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Florida Statute 559.811 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 559.811 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 559.811 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
559.811 Contracts to be in writing; form; provisions.—
(1) Every business opportunity contract shall be in writing, and a copy shall be given to the purchaser at least 3 working days before signing the contract.
(2) Every contract for a business opportunity shall include the following:
(a) The terms and conditions of payment, including the total financial obligation of the purchaser to the seller.
(b) A full and detailed description of the acts or services that the business opportunity seller undertakes to perform for the purchaser.
(c) The seller’s principal business address and the name and address of its agent in the state authorized to receive service of process.
(d) The approximate delivery date of products, equipment, or supplies which the business opportunity seller is to deliver to the purchaser.
History.—s. 1, ch. 79-374; s. 822, ch. 97-103; s. 23, ch. 97-250.

Cases Citing F.S. 559.811

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·Siever v. BWGaskets, Inc., 669 F. Supp. 2d 1286 (M.D. Fla. 2009).

Cited 17 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 99779, 2009 WL 3582749

...Therefore, *1301 under FSBOA, plaintiffs are entitled to recover damages for both breach of contract and any other violation of FSBOA. In this case, the Plaintiffs maintain that, in addition to breach of contract, the Defendants violated both Section 559.809 and Section 559.811 of the Florida Statutes. [6] Thus, even if the Court accepted the Defendants' contentions regarding the breach of contract and fraud claims, the Plaintiffs could still maintain a FSBOA claim under Section 559.809 and Section 559.811. Accordingly, the Plaintiffs may establish a claim under FSBOA for breach of contract and violation of Section 559.809 and Section 559.811 of the Florida Statutes....
...infringement. [6] Section 559.809(6), Florida Statutes, states that "[b]usiness opportunity sellers shall not (6) misrepresent, by failure to disclose or otherwise, the termination, transfer, or renewal provision of a business opportunity agreement. Section 559.811(c), Florida Statutes, states that the agreements must include "[t]he seller's principal business address and the name and address of its agent in the state authorized to receive service of process."
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