Q: I’m a broker for a large brokerage, and I just found out that one of my sales associates pled guilty to a felony drug charge. Do I have a duty to terminate her or to notify the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC)?
A: No. You have no duty to do either under the real estate license law. However, your sales associate has a duty to inform FREC, in writing, within 30 days of pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, or being convicted or found guilty of, any felony.