Q: My real estate license reflects my full legal name, Jane Doe-Smith. However, I’m most commonly known as Jane Doe within the real estate community, and I only recently hyphenated my name legally and changed it on my real estate license. May I continue to use the name Jane Doe in my advertisement?
A: No. Rule 61J2-10.025(2), Florida Administrative Code (FAC), provides that when you use your personal name in an advertisement, at the very least, the last name must be used in the manner in which it is registered with the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC).