Case Summaries (DBPR)

Name: Craig

Location: Lake Worth, Florida

Job Title / Description: Real Estate Broker

DBPR Case Number: 2011-010281

Charges / Counts: 

1. Failure to account and deliver funds.

Resolution: 

• Pay fine of $250.00 and costs $95.70

• Probation 6 months

• Suspended for 30 days

Name: Carmen

Location: Miami, Florida

Job Title / Description: Real Estate Broker

DBPR Case Number: 2011-003966

Charges / Counts: 

  1. Fraud, misrepresentation, concealment, false promises, false pretenses, dishonest conduct, culpable damage or breach of trust and violation of the statute.

  2. Failure to reconcile accounts and supervise an agent.

Resolution: 

* In the process of being Nolle Prosequi

Name: Margit

Location: Miami, Florida

Job Title / Description: Real Estate Sales Associate

DBPR Case Number: 2011-003960

Charges / Counts: 

  1. Fraud, misrepresentation, concealment, false promises, false pretenses, dishonest conduct, culpable damage or breach of trust and violation of the statute.

Resolution: 

• Shall pay fine of $500.00 and $383.63 costs

• 1 FREC meeting

*Case is in process of being Nolle Prosequi

Name: Michael

Job Title / Description: Real Estate Broker

DBPR Case Number: 2010-001609

Charges / Counts: 

1. Violation of Florida Statutes 455 & 475, Misappropriation of Trust Funds, Dishonest Dealing.

Resolution: 

• Suspended 5 years (Revocation, Voluntary Suspension)

Name: Mark

Location: Mullica Hill, New Jersey

Job Title / Description: Real Estate Appraiser

DBPR Case Number: 2009-061347

Charges / Counts: 

1. Engaging in unprofessional conduct, unlicensed appraisal practice.

Resolution: 

• Dismissed on all counts/ Nolle Prosequi of entire case 

Name: Marc

Location: Willington, Florida

Job Title / Description: Real Estate Broker

DBPR Case Number: 2009-042478

Charges / Counts: 

1. Failure to account and deliver funds.

2. Failure to make available books, accounts, and records.

3. Aiding, assisting, procuring a unlicensed person.

Resolution: 

• Pay fine of $1,000.00 and $580.00 costs

• 2 day FREC meeting

• Probation for 1 year

Name: Larry

Location: Palm Beach, Florida

Job Title / Description: Florida Real Estate Broker

DBPR Case Number: 2009-023055

Charges / Counts: 

1. Failure to inform the Florida Real Estate Commission in writing within 30 days of having pled guilty or having been convicted of a felony.

2. Guilty of having been convicted or found guilty of or entered a plea of nolo contendere, a crime which directly relates to activities of a licensed real estate associate or moral turpitude (perjury) or fraudulent or dishonest dealing. 

Resolution: 

• Dismissed on all counts/ Nolle Prosequi of entire case

Name: Carl

Location: Miramar Beach, Florida

Job Title / Description: Real Estate Appraiser

DBPR Case Number: 2009-020923

Charges / Counts: 

1. Guilty of having been convicted or found guilty of or entered a plea of nolo contendere, regardless of adjudication, a crime in any jurisdiction which directly relates to the activities of a registered assistant appraiser or licensed or certified appraiser.

2. Failure to inform the Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board in writing within thirty (30) days of having pled guilty or nolo contendere or having been convicted or found guilty of a felony.

Resolution: 

• Dismiss Count 2

• Pay fine of $2,000.00 and costs of $420.75

• Suspended for a period of sixty (60) days

• Probation for eighteen (18) months

• Two (2) days FREAB general meeting. And fourty-five (45) hours of in-class appraisal education course.

Name: Scott

Location: Lutz, Florida

Job Title / Description: Real Estate Appraiser

DBPR Case Number: 2009-0099018

Charges / Counts: 

1. Guilty of having failed to exercise reasonable diligence in developing report.

2. Guilty of failing to use proper designation in violation of rule 61J1-7.001.

3. Guilty of failure to retain record for at least five years of any contract engaging services, reports and data assembled.

4. Fraud, misrepresentation, concealment, false promises, false pretenses, dishonest conduct, culpable damage or breach of trust.

Resolution: 

• Dismissed counts I, II, IV

• Pay fine of $500.00 and $1,089.00 costs

Name: Andrew

Location: Miami, Florida

Job Title / Description: Real Estate Appraiser

DBPR Case Number: 2009-005922

Charges / Counts: 

1. Guilty of having failed to exercise reasonable diligence in developing an appraisal report in violation of §475.624 (15), Florida Statutes.

2. Violation of a standard for the development or communication of a real estate appraisal, specifically the recordkeeping section of the Ethics Rule.

3. Violation of a standard for the development or communication of a real estate appraisal, specifically the Conduct section.

4. Violation of a standard for the development or communication of a real estate appraisal, specifically Standard Rule 1-1 (c).

5. Violation of a standard for the development or communication of a real estate appraisal, specifically Standard Rule 1-4 (a) and (b).

6. Violation of a standard for the development or communication of a real estate appraisal, specifically Standard Rule 1-5 (a) and (b).

7. Violation of a standard for the development or communication of a real estate appraisal, specifically Standard Rule 2-1(a) and (b).

8. Violation of a standard for the development or communication of a real estate appraisal, specifically Standard Rule 2-2 (Viii).

9. Guilty of failing to utilize and display the appropriate appraiser designation in the report in violation of rule 61J1-7.001(2) (c).

Resolution: 

• Suspended for period of (45) Days

• 18 month Probation

• Administrative Costs in the amount of $372.90.

