How to check a real estate license in New York

To check a New York real estate license, use the Department of State's eAccessNY Public License Search. The department's general Licensee Search does not cover real estate brokers or salespersons. Results show the name, license number, license type, current license status and expiration date, and selecting a name shows details such as practice location and business name. The department also offers searches of hearing decisions and consent orders. To complain, complete the Preliminary Statement of Complaint, attach copies of your documents, and mail or email it to the Division of Licensing Services. The department cannot give legal advice or seek damages on your behalf.

Sources checked Sep 28, 2026 on official New York government pages. Next review due Mar 28, 2027.

Look up the license

Open the eAccessNY Public License Search

What the search shows

According to the regulator’s own description, the search shows:

Name
License number
License type
Status of the current license
Expiration date
After you select a name: practice location, business name and related license information

The Department of State's licensing status page sends real estate broker and salesperson searches to eAccessNY. Its general Licensee Search covers other license types. Source

Match the license number as well as the name. Different people can share a name.

Check for disciplinary actions

The Department of State offers keyword searches of administrative hearing decisions, appeals decisions and consent orders.

Open the official page

File a complaint

Print and complete the Preliminary Statement of Complaint, and attach copies of your supporting documents.
Mail the form to the Division of Licensing Services, or email it as the department's complaint page explains.

Limits on what the regulator can do

The department cannot give legal advice or seek damages on your behalf.
It may decline to investigate a matter that is the subject of a pending lawsuit until the lawsuit is resolved.

Open the official complaint page

What a license check cannot tell you

A current, active license shows that the state allows the person to practice. It does not show sales results, skill or client satisfaction.
A lookup shows the record as of the regulator’s last update. Check again close to when you sign an agreement.