But know going in, ignorance will be severely punished as commercial financing weighs as heavily, if not more, on the operator than the asset themselves.

Real Estate Activities Requiring LicensureIn Florida, it is unlawful to engage in the following real estate related activities for compensation without possessing a real estate broker’s license or sales associate license.Advertising or marketing another person’s timeshare or property for compensation.Auctioning or attempting to auction another person’s property for compensation.Buying or attempting to buy real estate on behalf of another person for compensation.Listing another person’s timeshare or property for compensation.Operating as a real estate broker or sales associate without a license.Renting, leasing, or attempting to rent or lease real estate on behalf of another person for compensation.Penalties for Unlicensed Practice of Real EstateThe crime of Unlicensed Practice of Real Estate is a Third Degree Felony and assigned a Level 1 offense severity ranking under Florida’s Criminal Punishment Code.If convicted of Unlicensed Practice of Real Estate in Florida, a judge can impose any combination of the following penalties:Up to five (5) years in prison.Up to five (5) years of probation.Up to $5,000 in fines.Defenses to Unlicensed Practice of Real EstateIn addition to the pretrial defenses and trial defenses that can be raised in any criminal case, specific defenses to the crime of Unlicensed Practice of Real Estate are:For Sale by OwnerA person who personally owns real estate or a timeshare may sell, rent, or dispose of the real estate or timeshare without being licensed.Likewise, a person may buy or rent real estate for them self from another person without being licensed.I HAVE NEVER SEEN AN UNLICENSED BROKER THAT WAS NOT VIOLATING BROKERAGE LAWS.

I suspect this policy is created for something else lol maybe to punish China.

That's to punish greedy landlords and imagine if you spent a ton of money submetering and wiring and the legal aid lawyer would get a nice kick out of your double misfortune.

As with any company you get praises and punishment. 

Maintenance of smoke detection devices, including the replacement of batteries where required for the proper operation of the smoke detection device, shall be the responsibility of the tenant,... tenant failing to comply with this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars.

You want to make it a deterrent, but not punishment.

Sounds like that landlord needs a smack down but it isn't fair to punish everyone.

The world of equities and other intangible investments require significantly greater use of brain vs. brawn, and reward (and punish) people regardless of gender. 

Refundable, so if they’re good tenants they get rewarded on the end, and if not, they in essence get punished as I cover my costs more realistically after move out.