1. Florida Consumer Protection Law
According to Florida’s Attorney General’s Office, issues related to automotive repairs have always been
topping the list of consumer complaints. Despite the implementation of state and federal laws protecting
Florida car consumers against fraudulent car related deals, every year scores of Florida car consumers lose
money to Florida car deal fraud. If you are planning to buy a Florida new or used car, it is wise on your part to
know your Florida lemon law rights and help protect your investment.
Check how the Florida Consumer Protection law comes handy to protect your rights in your Florida car deal.
The Florida Consumer Protection law against fraudulent Automobile Repair states that:
• All Florida car repair shops must be registered with the state
• For any Florida car repairs exceeding $50, the Florida car repair shop must provide you a written
estimate
• The Florida car repairs shop must inform you as a Florida car consumer before executing a repair
that may cost more than the estimate by $10 or 10 percent, whichever is greater
• After a repair work is completed, the Florida car repairs shop must provide a legible copy of the
repair invoice listing the repairs done with an itemized description of parts, labor charges and
guarantees, if any
The Florida Consumer Protection law against fraudulent Repossession
You may want to buy a Florida new or used car on credit in which case you must remember that your creditor
has rights over the car financed and that you must be very religious in paying the debt according to your loan
agreement.
If you fall behind your Florida new or used car credit payments:
• Your creditor can seize your vehicle without a prior notice to you
• Your creditor can keep the vehicle as a compensation for the unpaid debt or resell it before informing
you
• You will only be notified of a private sale of your Florida new or used car after the sale by your
creditor
• You have a right to demand the sale of your Florida new or used car to pay the debt on it
• Your Florida new or used car vehicle sale must be conducted in a commercially viable way and the
price must be equal to your Florida car’s fair market value
• After the debt on your Florida new or used car is paid, you can claim the rest from your Florida new
or used car sale
• You must be notified of the date in advance in case your Florida new or used car is sold at a public
auction
The Florida Consumer Protection law against fraudulent Home Solicitation
According to the Florida Consumer Protection law, home solicitation constitutes sale, lease, or rental of a
Florida used car at any place other than the seller’s physical office.
According to the Florida Consumer Protection law, if your Florida used car home solicitation sale is for more
than $25, as a Florida used car consumer you have a number of protections as mentioned below:
• You have a right to cancel your home solicitation deal of the Florida used car by midnight of the third
business day after you signed the agreement to purchase
• Your notice of cancellation as a Florida used car consumer must be in writing
• Your notice of cancellation as a Florida used car consumer, must be delivered to the seller or the
post office before the cancellation period is over
• If you cancel a home solicitation purchase of your Florida used car within the three-day period, the
seller will return you the money you paid and the note of purchase or the IOU
Information given above is not intended as legal advice. You may continue your lemon law claim or any other
contention with your automobiles by contacting Florida Lemon Law Attorneys of Krohn & Moss Ltd., or Call
1-800 US LEMON® (800-875-3666) toll free, to reach Krohn & Moss for your FREE initial consultation.