680.216 – Third-party beneficiaries of express and implied warranties.
680.216 Third-party beneficiaries of express and implied warranties.—A warranty to or for the benefit of a lessee under this chapter, whether express or implied, extends to any natural person who is in the family or household of the lessee or who is a guest in the lessee’s home if it is reasonable to expect that such […]
680.201 – Statute of frauds.
680.201 Statute of frauds.— (1) A lease contract is not enforceable by way of action or defense unless: (a) In a lease contract that is not a consumer lease, the total payments to be made under the lease contract, excluding payments for options to renew or buy, are less than $1,000; or (b) There is a writing, signed by […]
680.202 – Final written expression: parol or extrinsic evidence.
680.202 Final written expression: parol or extrinsic evidence.—Terms with respect to which the confirmatory memoranda of the parties agree or which are otherwise set forth in a writing intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement with respect to such terms as are included therein may not be contradicted by evidence of any […]
680.203 – Seals inoperative.
680.203 Seals inoperative.—The affixing of a seal to a writing evidencing a lease contract or an offer to enter into a lease contract does not render the writing a sealed instrument, and the law with respect to sealed instruments does not apply to the lease contract or offer. History.—s. 1, ch. 90-278.
680.204 – Formation in general.
680.204 Formation in general.— (1) A lease contract may be made in any manner sufficient to show agreement, including conduct by both parties which recognizes the existence of a lease contract. (2) An agreement sufficient to constitute a lease contract may be found although the moment of its making is undetermined. (3) Although one or more terms are left […]
680.205 – Firm offers.
680.205 Firm offers.—An offer by a merchant to lease goods to or from another person in a signed writing that by its terms gives assurance it will be held open is not revocable, for lack of consideration, during the time stated or, if no time is stated, for a reasonable time, but in no event may […]
680.206 – Offer and acceptance in formation of lease contract.
680.206 Offer and acceptance in formation of lease contract.— (1) Unless otherwise unambiguously indicated by the language or circumstances, an offer to make a lease contract must be construed as inviting acceptance in any manner and by any medium reasonable in the circumstances. (2) If the beginning of a requested performance is a reasonable mode of acceptance, an […]
680.207 – Course of performance or practical construction.
680.207 Course of performance or practical construction.— (1) If a lease contract involves repeated occasions for performance by either party with knowledge of the nature of the performance and opportunity for objection to it by the other, any course of performance accepted or acquiesced in without objection is relevant to determine the meaning of the lease agreement. […]
680.1021 – Scope.
680.1021 Scope.—This chapter applies to any transaction, regardless of form, that creates a lease. History.—s. 1, ch. 90-278.
680.208 – Modification, rescission, and waiver.
680.208 Modification, rescission, and waiver.— (1) An agreement modifying a lease contract needs no consideration to be binding. (2) A signed lease agreement that excludes modification or rescission except by a signed writing may not be otherwise modified or rescinded, but, except as between merchants, such a requirement on a form supplied by a merchant must be separately […]