Florida Statute 520.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 520
RETAIL INSTALLMENT SALES

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520.01 Motor Vehicle Retail Sales Finance Act.—Sections 520.01-520.10, 520.12, 520.125, and 520.13 may be cited as “The Motor Vehicle Retail Sales Finance Act.”

History.—s. 14, ch. 57-799; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 21, ch. 80-256; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 35, 36, ch. 90-103; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

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Ernie Haire Ford, Inc. v. Gilley, 903 So. 2d 956 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005).

Cited 9 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 30 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 1055

...*958 Gilley asserts claims against Ernie Haire for count one, violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA), section 501.201, Florida Statutes (2002); count two, violation of the Florida Motor Vehicle Retail Sales Finance Act, section 520.01, Florida Statutes (2002); and count three, negligence....

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Advance-United Expressways Inc. v. Wines (In Re Wines), 112 B.R. 44 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1990).

Cited 5 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | 1990 Bankr. LEXIS 542

...Moreover, although the concept of a fiduciary is a question of federal law, state law is also relevant in determining when a trust exists. In re Angelle, 610 F.2d 1335, 1341 (5th Cir.1980). Under Minnesota law, an officer of any corporation, public or private, is a fiduciary of that corporation. Minn.Stat.Ann. § 520.01 (WEST 1990)....

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Bull Motors, LLC v. Brown, 152 So. 3d 32 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 18103, 2014 WL 5654266

...These awards subsequently were nullified when the court 1 In her third amended complaint, Brown also sought redress for purported violations of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) 15 U.S.C. section 1601 et seq. and Florida’s Motor Vehicle Retail Sales Finance Act, section 520.01 et seq....

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Corcoran v. TranSouth Fin. Corp. (In Re Corcoran), 268 B.R. 882 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2001).

Cited 1 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 15 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 1, 2001 Bankr. LEXIS 1413, 2001 WL 1326912

...The Debtors therefore contend that, pursuant to § 520.12(2) of the Florida Statutes, they are entitled either to an affirmative judgment against TranSouth, or a setoff against TranSouth's claim, in an amount equal to the finance charge. TranSouth stipulates that "the Florida Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Act, section 520.01, et seq., Florida Statutes, applies to the subject loan." (TranSouth's Memorandum of Law, p....

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Bragg v. Bill Heard Chevrolet, Inc.-Plant City, 245 F. Supp. 2d 1235 (M.D. Fla. 2003).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2487, 2003 WL 431633

...BACKGROUND Plaintiffs brought this putative class action seeking statutory penalties, damages and restitution for alleged violations of the Truth in Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1601, et seq. ("TILA") against Bill Heard, Florida Motor Vehicle Retail Sales Finance Act claims, Fla. Stat. § 520.01, et seq....

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