• 60 hours of Continuing education with 12 months 

Name: Andrew

Location: Miami, Florida

Job Title / Description: Real Estate Appraiser

DBPR Case Number: 2009-005913

Charges / Counts: 

1. Guilty of having failed to exercise reasonable diligence in developing an appraisal violation.

2. Guilty of failing to utilize in display the appropriate appraiser designation in the report.

3. Violation of a standard of a real estate appraisal, specifically the Conduct Section of the Ethics Rule 61J1-7.001 (a) (c).

4. Violation of a standard for the development or communication of a real estate appraisal, specifically Recordkeeping Section of the Ethics Rule.

5. Violation of a standard for the development or communication of real estate appraisal specifically Standards Rule 1-1 and (c).

6. Violation of a standard for the development or communication of real estate appraisal specifically Standards Rule 1-4(a) and (c).

7. Violation of a standard for the development or communication of real estate appraisal specifically Standards Rule 1-4(a) and (c).

8. Violation of a standard for the development or communication of real estate appraisal specifically Standards Rule 2-2 (b) (viii).

Resolution: 

• Suspended for a period of fifteen (15) days to run concurrent with above case.

• Probation for a period of twenty-four (24) months.

• Pay fine of $500.00 and costs $389.40.

• Two day Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board Meeting

Name: Stephan

Location: Miami Beach, Florida

Job Title / Description: Real Estate Appraiser

DBPR Case Number: 2009-004748

Charges / Counts: 

  1. Guilty of having failed to exercise reasonable diligence in developing an appraisal report in violation of §475.624(15), Florida Statutes.

  2. Violation of a standard for the development or communication of a real estate appraisal, specifically the scope of work rule, or other provision of the uniform standard of professional appraisal practice, violation of §475.624 (14), Florida Statutes.

  3. Violation of Ethics rule, or other provisions of the uniform standard of professional appraisal practice

  4. Violation of Recordkeeping Section of the Ethic Rule or other provisions of the uniform standard of professional practice.

  5. Violation of standard for development or communication for a real estate appraisal, specifically Standard Rule 1-1(a).

  6. Violation of standard for development or communication for a real estate appraisal, specifically Standard Rule 1-4(a).

  7. Violation of standard for development or communication for a real estate appraisal, specifically Standard Rule 2-1(a) and (b).

  8. Violation of standard for development or communication for a real estate appraisal, specifically Standard Rule 2-2(b).

Resolution: 

• Client admits the factual allegations in Count I.

• As for Count II, III, IV, VI, VII and VIII of the Administrative Complaint all were dismissed.

• Respondent was fined in the amount of $2,000.00 and $279.00 costs.

• Respondent received probation for a period of eighteen (18) Months,

• 45 hours of education needed to be completed 

Name: Mohamed

Location: Palm Coast, Florida

Job Title / Description: Florida Real Estate Broker

DBPR Case Number: 2008-66728

Charges / Counts: 

1. Guilty of fraud, concealment, false pretenses, dishonest dealing by trick, scheme or device, culpable negligence, or breach of trust in any business transactions.

2. Guilty of failure to account or deliver funds.

3. Guilty of failure to maintain trust funds in the real estate brokerage escrow bank account or some other depository until disbursement.

4. Guilty of having obstructed or hindered in any manner the enforcement of Chapter 475.

5. Guilty of making a false affidavit intended for use as evidence by or before the commission or by any of it’s authorized agents.

6. Failure to preserve and make available to the petitioner, all books, records, and supporting documents and failed to keep an accurate account of all trust fund transactions.

Resolution: 

• Count 1, 2, 4, 5 dismissed

• Pay fine of $1,000.00 and $1,844.70 in costs

• Attend two (2) FREC general meetings

• Probation  

Name: Morgan

Location: Miami, Florida

Job Title / Description: Real Estate Broker

DBPR Case Number: 2008-2831

Charges / Counts: 

1. Guilty of Failure to account or deliver funds in violation of §475.25(1)(d)(1), Florida Statutes.

2. Guilty of failure to maintain trust in funds in the real estate brokerage escrow bank account or some other depository disbursement violation of §475.25(1)(d)(1), Florida Statutes.

3. Guilty of failure to properly prepare the required written monthly escrow statement-reconciliation in violation of rule 61j2-14.012(2).

Resolution: 

• Dismissed on all counts- Nolle Prosequi of entire case 

Name: Andrew

Location: Miami, Florida

Job Title / Description: Real Estate Appraiser

DBPR Case Number: 2008-066644

Charges / Counts: 

1. Guilty of having failed to exercise reasonable diligence in developing an appraisal violation.

2. Violation of a standard of a real estate appraisal, Specifically the Conduct Section of the Ethics Rule 61J1-7.001 (a) and (c).

3. Violation of a standard for the development or communication of a real estate appraisal, specifically Recordkeeping Section of the Ethics Rule.

4. Violation of a standard for the development or communication of real estate appraisal specifically Standards Rule 1-1 and (c).

5. Violation of a standard for the development or communication of real estate appraisal specifically Standards Rule 1-4 (a).

6. Violation of a standard for the development or communication of real estate appraisal specifically Standards Rule 1-5 (b).

7. Violation of a standard for the development or communication of real estate appraisal specifically Standards Rule 1-6 (a).

8. Violation of a standard for the development or communication of real estate appraisal specifically Standards Rule 2-1 (a) and (b).

9. Violation of a standard for the development or communication of real estate appraisal specifically Standards Rule 2-2 (b) (ix).

Resolution: 

• Suspended of thirty (30) days

• Probation for eighteen (18) months

• Pay fine of $500.00 and $554.40 of costs.

• Two day meeting of the Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board Meeting.