520.63 – Licensees.
520.63 Licensees.— (1) A person may not engage in or transact any business as a home improvement finance seller or operate a branch without first obtaining a license from the office, except that a banking institution, trust company, savings and loan association, credit union authorized to do business in this state, or licensee under part III of […]
520.68 – Persons not required to be licensed.
520.68 Persons not required to be licensed.—No home improvement finance seller’s or seller’s license shall be required under this act of any person when acting in any capacity or type of transaction set forth in this section: (1) An individual who performs services for a home improvement finance seller for wages or salary. (2) A plumber, electrician, architect, […]
520.69 – Scope of license authority; scope of provisions.
520.69 Scope of license authority; scope of provisions.— (1) All persons engaged in the home improvement business as defined herein shall be required to obtain a license under this act as well as any other licenses required by law. (2) No mortgage broker’s license shall be required pursuant to chapter 494 of a person whose business is exclusively […]
520.70 – Employee of the seller.
520.70 Employee of the seller.— (1) No individual may concurrently represent more than one home improvement finance seller in the solicitation or negotiation of any home improvement contract from an owner. The use of a contract form which fails to disclose a named home improvement finance seller is prohibited. No employee of a seller may be authorized […]
520.71 – Contract copy to owner.
520.71 Contract copy to owner.—Every home improvement finance seller shall furnish without charge a completely executed copy of the home improvement contract to the owner immediately after the owner signs such home improvement contract, and any acknowledgment of receipt thereof by the owner shall be in 10-point boldfaced type or larger. History.—s. 1, ch. 69-44; s. […]
520.72 – Cancellation of contract.
520.72 Cancellation of contract.—Every home improvement finance seller or home improvement seller shall furnish to the buyer a notice of the right to rescind the contract. Either party to a home improvement contract may cancel the contract by the exercise of the right to rescind until midnight of the third business day following the execution of […]
520.73 – Home improvement contract; form and content; separate disclosures.
520.73 Home improvement contract; form and content; separate disclosures.— (1) Every home improvement contract shall be evidenced by a written agreement and shall be signed by the parties. The home improvement contract shall be in the form approved by the office and shall contain: (a) The name, address, and license number of the home improvement finance seller; (b) The […]
520.74 – Provisions expressly prohibited.
520.74 Provisions expressly prohibited.—No home improvement contract shall contain any provision by which: (1) The buyer agrees not to assert against a home improvement finance seller a claim or defense arising out of the sale or agrees not to assert against an assignee such a claim or defense; (2) In the absence of the buyer’s default in the […]
520.23 – Disclosures required.
520.23 Disclosures required.—Each agreement governing the sale or lease of a distributed energy generation system shall, at a minimum, include a written statement printed in at least 12-point type that is separate from the agreement, is separately acknowledged by the buyer or lessee, and includes the following information and disclosures, if applicable: (1) The name, address, telephone […]
520.41 – Prior contracts not affected.
520.41 Prior contracts not affected.—The provisions of this act shall not make contracts or accounts in effect prior to July 1, 1980, unlawful. History.—s. 13, ch. 59-414; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 10, 21, ch. 80-256; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 35, 36, ch. 90-103; s. 4, ch. 91-429.