MUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENT

The Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC) has entered into mutual recognition agreements with licensing authorities in other states.  The intent of these agreements is to recognize the education and experience that real estate licensees have acquired in another state or nation.  These agreements apply exclusively to nonresidents licensed in other jurisdictions. Each licensee who applies for Florida licensure from a state or jurisdiction that has a current mutual recognition agreement with Florida must take and pass a written Florida-specific real estate law examination (a prelicense course is not required of these candidates).  The exam consists of 40 questions worth 1 point each.
A grade of 30 points (75 percent) or higher is required to pass the exam.  The mutual recognition agreements also ensure that Florida licensees have equal opportunity for licensure in those jurisdictions with which agreements are concluded.  The FREC has entered into mutual recognition agreements with ten states:

ALABAMA    ARKANSAS   COLORADO   CONNECTICUT GEORGIA  INDIANA  KENTUCKY   MISSISSIPPI   NEBRASKA  OKLAHOMA   TENNESSEE

If you are from one of these states click on the link below, fill out the mutual recognition portion of the application and follow the instructions.  When the application is approved you make an appointment for the exam.  All other applicants that are not from these ten (10) states must complete the required course of study.

Florida resident defined. For application purposes, FREC rules define a resident of Florida as a person who has resided in Florida continuously for a period of four calendar months or more within the preceding year, regardless of whether the residence was a recreational vehicle, hotel, rental unit, or other temporary or permanent location. Any person who presently resides in Florida in any of the above-described accommodations with the intention of residing continuously in Florida for four months or longer, beginning on the date the person established the current period of residence, is also a legal Florida resident.

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