Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 501.204 (2025)

Unlawful acts and practices.

✓ 2025 Florida Statutes — current through the 2025 Regular Session

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section FL-LEGleg.state.fl.us JustiaFla. Statutes CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

501.204 Unlawful acts and practices.—

(1) Unfair methods of competition, unconscionable acts or practices, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce are hereby declared unlawful.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that, in construing subsection (1), due consideration and great weight shall be given to the interpretations of the Federal Trade Commission and the federal courts relating to s. 5(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. s. 45(a)(1) as of July 1, 2017.

History.—s. 1, ch. 73-124; s. 1, ch. 83-117; s. 4, ch. 85-63; s. 2, ch. 90-190; s. 3, ch. 93-38; s. 2, ch. 2001-39; s. 23, ch. 2001-214; s. 2, ch. 2006-196; s. 4, ch. 2013-207; s. 5, ch. 2015-92; s. 4, ch. 2017-155.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 412 cases (103 in the last 5 years), 1976–2026 · leading case: Dep't of Legal Affairs v. Rogers, 329 So. 2d 257 (Fla. 1976).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

Dep't of Legal Affairs v. Rogers, 329 So. 2d 257 (Fla. 1976). · cites it 20× “Pursuant to the provisions of Part II of Chapter 501, Florida Statutes, the Department of Legal Affairs filed an amended complaint against appellee, Lee Rogers, doing business as American Holiday Association and charged violation of said statute in that appellee failed to comply…”

KC Leisure, Inc. v. Haber, 972 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008). · cites it 8× “" § 501.204, Fla. Stat. (2005). As noted above, a FDUTPA claim may be based on rules promulgated pursuant to the Federal Trade Commission Act or the standards of "unfairness and deception set forth and interpreted by the Federal.”

MacK v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 673 So. 2d 100 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996). · cites it 12× “211, Florida Statutes (1993) and that: For over twelve years, defendants have engaged in, and have conspired amongst themselves to engage in, unfair methods of competition and unfair acts or practices in violation of section 501.204 of DTPA in the sale and marketing of infant…”

PNR, Inc. v. Beacon Prop. Mgmt., Inc., 842 So. 2d 773 (Fla. 2003). · cites it 4× “In so doing, the district court focused its analysis solely on the words "method" and "practice.”

Gentry v. Harborage Cottages-Stuart, LLLP, 654 F.3d 1247 (11th Cir. 2011). · cites it 7× “Both Gentry-Hunt and the Stones allege that Harborage violated Fla. Stat. § 501.204 (1) by making false representations in the Site Plan.”

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Performance Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery, LLC, 278 F. Supp. 3d 1307 (S.D. Fla. 2017). · cites it 4× “2016) (alteration in original) (quoting Fla. Stat. § 501.204 (1)). FDUTPA defines “[t]rade or commerce” as “the advertising, soliciting, providing, offering, or distributing, whether by sale, rental, or.”

George Tershakovec v. Ford Motor Co., Inc., 79 F.4th 1299 (11th Cir. 2023). · cites it 5× “6 Fla. Stat. § 501.204 (1). Interestingly, the FDUTPA’s text clearly directs the courts and the executive branch to give “due consideration and great weight .”

Samuels v. King Motor Co. of Fort Lauderdale, 782 So. 2d 489 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001). · cites it 4× “This behavior offends public policy and is immoral, unethical, and substantially injurious to consumers situated similarly to the Plaintiffs, who are left without a vehicle and likely little ability to get one because they no longer have a trade-in vehicle as a down-payment and…”

Berry v. Budget Rent a Car Sys., Inc., 497 F. Supp. 2d 1361 (S.D. Fla. 2007). · cites it 4× “” Fla Stat. § 501.204 (2007). The Act also provides that in construing this language, courts should look to the interpretations of the Federal Trade Commission and the federal courts relating to Section 5(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act.”

State Off. of Atty. Gen. v. Wyndham Intern., Inc., 869 So. 2d 592 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004). · cites it 5× “" § 501.204(1), Fla. Stat. (2001). It is the intent of the Legislature that, in construing section 501.”

State v. Com. Com. Leasing, LLC, 946 So. 2d 1253 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007). · cites it 6× “The first component of Count I alleges that it is unlawful under section 501.204, Florida Statutes (2004), to enforce unfair and unconscionable agreements.”

Urling v. Helms Exterminators, Inc., 468 So. 2d 451 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985). · cites it 6× “Section 501.204 provides that "[u]nfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce are hereby declared unlawful.”

Show all 412 citing cases →

— 501.204(1) — 89 cases

PNR, Inc. v. Beacon Prop. Mgmt., Inc., 842 So. 2d 773 (Fla. 2003). “In so doing, the district court focused its analysis solely on the words "method" and "practice.”

Stewart Agency, Inc., d/b/a Earl Stewart Toyota of North Palm Beach v. Arrigo Enter., Inc. d/b/a Arrigo Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram, Etc., 266 So. 3d 207 (Fla. 4th DCA 2019).

Keech v. Yousef, 815 So. 2d 718 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002).

Porsche Cars North Am., Inc. v. Diamond, 140 So. 3d 1090 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014).

State Off. of Atty. Gen. v. Wyndham Intern., Inc., 869 So. 2d 592 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004). “" § 501.204(1), Fla. Stat. (2001). It is the intent of the Legislature that, in construing section 501.”

— 501.204(2) — 33 cases

Dep't of Legal Affairs v. Rogers, 329 So. 2d 257 (Fla. 1976). “Pursuant to the provisions of Part II of Chapter 501, Florida Statutes, the Department of Legal Affairs filed an amended complaint against appellee, Lee Rogers, doing business as American Holiday Association and charged violation of said statute in that appellee failed to comply…”

MacK v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 673 So. 2d 100 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996). “211, Florida Statutes (1993) and that: For over twelve years, defendants have engaged in, and have conspired amongst themselves to engage in, unfair methods of competition and unfair acts or practices in violation of section 501.204 of DTPA in the sale and marketing of infant…”

Davis v. Powertel, Inc., 776 So. 2d 971 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000).

Millennium Commc'ns & Fulfillment, Inc. v. Off. of Atty. Gen., 761 So. 2d 1256 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000).

Urling v. Helms Exterminators, Inc., 468 So. 2d 451 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985). “Section 501.204 provides that "[u]nfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce are hereby declared unlawful.”

— 501.204(l) — 1 case

Opinion Corp. v. Roca Labs, Inc., 312 F.R.D. 663 (M.D. Fla. 2015).

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.