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Buying a Florida mortgage brokerage means clearing new control persons through OFR under chapter 494 before closing. The license does not silently transfer.

Florida § 563.022 makes every beer distribution agreement a protected franchise, shaping what a distributorship sale delivers and whose consent you need to close.

Florida’s § 605.0503 makes the charging order the exclusive creditor remedy for multi-member LLCs but allows foreclosure on a single-member interest.

Florida’s § 475 broker definition reaches the sale of business enterprises. An unlicensed intermediary can lose the commission; the exemptions are narrow.

A Florida used-car lot sale runs on a § 320.27 dealer license that doesn’t transfer — the buyer needs its own license, $25,000 bond, and garage liability first.

A Florida veterinary-practice sale turns on the § 474.215 premises permit — tied to the establishment and its owner, not the seller’s, and it doesn’t ride along.