Florida Statute 559.919 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 559
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, AND INVESTMENTS, GENERALLY

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F.S. 559.919

559.919 Enforcement of liens restricted.—No motor vehicle repair shop may refuse to return a customer’s motor vehicle by virtue of any miscellaneous lien, nor may it enforce such a lien in any other fashion if it has failed to substantially comply with the provisions of this part.

History.—s. 1, ch. 80-139; s. 10, ch. 93-219.

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Amendments to 559.919

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Cases Citing Statute 559.919

Total Results: 4

Lieberman v. Collision Specialists, Inc.

526 So. 2d 102, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 2793, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 11390, 1987 WL 2276

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 9, 1987 | Docket: 64635195

Cited 2 times | Published

that the estimate may be waived in writing. Section 559.919, Florida Statutes, provides that no repair

Government Employees Insurance Company v. Glassco, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Nov 7, 2023 | Docket: 67822873

Published

Argued: Sep 22, 2023

Sunrise involved a § 559.919 lien under the Repair Act. At the time, § 559.919 provided that a repair

JOSHUA CITRON v. H.G.C. AUTO COLLISION, INC.

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 6, 2022 | Docket: 63572762

Published

substantially comply with the provisions of [the Act].” § 559.919, Fla. Stat. A repair shop, however, may exercise

FGAP INVESTMENT CORP v. A1 BODY AND GLASS OF CORAL SPRINGS, LLC and PABLO HENAO

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 4, 2021 | Docket: 60108421

Published

(the “Act”). § 559.901, Fla. Stat. (2019). Section 559.919 of the Act provides that a repair shop may