Each state has its own renewal deadline for real estate licenses; if you fail to submit your renewal application before this, your license will expire. In the vast majority of states you will still be able to renew your license for a certain amount of time after it expires, however in a small minority this is not the case.

This Can I Renew My Real Estate License After It Expires article contains all the information you need, including when your real estate license expires, whether you can renew it after expiry, and how long you will have to do so.

When Does My Real Estate License Expire

Your real estate license’s expiry date will depend on your state:

State	Date of Expiry	How Long After Expiry You Can Renew
Alabama	Even Year: August 31 Odd Year: September 30	Up to one year
Alaska	January 31	Up to one year
Arizona	Renewal details sent by email	Up to one year
Arkansas	September 30	Up to one year
California	Listed on license	Up to two years
Colorado	December 31	Up to three years
Connecticut	Salespersons: May 31 Brokers: November 30	Up to two years
Delaware	April 30	Up to two years
Florida	March 31 or September 30	Up to two years
Georgia	March 31	Up to five years
Hawaii	December 31	Up to five years
Idaho	Last day on licensee’s birth month	Up to one year
Illinois	April 30	Up to five years
Indiana	June 30	Up to three years
Iowa	December 31	Up to three years
Kansas	Licensed before Jan 1, 2019: date based on first letter of last name Licensed after Jan 1, 2019: First of the month your license was initially issued in	Up to five years
Kentucky	March 31	Up to two years
Louisiana	First-time renewals with license issued on or after Sept. 1: December 31, 2022 All other licenses: September 30	Up to three months
Maine	Anniversary of original license issuance date	Up to six years after becoming inactive
Maryland	Listed on license	Up to three years
Massachusetts	License holder’s birthday	Up to two years
Michigan	July 31	Up to three years
Minnesota	June 30	If you the miss deadline, you cannot renew
Mississippi	December 31	Up to two months
Missouri	Agents: September 30 Brokers: June 30	Up until subsequent renewal period
Montana	October 31	Up to two years
Nebraska	November 30	Up to three years
Nevada	Anniversary of original license issuance date	Up to one year
New Hampshire	Anniversary of original license issuance date	Up to one year
New Jersey	June 30	Up to two years
New Mexico	Last day of the month, following license holder’s birth month	Up to one year
New York	Anniversary of original license issuance date	Up to one year
North Carolina	June 30	Up to two years
North Dakota	December 31	If you miss deadline, you cannot renew
Ohio	License holder’s birthday	Up to one year
Oklahoma	10th day of the month the original license was granted	Up to three years
Oregon	Last day of license holder’s birth month	Up to one year
Pennsylvania	May 31	Up to five years
Rhode Island	Licenses issued before January 1, 2020: May 1 2022 Licenses issued after: anniversary of the initial license issuance date	Up to one year
South Carolina	June 30	Up to one year
South Dakota	November 30	Month of June following expiry
Tennessee	Listed on license	Up to one year
Texas	Listed on license	Up to two years
Utah	End of the month the original license was granted	Up to one year
Vermont	Salespersons: May of even-numbered years Brokers: March of even-numbered years	Up to two years
Virginia	Last day of the month the original license was granted	Up to one year
Washington	Anniversary of original license issuance date	Up to three years
Washington D.C.	Agents: August 31 Brokers: February 28	Up to five years
West Virginia	December 31	Up to one year
Wisconsin	December 14, even years	Up to five years
Wyoming	December 31	March 1 of the year following expiry

Note: If you are a real estate agent or broker in Minnesota or North Dakota, you will not be able to renew your license after it expires, and will instead need to file a new application.

What Happens if Your Real Estate License Expires

If your real estate license expires, what happens next will depend entirely on which state you are trying to renew in.

In some states, you will have to complete additional hours of real estate education and pay a late renewal/reinstatement fee, while in others this is not the case.

Depending on your state, the number of required hours can actually increase with the amount of time that has passed since expiry. For instance, in Utah, licenses that have expired less than 30 days only need to complete 18 hours of CE and pay a $50 late fee. However, licenses that have expired between 31 days and six months need to complete 24 hours and pay a $100 late fee.

Other jurisdictions permit a certain amount of time after expiry in which there are no additional renewal requirements, such as Washington D.C. (all licenses expired less than 60 days are not considered to be lapsed, and thus only need to pay a late fee in order to renew.).