors, negotiates rental terms, places tenants, and is paid a monthly management fee. The manager does not own the properties. What license issue is most likely?
A. A Florida real estate license is required because the manager is performing rental brokerage activity for others for compensation B. No license is required because the job title is property manager C. Only a CAM license is required because all property management is association management D. No license is required if the manager is paid monthly instead of by commission
Answer: A. The activity is renting, leasing, advertising, and procuring tenants for other owners for compensation. The pay method does not erase the Chapter 475 issue.
Question 3
A Florida sales associate working under Broker A collects a tenant's rent check in the sales associate's own name and deposits it into the sales associate's personal account before forwarding funds to the owner. What is the best exam answer?
A. This is allowed if the owner gave permission B. This is allowed because property management is separate from brokerage C. This creates a license-law problem because a sales associate may not collect money connected with a brokerage transaction except in the employer's name and with the employer's express consent D. This is a CAM issue only
Answer: C. F.S. 475.42 controls how a sales associate may operate and collect money connected with brokerage transactions. Pair this with the Florida escrow and trust account rules guide.
Question 4
A manager is paid to coordinate budgets, meetings, assessments, maintenance, and compliance for several homeowners associations. Together, the associations served contain more than 10 units and have annual budgets over $100,000. Which license is most directly implicated?
A. Mortgage loan originator license B. CAM license C. Appraiser license D. No license because HOA work is not regulated
Answer: B. F.S. 468.431 and 468.432 cover community association management and licensure. The threshold can look at the association or associations served.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you need a license to be a property manager in Florida?
Usually yes if you manage rental property for another owner for compensation and perform leasing, renting, advertising, tenant placement, negotiation, or rent-handling services. That work generally requires a Florida real estate license. Association management can require a CAM license instead or in addition.
Is there a Florida property management license?
No. Florida does not issue a standalone license called a property management license. Rental management for others is usually handled through a real estate broker or sales associate license. Community association management is handled through a CAM license.
Can I manage my own rental property in Florida without a license?
Yes, owners are generally exempt when leasing or managing their own real property. The exemption can narrow if the owner uses an agent, employee, or independent contractor paid commission or strictly transactional compensation in the ordinary business of selling, exchanging, or leasing property to the public.
Can a Florida sales associate manage rental property?
Yes, but only under a licensed broker. A sales associate cannot operate as an independent property management company, cannot act as a broker, and cannot collect brokerage transaction money except in the employer's name and with the employer's express consent.
Do I need a broker license to start a property management company in Florida?
Usually yes if the company will provide rental management services for other owners, contract directly with owners, supervise licensees, or hold owner funds. A sales associate can work under a broker, but the broker is the person or entity operating the brokerage.
Is a CAM license the same as a real estate license?
No. A CAM license covers community association management. A real estate license covers brokerage activity such as renting, leasing, advertising, negotiating rentals, and procuring tenants for other owners. Many managers who touch both areas need to analyze both license tracks.
Does a CAM license let me lease rentals for owners?
No by itself. A CAM license does not replace a Florida real estate license for rental brokerage activity. If you lease or manage rentals for individual owners for compensation, Chapter 475 may still apply.
Do I need a real estate license to manage vacation rentals in Florida?
It depends on the work and the property. F.S. 475.011 has an exemption for renting or advertising, for transient occupancy, a public lodging establishment licensed under Chapter 509. That exemption is not the same as a blanket exemption for all rental management. Confirm the property, occupancy type, pay structure, local rules, tax obligations, and DBPR category before relying on it.
What can an unlicensed property management assistant do?
Unlicensed staff can usually handle clerical, administrative, bookkeeping, maintenance, repair coordination, and preapproved factual support. They should not negotiate rental terms, advertise rental property for another owner, procure tenants, discuss lease terms, collect brokerage money outside proper broker control, or hold themselves out as licensed unless an exemption clearly applies.
What happens if I manage property in Florida without the required license?
Unlicensed real estate activity can create criminal, civil, administrative, and application risk. F.S. 475.42 includes third-degree felony language for operating as a broker or sales associate without a valid current active license. F.S. 475.17 also allows application disapproval for recent unlicensed activity unless an exemption applied.
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Methodology
This guide was reviewed on June 19, 2026 against primary Florida sources, including the currently published 2025 Florida Statutes pages: F.S. 475.01 for the broker and sales associate definitions, F.S. 475.011 for exemptions, F.S. 475.15 for brokerage entity registration, F.S. 475.17 for qualifications and the 63-hour sales associate education cap, F.S. 475.42 for unlicensed activity and sales associate limits, F.S. 468.431 for community association management definitions, F.S. 468.432 for CAM and CAM firm licensure, the DBPR Community Association Managers and Firms page, the DBPR CAM initial-license checklist, and the DBPR Real Estate Sales Associate Candidate Information Booklet. Official claims are limited to those sources. Practical frameworks, decision tables, exam tips, and practice questions are Pass Florida educational analysis, not DBPR, FREC, Regulatory Council, CAM, or Pearson VUE process documents.
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This post is educational content about Florida property management licensing scope and Florida sales associate exam preparation. It is not legal, tax, brokerage, employment, escrow, landlord-tenant, association, CAM, business-formation, accounting, investment, or professional advice. Florida statutes, DBPR forms, FREC rules, CAM rules, Pearson VUE procedures, fees, and local rental rules can change between review cycles. Real property management arrangements can be fact-specific. Verify your situation with DBPR, FREC, the Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers, and qualified Florida counsel before relying on this article for real-world work. Studying with Pass Florida or any other exam-prep tool does not guarantee passage of the state exam.
Sources
- F.S. 475.01, definitions including broker and sales associate
- F.S. 475.011, exemptions
- F.S. 475.15, registration and licensing of brokerage entities
- F.S. 475.17, qualifications and education requirements
- F.S. 475.42, violations and penalties
- F.S. 468.431, community association management definitions
- F.S. 468.432, licensure of community association managers and firms
- DBPR Community Association Managers and Firms
- DBPR CAM initial license by examination checklist
- DBPR Real Estate Sales Associate Candidate Information Booklet

