(1) A license or certification may not be issued under this part to a corporation, partnership, firm, or group. However, an appraiser licensed or certified under this part may provide an appraisal report for or on behalf of a corporation, partnership, firm, or group, if the report is prepared by, or under the personal direction of, such appraiser and is reviewed and signed by her or him.
(2) The term “state-registered trainee appraiser,” “state-licensed appraiser,” or “state-certified appraiser” may only be used to refer to an individual who is registered, licensed, or certified under this part and may not be used following or immediately in connection with the name or signature of a corporation, partnership, firm, or group, or in such manner that it could be interpreted as implying registration, licensure, or certification under this part of a corporation, partnership, firm, or group, or anyone other than an individual appraiser. Corporations, partnerships, firms, or groups which employ certified or licensed appraisers or registered trainee appraisers who provide appraisal reports, as defined by this part, may represent to the public and advertise that they offer appraisals performed by registered, licensed, or certified appraisers.
History.—ss. 9, 11, ch. 91-89; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 388, ch. 97-103; s. 29, ch. 98-250; s. 12, ch. 2003-164.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations
Chapter 475 - Real Estate Brokers, Sales Associates, Schools, and Appraisers
Part II - Appraisers (Ss. 475.610-475.631)
475.612 - Certification, licensure, or registration required.
475.613 - Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board.
475.615 - Qualifications for registration or certification.
475.616 - Examination requirements.
475.617 - Education and experience requirements.
475.6171 - Issuance of registration or certification.
475.620 - Corporations and partnerships ineligible for licensure or certification.
475.621 - Registry of licensed and certified appraisers; registry of appraisal management companies.
475.622 - Display and disclosure of licensure, certification, or registration.
475.6221 - Employment of and by registered trainee real estate appraisers.
475.6222 - Supervision and training of registered trainee appraisers.
475.623 - Registration of firm or business name and office location.
475.6235 - Registration of appraisal management companies required; exemptions.
475.624 - Discipline of appraisers.
475.6245 - Discipline of appraisal management companies.
475.626 - Violations and penalties.
475.627 - Appraisal course instructors.
475.628 - Professional standards for appraisers registered, licensed, or certified under this part.
475.629 - Retention of records.