(1) No person representing a real estate school offering and teaching real estate courses under this chapter shall make, cause to be made, or approve any statement, representation, or act, oral, written, or visual, in connection with the operation of the school, its affiliations with individuals or entities of courses offered, or any endorsement of such, if such person knows or believes, or reasonably should know or believe, the statement, representation, or act to be false, inaccurate, misleading, or exaggerated.
(2) A school shall not use advertising of any nature which is false, inaccurate, misleading, or exaggerated. Publicity and advertising of a real estate school, or of its representative, shall be based upon relevant facts and supported by evidence establishing their truth.
(3) No representative of any school or institution coming within the provisions of this chapter shall promise or guarantee employment or placement of any student or prospective student using information, training, or skill purported to be provided, or otherwise enhanced, by a course or school as an inducement to enroll in the school, unless such person offers the student or prospective student a bona fide contract of employment agreeing to employ the student or prospective student.
History.—s. 2, ch. 78-244; ss. 29, 42, 43, ch. 79-239; ss. 2, 3, ch. 80-51; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 28, 38, ch. 82-1; ss. 28, 30, ch. 88-20; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 43, ch. 2003-164.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations
Chapter 475 - Real Estate Brokers, Sales Associates, Schools, and Appraisers
Part I - Real Estate Brokers, Sales Associates, and Schools (Ss. 475.001-475.5018)
475.02 - Florida Real Estate Commission.
475.021 - Division of Real Estate.
475.03 - Delegation of powers and duties; legal services.
475.04 - Duty of commission to educate members of profession.
475.045 - Florida Real Estate Commission Education and Research Foundation.
475.05 - Power of commission to enact bylaws and rules and decide questions of practice.
475.15 - Registration and licensing of general partners, members, officers, and directors of a firm.
475.161 - Licensing of broker associates and sales associates.
475.17 - Qualifications for practice.
475.180 - Nonresident licenses.
475.182 - Renewal of license; continuing education.
475.23 - License to expire on change of address.
475.255 - Determination of agency or transactional brokerage relationship.
475.2755 - Designated sales associate.
475.37 - Effect of reversal of order of court or commission.
475.41 - Contracts of unlicensed person for commissions invalid.
475.42 - Violations and penalties.
475.451 - Schools teaching real estate practice.
475.4511 - Advertising by real estate schools.
475.453 - Rental information; contract or receipt; refund; penalty.
475.455 - Exchange of disciplinary information.
475.482 - Real Estate Recovery Fund.
475.483 - Conditions for recovery; eligibility.
475.4835 - Commission powers upon notification of commencement of action.
475.484 - Payment from the fund.
475.485 - Investment of the fund.
475.5015 - Brokerage business records.
475.5016 - Authority to inspect and audit.