687.143 – Loan Brokers; Investigations; Cease and Desist Orders; Administrative Fines.
687.143 Loan brokers; investigations; cease and desist orders; administrative fines.— (1) The office may investigate the actions of any person for compliance with this act. (2) The office may order a loan broker to cease and desist whenever the office determines that the loan broker has violated or is violating or will violate any provision of this act, […]
686.603 – Application.
686.603 Application.— (1) Any person who engages directly or indirectly in purposeful agreements or contracts within this state in connection with the sale or advertising for sale of new outdoor power equipment and parts is subject to ss. 686.601-686.614 and to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state for violations of such sections in accordance with […]
686.604 – Warranty Agreements; Claims; Compensation of Dealers.
686.604 Warranty agreements; claims; compensation of dealers.— (1) Every manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, factory branch or division, distributor branch or division, or wholesale branch or division shall provide a fair and reasonable warranty agreement on any new outdoor power equipment which it sells and shall fairly compensate each of its dealers for labor and parts used in fulfilling […]
686.605 – Parts; Availability; Return.
686.605 Parts; availability; return.— (1) Every manufacturer, distributor, and wholesaler shall specify, and every dealer shall provide and fulfill, reasonable predelivery and preparation obligations for its outdoor power equipment prior to delivery of the outdoor power equipment to retail purchasers. (2) Every manufacturer, distributor, and wholesaler shall provide for the availability of repair parts throughout the reasonable useful […]
686.606 – Repurchase of Inventory Upon Termination of Dealer Agreement.
686.606 Repurchase of inventory upon termination of dealer agreement.— (1) Whenever any dealer enters into a dealer agreement with a manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler in which agreement the dealer agrees to maintain an inventory of outdoor power equipment or repair parts and the agreement is subsequently voluntarily or involuntarily terminated, the manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler shall repurchase […]
686.607 – Repurchase of Inventory Upon Death or Incapacity of Dealer.
686.607 Repurchase of inventory upon death or incapacity of dealer.— (1) In the event of the death or incapacity of a dealer or the majority stockholder of a corporation operating as a dealer, the manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler shall, at the option of the heirs at law, if the dealer died intestate, or the devisees or transferees […]
686.608 – Compensation for Inventory Upon Refusal to Renew, Termination Of, or Restriction on Transfer of a Dealer Agreement.
686.608 Compensation for inventory upon refusal to renew, termination of, or restriction on transfer of a dealer agreement.—It is unlawful for the manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler, without due cause, to fail to renew a dealer agreement on terms then equally available to all their dealers, to terminate an agreement, or to restrict the transfer of an […]
686.609 – Indemnification of Dealer With Respect to Legal Actions.
686.609 Indemnification of dealer with respect to legal actions.—A manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler shall fully indemnify and hold harmless a dealer against any losses including, but not limited to, court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees or damages arising out of any complaint, claim, or lawsuit involving, but not limited to, strict liability, negligence, misrepresentation, express or […]
686.611 – Unlawful Acts and Practices.
686.611 Unlawful acts and practices.—Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of the manufacturing, distribution, wholesaling, sale, and advertising of outdoor power equipment are declared to be unlawful. (1) It is deemed a violation of this section for any manufacturer, factory branch, factory representative, distributor, distributor branch, distributor representative, wholesaler, […]
686.612 – Unenforceable Contract or Agreement.
686.612 Unenforceable contract or agreement.—Any contract or dealer agreement or part thereof or practice thereunder which is in violation of any provision of ss. 686.601-686.614 is deemed against public policy and is void and unenforceable. History.—s. 1, ch. 97-275.