California Apartment Association

Licensing – Do I need to have a valid Bureau of Real Estate license to rent or manage residential rental property?

Business and Professions Code sections 10131-10133.1 provide that owners of rental property may manage their own property without holding a DRE license. On-site resident managers do not need a DRE license. Off-site managers are required to have a DRE license, or in the case of a property management firm, the agent of record must be licensed.