A Florida real estate license must be renewed every:
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1 year
Florida does not require annual license renewal; a one-year cycle would be more administratively burdensome and is not consistent with Florida Statute §475.182, which establishes even-numbered year expiration dates that naturally create a two-year cycle.
2 years
3 years
A three-year renewal cycle does not exist in Florida real estate law; while some professional licenses in other fields use three-year cycles, Florida real estate licenses follow a strict biennial schedule tied to even-numbered calendar years.
4 years
A four-year renewal cycle would create an unacceptably long gap between continuing education requirements and regulatory reviews, and it does not reflect Florida law, which requires more frequent renewal to ensure ongoing competency and compliance.
Why is this correct?
Florida Statute §475.182 mandates that all real estate licenses expire on March 31 or September 30 of even-numbered years, creating a standard two-year (biennial) renewal cycle. This biennial cycle is paired with a mandatory 14-hour continuing education requirement for sales associates (or 3-hour specialty course for brokers in addition to core law) that must be completed before renewal. The two-year cycle is a foundational fact of Florida real estate license law that every licensee must know to maintain their license in active status.
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