Florida Statute 501.031 | 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. 501.031

501.031 Home solicitation sale; written agreement.—Every home solicitation sale shall be evidenced by a writing as provided in this section.

(1) In a home solicitation sale, the seller must present to and obtain from the buyer his or her signature to a written agreement or offer to purchase which designates, as the date of the transaction, the date on which the buyer actually signs and which contains a statement of the buyer’s rights, which statement complies with subsection (2).

(2) The statement must:

(a) Appear under the conspicuous caption, “BUYER’S RIGHT TO CANCEL”;

(b) Read as follows: “This is a home solicitation sale, and if you do not want the goods or services, you may cancel this agreement by providing written notice to the seller in person, by telegram, or by mail. This notice must indicate that you do not want the goods or services and must be delivered or postmarked before midnight of the third business day after you sign this agreement. If you cancel this agreement, the seller may not keep all or part of any cash down payment.”

History.—s. 3, ch. 70-363; s. 2, ch. 84-63; s. 1, ch. 85-5; s. 612, ch. 97-103.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 501.031

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

S501.031 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - FAIL TO OBTAIN BUYERS SIGNATURE - M: F

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 501.031

Total Results: 3

Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General re Referenda Required for Adoption & Amendment of Local Government Comprehensive Land Use Plans

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2006-06-22T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 938 So. 2d 501, 31 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 402, 2006 Fla. LEXIS 1336, 2006 WL 1699568

Snippet: Pariente, Quince, Wells 22 June 2006 938 So. 2d 501, 31 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 402, 2006 Fla. LEXIS 1336,

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1977-03-27T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: purchase. . . .' (Emphasis supplied.) Section 501.031, F. S., provides that the `sale shall be evidenced

Zinnen v. City of Fort Lauderdale

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1947-10-03T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 32 So. 2d 162, 159 Fla. 498, 1947 Fla. LEXIS 820

Snippet: 118; State vs. City of Jacksonville, 159 Fla. 501, 31 So.2d 385. We therefore conclude that the final