Ohio HB749 amends real estate licensing laws to require continuing education, including fraud prevention training, for real estate licensees.

Ohio HB749 amends the Revised Code to mandate that real estate licensees complete continuing education, including at least one hour focused on deed and title fraud prevention. Licensees must complete thirty hours of continuing education every three years, with specific requirements for brokers and management-level licensees. Disabled licensees may receive extensions. The bill also requires county auditors to maintain a property protection program to notify property owners of deed transfers.

Ohio HB749 amends real estate licensing laws to require continuing education, including fraud prevention training, for real estate licensees.

Ohio HB749 amends the Revised Code to mandate that real estate licensees complete continuing education, including at least one hour focused on deed and title fraud prevention. Licensees must complete thirty hours of continuing education every three years, with specific requirements for brokers and management-level licensees. Disabled licensees may receive extensions. The bill also requires county auditors to maintain a property protection program to notify property owners of deed transfers.