Kout v. Department of Professional Regulation, Board of Real Estate

SCHWARTZ, Judge.

The hearing officer found that the appellant-licensees had not committed the offenses of which they were accused and concluded that the charges against them should be dismissed. On review, the Board of Real Estate nevertheless entered an order suspending their licenses for 90 days on the asserted ground that the facts found by the officer established violations of Section 475.25(l)(b), Florida Statutes (1979). Our analysis of the findings reveals that this determination was completely incorrect. See Waltman v. Florida Real Estate Commission, 254 So.2d 32 (Fla. 3d DCA 1971);…