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Fla. Stat. § 559.901 (2025)

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559.901 Short title.Sections 559.901-559.9221 shall be known and may be cited as the “Florida Motor Vehicle Repair Act.”
History.s. 1, ch. 80-139; s. 1, ch. 93-219.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1985–2024 · leading case: Osteen v. Morris, 481 So. 2d 1287 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986).
Osteen v. Morris, 481 So. 2d 1287 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986). · cites it 3× “Whether section 559.901-559.923, inclusive, is constitutional?; II.”
Gonzalez v. Tremont Body & Towing, Inc., 483 So. 2d 503 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986). · cites it 2× “905 of the Motor Vehicle Repair Act, §§ 559.901, et seq., Fla. Stat. (1983). The cause is remanded for determination of the damages sustained by the appellant customer as a result of the shop's failure to return her vehicle because of her well-justified refusal to pay, § 559.”
Lieberman v. Collision Specialists, Inc., 526 So. 2d 102 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987). “*103 Petitioner argues that the circuit court, in affirming the county court judgment, departed from the essential requirements of law in upholding a judgment which contravenes the Florida Motor Vehicle Repair Act, section 559.901-923, Florida Statutes (1985).”
Soper v. Tire Kingdom, Inc., 124 So. 3d 804 (Fla. 2013). “ne class of statewide customers and the other a Miami-Dade County class — who either (1) “used or benefited” from a discount coupon that failed to disclose the store would add a “shop fee” to the discounted price advertised on the coupon or (2) were “overcharged” for a service…”
Raymar Constr. Co. v. Lopez-Soto, 547 So. 2d 282 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989). “We find the trial court erred in ruling as a matter of law that the Florida Motor Vehicle Repair Act, section 559.901, et seq., Florida Statutes (1987), did not apply to this transaction and reverse.”
Tire Kingdom, Inc. v. Dishkin, 81 So. 3d 437 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011). “(2006), the Florida Motor Vehicle Repair Act, §§ 559.901-.9241, Fla. Stat. (2006), and the Miami-Dade County Vehicle Repair Ordinance, §§ 8A-161.”
Fgap Inv. Corp v. A1 Body & Glass of Coral Springs, LLC & Pablo Henao (Fla. 4th DCA 2021). · cites it 2× “§ 559.901, Fla. Stat. (2019). Section 559.”
Toyano's Auto Repair Servs. v. S. Auto Fin. Co., LLC & Dieuvert Joseph (Fla. 4th DCA 2021). · cites it 2× “§ 559.901, Fla. Stat. (2020). Section 559.”
Joshua Citron v. H.G.C. Auto Collision, Inc. (Fla. 3d DCA 2022). “The first, the Florida Motor Vehicle Repair Act (the “Act”), codified in section 559.901 et seq., Florida Statutes, was enacted on January 1, 1981.”
Gov't Employees Ins. Co. v. Glassco Inc. (M.D. Fla. 2021). “See §§ 559.901-559.9221, Fla. Stat. This stands in contrast to other Florida statutes stating that violations under their provisions constitute deceptive and unfair practices under FDUTPA.”
Gov't Employees Ins. Co. v. Glassco, Inc., 119 F.4th 911 (11th Cir. 2024). “In that opinion, we certified to the Supreme Court of Florida the following questions of law regarding the Florida Motor Vehicle Repair Act, Fla. Stat. §§ 559.901 -.9221 (2016) (“Repair Act”): (1) Does Fla.”
Reagan v. Luke Bolton Ford, Inc., 12 Fla. Supp. 2d 158 (Fla. Broward Cty. Ct. 1985). “On the evidence presented, the Court finds as follows: CHIEF LEGAL ISSUE The Florida Motor Vehicle Repair Act, F.S. 559.901 et seq. requires that additional repair work authorized by the customer after the initial written repair authorization is completed, be written and noted…”
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