Florida Statute 501.047 | 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. 501.047

501.047 Home solicitation sale; prohibited practices.—In conducting a home solicitation, no person shall:

(1) Misrepresent the terms or conditions of the sale, lease, or rental.

(2) Misrepresent the seller’s affiliation with the parent company or sponsor.

(3) Misrepresent the seller’s reasons for soliciting the sale, lease, or rental of goods or services, such as participation in a contest or inability to perform any other job, when such is not a fact.

(4) Allege or imply that the agreement to purchase, lease, or rent goods or services is noncancelable when such is not a fact.

(5) Perform any other act which constitutes misrepresentation.

History.—s. 2, ch. 77-350; s. 4, ch. 86-144.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 501.047

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

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Cases Citing Statute 501.047

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1986-10-08T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: iolation of any of the provisions of ss. 501.025-501.047 is a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable…encompassed within the prohibitions of ss. 501.025-501.047 and501.055, F.S., as amended, subsection (4)(d)