Maria Wood and Robert Kneeland; The Notice of the Petition was published in Volume 46, No. 35, of the February 20, 2020, issue of the Florida Administrative Register. Petitioner sought the Commission’s opinion on whether the “descriptive group ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Florida Real Estate Commission

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

61J2-10.026Team or Group Advertising

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Florida Real Estate Commission has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Maria Wood and Robert Kneeland on December 10, 2020. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition: The Notice of the Petition was published in Volume 46, No. 35, of the February 20, 2020, issue of the Florida Administrative Register. Petitioner sought the Commission’s opinion on whether the “descriptive group name” “Castle Central Group” under the brokerage OneRes International Realty LLC, is permissible under the provisions of Rule 61J2-10.026, F.A.C. The Board reviewed the declaratory statement at its telephone conference call meeting held on April 7, 2020. The Commission’s Order filed on May 22, 2020 granted the petition for declaratory statement. Under the facts and circumstances outlined in the Petition and comparing the plain text of the cited rule’s subsection (4), the team name “Castle Central Group” does not violate the restrictions of section Rule 61J2-10.026, F.A.C.

A copy of the Commission’s Order may be obtained by contacting Robin B. Rogers, Executive Director, Florida Real Estate Commission, 400 West Robinson Street, #N801, Orlando, FL 32801.