Case Summaries (DBPR)

Name: Fortune International Reality, Inc.

Location: Miami, Florida

Job Title / Description: Real Estate Brokerage

DBPR Case Number: 2008-066556

Resolution: 

• Dismissed on all counts. Nolle Prosequi of entire case

Name: Edgardo

Location: Miami, Florida

Job Title / Description: Florida Real Estate Broker

DBPR Case Number: 2008-066555 & 2008-066556

Charges / Counts: 

1. Failure to preserve and make available to petitioner, all books, records and supporting documents and failed to keep an accurate account of all trust fund transactions in violation of §475.5015, Florida Statutes.

Resolution: 

• Dismissed on all counts. Nolle Prosequi of entire case

Name: Steven

Location: Moore Haven, Florida

Job Title / Description: Florida Real Estate Broker

DBPR Case Number: 2008-039542

Charges / Counts: 

1. Obtained license by means of fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment.

2. Guilty of failure to comply with the continuing education requirements.

Resolution: 

• Dismissed Count I

• Pay fine $1,000.00 and $82.50

• Probation for 90 days

• FREC Meeting

Name: Ramon

Location: Miami, Florida

Job Title / Description: Florida Real Estate Broker

DBPR Case Number: 2008-038603

Charges / Counts: 

1. Respondent has obtained a license by means of fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment in violation of §475.451(3)(1)(m), Florida Statutes.

2. Guilty of failure to comply with the continuing education requirements of Rule 61J2-3.001, Florida Administrative Code in violation of §475.25(1)(e), Florida Statutes.

Resolution: 

• Petitioner shall dismiss Count I of the Administrative Complaint

• Respondent shall pay a fine in the amount of $500.00.

• Probation

• FREC Meeting 

Name: Ana

Location: Niceville, Florida

Job Title / Description: Real Estate Broker

DBPR Case Number: 2008-038451

Charges / Counts: 

1. Obtained license by means of fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment.

2. Failure to comply with the continuing education requirements.

Resolution: 

• Count I dismissed

• Pay fine of $500.00 and $79.50 in costs

• Probation for six months

Name: Carter

Location: Naples, Florida

Job Title / Description: Real Estate Appraiser

DBPR Case Number: 2008-036933

Charges / Counts: 

1. Failure to disclose facts that materially affected the value of the subject property which were not really readily observable to the buyer.

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

Resolution: 

• Stipulation

• Pay Fine of $500.00 and $429.00 of costs.

• 1 FREC Meeting

Name: Antonia

Location: Miami Beach, Florida

Job Title / Description: Sales Associate

DBPR Case Number: 2008-035051

Charges / Counts: 

1. Operated as broker while licensed as sales associate.

2. Collected money in connection with any real brokerage transaction except in the name of employer & with the express consent of the employer and is guilty of commencing or maintaining any action for commission or compensation against any person except his registered employer.

Resolution: 

• Respondent offered voluntary surrender of her license/accepted by FREC.

Name: Gustava

Location: Orlando, Florida

Job Title / Description: Florida Real Estate Broker

DBPR Case Number: 2008-030398

Charges / Counts: 

1. Failure to maintain trust funds in the real estate brokerage escrow bank account or some other proper depository until disbursement thereof was properly authorized in violation of §475.25(1)(k), Florida Statutes.

2. Failure to immediately deposit trust funds in violation of Rule 61J2-14.0190 of Florida Administrative code. Therefore Violation of §475.25(1)(e), Florida Statutes.

Resolution: 

• Respondent pays fine of $1,500.00 and $602.25 in costs.

• Attend FREC 

Name: Lonzie

Location: Miramar, Florida

Job Title / Description: Florida Real Estate Broker

DBPR Case Number: 2008-024740

Charges / Counts: 

1. Guilty of concealment dishonest dealing by trick, scheme or device, culpable negligence, or breach of trust in any business transaction in violation of §475.25 (1) (b), Florida Statutes.

2. Guilty of having operated as broker without being the holder of a valid and current license as a broker in violation of §475.42 (1) (a), Florida Statutes.

3. Failure to ensure the corporation has current registration with the petitioner in violation of Rule 61J2-5.01.

4. Guilty of failure to account or deliver to any person, including a licensee under his chapter.

Resolution: 

• Settled

• Pay fine $1,000.00

• 1 Year suspension

• 3 FREC General Meetings

Name: Rafael

Location: Miami, Florida

Job Title / Description: Real Estate Broker

DBPR Case Number: 2008-013247

Charges / Counts: 

1. Guilty of fraud, misrepresentation, concealment, false promises, false pretenses, dishonest dealing by trick, scheme or device, culpable negligence, or breach of trust.

2. Failure to account or deliver funds.

3. Guilty of fraud, misrepresentation, concealment, false promises, false pretenses, dishonest dealing by trick, scheme or device, culpable negligence, or breach of trust.

4. Failure to account or deliver funds.

Resolution: 

• Dismissed on all counts/ Nolle Prosequi of entire case 

Name: Maravillas West Reality 33, LLC.

Location: Miami, Florida

Job Title / Description: Real Estate Brokerage

DBPR Case Number: 2008-013247

Resolution: 

• Dismissed on all counts/ Nolle Prosequi of entire case 

Name: Rafael

Location: Miami, Florida

Job Title / Description: Florida Real Estate Broker

DBPR Case Number: 2008-001855

Charges / Counts: 

1. Failure to preserve and make available to the petitioner, all books, records, and supporting documents and failed to keep accurate accounts of all trust funds transactions violation §475.25(1)(e) Florida, Statutes.

Resolution: 

• Respondents paid a fine and probation for a period of six months, no suspension.

Name: Francis

Location: Ingles, Florida

Job Title / Description: Florida Real Estate Broker

DBPR Case Number: 2007-065597

Charges / Counts: 

1. Aiding, assisting, procuring, employing, or advising any unlicensed person or entity to practice a profession.

Resolution: 

• Dismissed/ Nolle Prosequi of entire case

Name: Ramon Companion Case

Location: Miami Beach, Florida

Job Title / Description: Real Estate Brokerage

DBPR Case Number: 2007-061683

Resolution: 

Dismissed on all counts/ Nolle Prosequi of entire case

Name: Dennis

Location: Miami Beach, Florida

Job Title / Description: Real Estate Broker

DBPR Case Number: 2007-061679

Charges / Counts: 

1. Failure to maintain trust funds in the escrow bank account-Denis S. Markow.

2. Failure to immediately place with the registered employer any money, funds, deposit, check or draft entrusted to her as agent of the registered employer.

3. Failure to immediately place with the registered employer any money, funds, deposit, check or draft entrusted to her as agent of the registered employer.

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

Resolution: 

• Dismissed on all counts/ Nolle Prosequi of entire case