Florida Consumer Laws

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Consumer laws in Florida set out to protect residents from scams and enforce their rights against both the government and large corporations. The statues generally lay out consumers’ rights in the marketplace. They are intended to safeguard citizens in commercial transactions, and protect them from financial harm. Consider laws like lemon laws, which are on the books specifically to protect consumers from being scammed during a car purchase. Florida’s identity theft laws are another example. State lawmakers passed statutes protecting residents from being defrauded. Click below to find links to state-specific laws on issues like consumer scams, identity theft, and more.

Learn About Florida Consumer Laws

  • Florida Homestead Laws

    Basic overview of homestead protection law in Florida, which allows elderly or disabled persons who are threatened with foreclosure or eviction to remain in their homes in certain cases.

  • Florida Deceptive Trade Practice Laws

    How Florida laws prohibit deceptive trade practices, such as false advertising; bait and switch; or tampering with a car's odometer, including links to resources on related topics.

  • Florida Antitrust Laws

    Basics of antitrust laws in Florida (which are intended to encourage competition), with information about the statute of limitations for filing a complaint and links to other pertinent information.

  • Florida Identity Theft Laws

    Various Florida laws and regulations pertaining to the crime of identity theft, which involves the use of someone else's personally identifying information to secure credit or purchase goods.

  • Florida Interest Rate Laws

    The basics of Florida laws regulating interest rates charged by creditors, such as the legal maximum interest rate a creditor may charge and penalties for unlawful interest rates.

  • Florida Lemon Laws

    Overview of Florida lemon laws, which protect consumers who purchase a new automobile that fails to conform to reasonably expected standards and requires refund or replacement for defective cars.

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