Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 680.1061 (2025)
Limitation on power of parties to consumer lease to choose applicable law and judicial forum.
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680.1061 Limitation on power of parties to consumer lease to choose applicable law and judicial forum.—
(1) If the law chosen by the parties to a consumer lease is that of a jurisdiction other than a jurisdiction in which the lessee resides at the time the lease agreement becomes enforceable or within 30 days thereafter or in which the goods are to be used or in which the lease is executed by the lessee, the choice is not enforceable.
(2) If the judicial forum chosen by the parties to a consumer lease is a forum that would not otherwise have jurisdiction over the lessee, the choice is not enforceable.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2010–2010 · leading case: Taurus Stornoway Investments, LLC v. Kerley, 38 So. 3d 840 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010).
Taurus Stornoway Investments, LLC v. Kerley, 38 So. 3d 840 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010). “Had it been the Legislature’s intent to prohibit or limit such agreements in the LLC context, it could easily have done so, as it did, for example, in section 680.1061(2), Florida Statutes: “If the judicial forum chosen by the parties to a consumer lease is a forum that would…”
— 680.1061(2) — 1 case
Taurus Stornoway Investments, LLC v. Kerley, 38 So. 3d 840 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010). “Had it been the Legislature’s intent to prohibit or limit such agreements in the LLC context, it could easily have done so, as it did, for example, in section 680.1061(2), Florida Statutes: “If the judicial forum chosen by the parties to a consumer lease is a forum that would…”
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