Dullea v. Department of Business Regulation, Florida Real Estate Commission

THREADGILL, Judge.

This is an administrative appeal from an order of the Florida Real Estate Commission (Commission) denying the appellant’s claims against the Florida Real Estate Recovery Fund (Fund), section 475.482, Florida Statutes (Supp.1988). The appellant argues that the Commission erred in failing to acknowledge specific findings by the circuit court of fraud committed by James Waddle, a registered and licensed real estate broker, in a real estate transaction. We agree and reverse.

The appellant, Deanne Dullea, brought an action in circuit court against Waddle and Florida Westbay…