Real Estate - Attorney Application

Purpose:

This application is for an individual salesperson or broker seeking approval of real estate courses taken from a law school, as well as from any other college, university or professional real estate school. No correspondence courses or on-line courses are acceptable.

Prerequisites:

All applicants are required to take the real estate examination administered by PSI.
Real estate courses will be considered from your law school, as well as from any other college, university or professional real estate school. No correspondence courses or on-line courses are acceptable.
All broker applicants must also demonstrate the following:
- At least 2 years of licensed real estate experience in Connecticut; AND
- 15 hour classroom course in Real Estate Brokerage Principles and Practices OR
- If applicable, a sworn affidavit you engage in real estate closings as a regular part of your law practice
If your education is approved, you will receive instructions to register and schedule the examination. If your coursework is not approved, you will be informed of further requirements.

Required Documentation:

Completed notarized application;
Original transcripts/course certificates from each institution where you completed real estate related coursework;
If you currently hold or held a real estate license in another state, you must provide this office with an original certification of license history received directly from each state;
In addition to the above, all broker applicants must provide the following:
- a certificate of completion of a 15 hour Broker Principles and Practices course OR
- If applicable, a sworn affidavit you engage in real estate closings as a regular part of your law practice

Application:

Attorney Application

Application and License Fees:

Broker Application Fee: $120.00
- The $1,130.00 initial license fee and $20.00 guaranty fund will be due upon the successfully completion the examination.
- If you plan to do business as a broker business entity (Partnership, LLC, Corporation) you must obtain a broker license in the name of that business entity. Follow these application procedures first; then AFTER you have passed the CT Broker Licensing Exam, go to www.ct.gov/dcp and download the Business Entity Application and submit with the applicable fees and your passing CT broker exam score report.
Salesperson Application Fee: $80.00
- The $570.00 initial license fee and $20.00 guaranty fund will be due upon the successfully completion the examination.

Renewal Information:

Renewal Information

Email Address:

dcp.licenseservices@ct.gov

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