Florida Statute 501.021 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 501
CONSUMER PROTECTION

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F.S. 501.021

501.021 Home solicitation sale; definitions.—As used in ss. 501.021-501.055:

(1) “Home solicitation sale” means a sale, lease, or rental of consumer goods or services with a purchase price in excess of $25 which includes all interest, service charges, finance charges, postage, freight, insurance, and service or handling charges, whether under single or multiple contracts, made pursuant to an installment contract, a loan agreement, other evidence of indebtedness, or a cash transaction or other consumer credit transaction, in which:

(a) The seller or a person acting for him or her engages in a personal solicitation of the sale, lease, or rental at a place other than at the seller’s fixed location business establishment where goods or services are offered or exhibited for sale, lease, or rental, and

(b) The buyer’s agreement or offer to purchase is given to the seller and the sale, lease, or rental is consummated at a place other than at the seller’s fixed location business establishment,

including a transaction unsolicited by the consumer and consummated by telephone and without any other contact between the buyer and the seller or its representative prior to delivery of the goods or performance of the services. It does not include a sale, lease, or rental made at any fair or similar commercial exhibit or a sale, lease, or rental that results from a request for specific goods or services by the purchaser or lessee or a sale made by a motor vehicle dealer licensed under s. 320.27 which occurs at a location or facility open to the general public or to a designated group.

(2) “Business day” means any calendar day except Sunday or a federal holiday.

(3) “Future delivery” means delivery more than 3 business days after the buyer signs an agreement or offer to purchase.

History.—ss. 1, 4, ch. 70-363; s. 1, ch. 71-65; s. 1, ch. 77-350; s. 1, ch. 86-144; s. 1, ch. 87-344; s. 610, ch. 97-103; s. 10, ch. 97-250.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 501.021

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 501.021.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 501.021

Total Results: 9

Airflo A/C & Heating, Inc. v. Pagan

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-06-02

Citation: 929 So. 2d 739, 2006 WL 1506266

Snippet: injunctive relief to prevent a subsequent violation. § 501.21. Finally, the Act provides that in any civil litigation

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1990-04-25

Snippet: solicitation sale is defined for purposes of ss.501.021-501.055, F.S., as: [A] sale, lease, or rental of

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1988-04-04

Snippet: conduct any home solicitation sale, as defined in s. 501.021(2), . . . without first obtaining a valid home

Evans v. Arcade Management Corp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-02-09

Citation: 519 So. 2d 1101, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 376, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 468, 1988 WL 8124

Snippet: for the return of the purchase price on Sections 501.021 through 501.055, Florida Statutes. “The court finds

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1986-10-08

Snippet: from the operation of that section. See also s. 501.021(2), F.S., as amended by s. 1, ch. 86-144, defining

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1977-03-28

Snippet: as `home solicitation sales' as defined in s. 501.021, F. S.? The recording of conversations between

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1975-02-14

Snippet: in Florida's "Home Solicitation Sales Act," ss. 501.021-501.055, F.S., specifically as it applies to consumer-initiated

Adams v. Lee

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1956-07-06

Citation: 89 So. 2d 217, 1956 Fla. LEXIS 4078

Snippet: provisions to effectuate that purpose. Section 501.21 of the act recognized a continuing emergency to

Maule Industries v. Trugman

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1952-02-15

Citation: 59 So. 2d 27, 1952 Fla. LEXIS 1624

Snippet: appellant's counterclaim is for a balance of $3,501.21 and the assigned Blackiston lien is for a balance