Florida Statute 501.021 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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

Chapter 501
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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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Cases Citing Statute 501.021

Total Results: 7

Opinion Corp. v. Roca Labs, Inc.

312 F.R.D. 663, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 175602, 2015 WL 9915879

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Aug 10, 2015 | Docket: 66057048

Cited 1 times | Published

practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce); section 501.21 l(l)("anyone aggrieved by a violation” of the

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

929 So. 2d 739, 2006 WL 1506266

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 2, 2006 | Docket: 1421994

Cited 1 times | Published

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

Kevin Harris v. James F. Jayo

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jul 14, 2021 | Docket: 60058125

Published

deceptive trade practices in violation of Fla. Stat. § 501.21 et seq, and conspiracy to defraud. Mr

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Apr 25, 1990 | Docket: 3258780

Published

court in issuing home solicitation permits. 2 Section 501.021(2), F.S. 3 Although s. 501.021, F.S., does

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Apr 4, 1988 | Docket: 3257346

Published

Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary (1983). 7 Section 501.021(4), F.S.

Evans v. Arcade Management Corp.

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 9, 1988 | Docket: 64632638

Published

under review is, accordingly, Affirmed. . Section 501.021(2), Fla.Stat. (1983), defines “[h]ome solicitation

Adams v. Lee

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

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 6, 1956 | Docket: 64488379

Published

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