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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS

Chapter 681
MOTOR VEHICLE SALES WARRANTIES

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F.S. 681.112

681.112 Consumer remedies.—

(1) A consumer may file an action to recover damages caused by a violation of this chapter. The court shall award a consumer who prevails in such action the amount of any pecuniary loss, litigation costs, reasonable attorney’s fees, and appropriate equitable relief.

(2) An action brought under this chapter must be commenced within 1 year after the expiration of the Lemon Law rights period, or, if a consumer resorts to an informal dispute-settlement procedure or submits a dispute to the department or board, within 1 year after the final action of the procedure, department, or board.

(3) This chapter does not prohibit a consumer from pursuing other rights or remedies under any other law.

History.—ss. 10, 19, ch. 88-95; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 24, ch. 2011-56; s. 33, ch. 2011-205.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 681.112

Level: Degree
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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 681.112.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 681.112

Total Results: 16

CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC v. Musacchia

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-06-08

Citation: 64 So. 3d 141, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 8400, 2011 WL 2200753

Snippet: Musacchias' claim for attorney's fees under section 681.112(1), Florida Statutes (2006). We reverse based upon

Forest River Inc. v. Gelinas

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-06-01

Citation: 65 So. 3d 537, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 8062, 2011 WL 2135632

Snippet: appropriate equitable relief,” pursuant to section 681.112, Florida Statutes (2000). The manufacturer moved

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC v. Popham

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-05-18

Citation: 65 So. 3d 47, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 7172, 2011 WL 1877852

Snippet: David Popham (“Pop-ham”), pursuant to section 681.112, Florida Statutes (2010). The underlying facts

General Motors LLC v. Bowie

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-04-20

Citation: 58 So. 3d 934, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 5549, 2011 WL 1485306

Snippet: complaint in circuit court, pursuant to section 681.112, Florida Statutes (2006), seeking recovery for

General Motors Corp. v. Sanchez

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-07-15

Citation: 16 So. 3d 883, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 9619, 2009 WL 2031284

Snippet: Specifically, the plaintiff's entire reliance on section 681.112(1), Florida Statutes (2008), is misplaced. It provides

KIA MOTORS AMERICA CORPORATION v. Butler

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-06-11

Citation: 985 So. 2d 1133

Snippet: the MMWA and Lemon Law. See 15 U.S.C. § 2310; § 681.112, Fla. Stat. In addition, the National Highway Safety

AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. v. Cerasani

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-04-12

Citation: 955 So. 2d 543, 32 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 131, 2007 Fla. LEXIS 665, 2007 WL 1074922

Snippet: price less the lessee cost." Finally, section 681.112(1) authorizes a consumer to file suit to recover

Hamilton v. Ford Motor Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-09-01

Citation: 936 So. 2d 1203, 2006 WL 2520089

Snippet: Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act, section 681.112, Florida Statutes (2002) [Florida Lemon Law Act]

Gelinas v. Forest River, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-05-24

Citation: 931 So. 2d 970, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 8141, 2006 WL 1409118

Snippet: Statutes section 681.112. We reverse. Gelinas filed suit against Forest River under section 681.112 to recover

Allison Transmission, Inc. v. JR Sailing, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-03-03

Citation: 926 So. 2d 404, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 2994, 2006 WL 508070

Snippet: circuit court action for "damages" under section 681.112. The court held that section applied only in "circumstances

Burns v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-10-05

Citation: 914 So. 2d 451, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 15784, 2005 WL 2439228

Snippet: See § 681 et seq, Fla. Stat. Further, section 681.112(3), Florida Statutes, states: "This chapter does

Land v. General Motors Corp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-06-22

Citation: 906 So. 2d 1154, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 9712, 2005 WL 1458727

Snippet: sought relief by seeking remedies under section 681.112[1] of the Florida Lemon Law and seeking remedies

Williams v. Potamkin Motor Cars, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-12-26

Citation: 835 So. 2d 310, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 19379, 2002 WL 31870216

Snippet: the respective plaintiff3 provided by section 681.112(2), Florida Statutes (2002)(“An action brought

King v. King Motor Co. of Fort Lauderdale

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-02-14

Citation: 780 So. 2d 937, 2001 WL 121115

Snippet: circuit court action for damages under section 681.112, Florida Statutes (2000), Florida's Lemon Law,

Ford Motor Co. v. Fowler

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-01-27

Citation: 705 So. 2d 662, 1998 WL 25528

Snippet: "30 days after receipt of the decision." Section 681.112, Florida Statutes, provides that a consumer who

General Motors Corp. v. Neu

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1993-04-21

Citation: 617 So. 2d 406, 1993 WL 120833

Snippet: 369 So.2d 987 (Fla. 4th DCA 1979). Also, section 681.112(1), Florida Statutes (1991) permits a consumer