Florida Statute 681.106 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS

Chapter 681
MOTOR VEHICLE SALES WARRANTIES

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F.S. 681.106

681.106 Bad faith claims.—Any claim by a consumer which is found by the court to have been filed in bad faith or solely for the purpose of harassment, or in complete absence of a justiciable issue of either law or fact raised by the consumer, shall result in the consumer being liable for all costs and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the manufacturer, or its agent, as a direct result of the bad faith claim.

History.—s. 6, ch. 83-69; s. 19, ch. 88-95; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

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Caplan v. 1616 East Sunrise Motors, Inc.

522 So. 2d 920, 1988 WL 18589

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 8, 1988 | Docket: 355397

Cited 15 times | Published

defendant in an action brought in bad faith, § 681.106, Fla. Stat. (1983), neither of these provisions

Chrysler Corp. v. Pitsirelos

721 So. 2d 710, 23 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 464, 1998 Fla. LEXIS 1684, 1998 WL 633693

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 17, 1998 | Docket: 1694468

Cited 12 times | Published

petition for a trial de novo in bad faith. Under section 681.106, the court may order the consumer to pay the

TA Enterprises, Inc. v. Olarte, Inc.

835 So. 2d 1235, 2003 WL 187190

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 29, 2003 | Docket: 1754859

Cited 5 times | Published

or judgment of the court." [e.s.]). [6] See § 681.106, Fla. Stat. (2001) ("Any claim by a consumer which