Q: May I share a referral fee with someone who doesn’t hold a real estate license?
A: Section 475.25(1)(h), Florida Statutes, prohibits a Florida licensee from paying a fee or compensating someone who doesn’t hold a real estate license in Florida or another state.
However, there’s a very limited finder’s fee exception in Section 475.011(13), Florida Statutes, that permits a property management firm or the landlord personally to pay up to $50 per transaction to an apartment tenant who refers another tenant to live in the same complex.