Can a real estate agent search the LLC's public filings?

In Florida, the annual report lists the managing member or manager. So if your LLC is manakger-managed and you're the manager, your name is right there on Sunbiz. The agent doesn't need the operating agreement, just the free public search.

This. I always get a kick out of people thinking thinking an LLC is a magic invisibility cloak. If your name is on the annual report as manager or registered agent, it's public. An agent can find it in 30 seconds.

Well that's annoying. I'm listed as manager cuz I set it up years ago. So what are my options? Do I have to restructure or can I just tell the agent to pound sand?

You could tell him to pound sand, but he might just walk if he can't verify authority. Some brokerages require it. If privacy is the goal, look into a manager-managed LLC with a third-party manager or a holding company structure. But that's more moving parts than most people want want for a single property.

Also check your county appraiser and property records. Some counties attach the LLC's member info if it was submitted during a deed transfer. Florida is pretty loose with what ends up online.

A real estate agent can't demand the operating agreement unless it's in the contract. But they can absolutely pull the Sunbiz record. If the annual report shows a managing member, that's public and fair game. The articles of organization usually don't list members anyway.

Honestly though, who cares if the agent sees your name? The agent isn't the privacy threat. The privacy threat is the county website with your deed and the data brokers scraping it. Fix the LLC structure if you want, but that's a separate project.

Not to mention the agent probably has a Title company that'll run a lien search and see everything anyway. The 'look it up' threat is mostly theater. But yeah, Sunbiz is public.