The DBPR RE 10 form is Florida’s filing for reporting a name change or an address change on an individual real estate license — Sales Associate, Broker Sales Associate, Broker, or Instructor. You submit it to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation within 10 days of the change, and Florida law treats that window as the deadline for keeping your license in force.1The Florida Legislature. Florida Code 475.23 – License to Expire on Change of Address
When to Use the RE 10 (and When Not To)
The form’s full title is “Demographic Changes for Real Estate Individuals,” and it handles two things: updating your legal name after a marriage, divorce, or court order, and updating your personal physical address, mailing address, or both.2Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Demographic Changes for Real Estate Individuals
It is not the form for employment changes. If you are switching brokerages, being added or terminated by an employer, or going voluntarily inactive, you need DBPR RE 11 instead.3Department of Business and Professional Regulation. DBPR RE 11 Change of Status – Sales Associates and Broker Sales Associates It is also not the form for company-level updates. A business name change, trade-name update, company address change, or firm closure goes on DBPR RE 12.4Department of Business and Professional Regulation. DBPR RE 12 Real Estate Company Transactions Filing on the wrong form is a common reason submissions stall.
How to Complete the Form
The RE 10 has five sections. Each must be filled out correctly or DBPR will return it as deficient.2Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Demographic Changes for Real Estate Individuals
Section I: Transaction Type
Check one box only: Name Change or Address Change. If you need to do both, the form instructs you to submit a separate RE 10 for each. Within Address Change, mark whether you are updating your physical address, mailing address, or both.
Section II: License or Permit Type
Check Sales Associate or Broker Sales Associate, Instructor, or Broker. Hold more than one license type? File a separate form for each.
Section III: Name Change
Complete this only if you selected Name Change. Enter your license or permit number, your previous name, and your new legal name exactly as it reads on your supporting document. Add your current mailing address, phone, and email.
Section IV: Address Change
Complete this only if you selected Address Change. Enter your license number, your name, and the new physical address, mailing address, or both. Include the county for Florida addresses.
Section V: Affirmation by Written Declaration
Everyone signs this section regardless of transaction type. Sign, date, and print your name. The form states that your signature carries the same legal weight as a sworn oath and that you are declaring the information true under penalties of perjury.2Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Demographic Changes for Real Estate Individuals No broker or employer signature is required. The RE 10 is an individual filing.
Documents You Need for a Name Change
Address changes require no attachments. Name changes require legal proof of the new name: a marriage license, divorce decree, or court order.2Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Demographic Changes for Real Estate Individuals The form warns that missing documentation produces a deficient application, which DBPR will return — and the 10-day clock keeps running while you fix it. The name in Section III must match the supporting document exactly.
How to Submit
You have two options.
- Online through your MyFloridaLicense.com account, if your license is linked to the account. The online transaction has sometimes shown as unavailable, so check before relying on it.5Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation. Sales Associate or Broker Sales Associate – Personal Address Change (RE 10)
- By mail. Print the PDF from the MyFloridaLicense website, complete it by hand, attach any required documents, and mail it to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783.2Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Demographic Changes for Real Estate Individuals
No fee is listed on the RE 10 for either transaction type.
The 10-Day Deadline and the Consequences of Missing It
Florida Statute 475.23 states that a license “shall cease to be in force” when a broker changes business address or a sales associate changes employer, and it gives you 10 days from the change to notify the commission on a form it provides.1The Florida Legislature. Florida Code 475.23 – License to Expire on Change of Address For individual address changes, that form is the RE 10.
“Cease to be in force” means your license is not valid until the commission receives and processes the update. Operating as a broker or sales associate without a current active license is a third-degree felony under Florida Statute 475.42.6The Florida Legislature. Florida Code 475.42 – Violations and Penalties Criminal prosecution for a late address update is unlikely, but the administrative exposure alone is reason to respect the window. Count 10 calendar days from the move date or the date you receive the court document.
What Happens After You File
DBPR does not mail you a new paper license. The department notifies you — typically by email — once your record is updated. You then log into your MyFloridaLicense account, print the updated license, and destroy the old one.2Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Demographic Changes for Real Estate Individuals
An RE 10 updates only your individual record. If you are a broker and your company address has also changed, file a separate RE 12 for the company-level update and notify the commission of any sales associates or instructors no longer employed at the brokerage as part of that filing.1The Florida Legislature. Florida Code 475.23 – License to Expire on Change of Address