634.327 – Applicability to warranty on new home.
634.327 Applicability to warranty on new home.—This part shall not apply to any program offering a warranty on a new home which is underwritten by an insurer licensed to do business in the state when the insurance policy underwriting such program has been filed with and approved by the office as required by law. History.—s. 1, […]
634.346 – Home warranty coverage requirements.
634.346 Home warranty coverage requirements.— (1) A home warranty sold in this state may not exclude coverage because of the presence of rust or corrosion unless the rust or corrosion was a contributing cause of the mechanical breakdown or failure of a covered appliance, unit, or system. (2) A home warranty contract providing coverage for wear and tear […]
634.328 – Penalty for violation.
634.328 Penalty for violation.—Any individual who knowingly makes a false or otherwise fraudulent application for a license or appointment under this part, or who knowingly violates any provision hereof, shall, in addition to any applicable denial, suspension, or revocation of, or refusal to renew or continue, any license or appointment, be guilty of a misdemeanor of […]
634.348 – Investigatory records.
634.348 Investigatory records.—All active examination or investigatory records of the department or office made or received pursuant to this part are confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) until such investigation is completed or ceases to be active. For the purposes of this section, an investigation is considered “active” while the investigation is being […]
634.3284 – Civil remedy.
634.3284 Civil remedy.— (1) Any person damaged by a violation of the provisions of this part may bring a civil action against a person violating such provisions in the circuit court of the county in which the alleged violator resides or has her or his principal place of business or in the county in which the alleged […]
634.329 – Dissolution or liquidation.
634.329 Dissolution or liquidation.—Any dissolution or liquidation of a corporation subject to the provisions of this part shall be under the supervision of the department, which shall have all powers with respect thereto granted to it under the laws of this state with respect to the dissolution and liquidation of property and casualty insurance companies pursuant […]
634.331 – Coverage of property for sale.
634.331 Coverage of property for sale.—A home warranty may provide coverage of residential property during the listing period of such property for a period not to exceed 12 months, provided that the home warranty company charges the warranty purchaser a separately identifiable charge for the listing period coverage in an amount equal to at least 15 […]
634.335 – Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices prohibited.
634.335 Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices prohibited.—No person may engage in this state in any trade practice which is defined in this part as, or determined pursuant to s. 634.337 to be, an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice involving the business of home […]
634.336 – Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices defined.
634.336 Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices defined.—The following methods, acts, or practices are defined as unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices: (1) MISREPRESENTATION AND FALSE ADVERTISING.—Knowingly making, issuing, circulating, or causing to be made, issued, or circulated, any estimate, illustration, circular, statement, sales presentation, omission, or […]
634.337 – Power of department and office to examine and investigate.
634.337 Power of department and office to examine and investigate.—The department and office have the power, within their respective regulatory jurisdictions, to examine and investigate the affairs of every person involved in the business of home warranty in this state in order to determine whether such person has been or is engaged in any unfair method […]