The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

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

Chapter 559
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, AND INVESTMENTS, GENERALLY

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F.S. 559.80

559.80 Short title.—Sections 559.80-559.815 may be cited as the “Sale of Business Opportunities Act.”

History.—s. 1, ch. 79-374.

F.S. 559.80 on Google Scholar

F.S. 559.80 on Casetext

Amendments to 559.80

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 559.80

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 559.80.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

CLUCK- U CHICKEN, INC. v. CLUCK- U CORP., 358 F. Supp. 3d 1295 (M.D. Fla. 2017)

. . . . § 559.80, et seq. . . . Stat. § 559.80, et seq. . . .

SIG, INC. d b a v. AT T DIGITAL LIFE, INC. f k a AT T, 971 F. Supp. 2d 1178 (S.D. Fla. 2013)

. . . Count VII avers that all Defendants violated Florida’s Sale of Business Opportunities Act, Sections 559.80 . . . Defendants violated various provisions of Florida’s Sale of Business Opportunities Act (“SBOA”), Section 559.80 . . .

K. GUSCHAUSKY, v. AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF COLUMBUS, AFLAC, 851 F. Supp. 2d 1252 (D. Mont. 2012)

. . . The case began as a $559.80 premium dispute between Pamela Gushausky, the named plaintiff, and AFLAC . . .

SIEVER, v. BWGASKETS, INC. M. P., 669 F. Supp. 2d 1286 (M.D. Fla. 2009)

. . . . §§ 559.80 et seq. . . .

KC LEISURE, INC. v. HABER,, 972 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . the holding in Batlemento to the effect that the Florida Sale of Business Opportunities Act, sections 559.80 . . .

THORPE, v. GELBWAKS,, 953 So. 2d 606 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

. . . . §§ 559.80-.815, Fla. Stat. . §§ 501.201-.213, Fla. Stat. . § 817.416, Fla. Stat. . . . .

PREMIER TRAVEL INTERNATIONAL, INC. d b a d b a v. STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES,, 849 So. 2d 1132 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . See §§ 559.80—559.815, 559.926—559.939, Fla. Stat. (2001). . . .

S. J. BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, INC. a k a S. J. d b a v. COLORALL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. a k a S., 755 So. 2d 769 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . Stat., § 559.80, et. seq. S.J. Business Enterprises, Inc. . . . eleven in the license agreement, concluded that Plaintiff waived any right to disclosure under sections 559.80 . . . There is no similar provision prohibiting the use of a waiver in sections 559.80 — 559.815, Florida Statutes . . .

BARNES, v. BURGER KING CORPORATION, a, 932 F. Supp. 1420 (S.D. Fla. 1996)

. . . opportunity” at issue here is found at § 559.801 and reads, in pertinent part: For the purpose of ss. 559.80 . . .

ALPHAGRAPHICS FRANCHISING, INC. a a G. v. G. STEBBINS, G. a J. O O, 617 So. 2d 463 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . See §§ 559.80-559.815, Fla.Stat. (1991). . See § 817.416, Fla.Stat. (1991). . . . .

BATLEMENTO, v. DOVE FOUNTAIN, INC., 593 So. 2d 234 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . . § 559.80, et seq., Fla.Stat. (1983). . § 772.11, Fla.Stat. (1989). . . . .

SCHUBOT, v. McDONALDS CORPORATION,, 757 F. Supp. 1351 (S.D. Fla. 1990)

. . . . § 559.80 et seq.; Count Four alleges breach of contract. . . . The Florida Sale of Business Opportunities Act, Florida Statutes § 559.80, et seq., prohibits certain . . .

CANADA COAL COMPANY K. v. STILTNER, 866 F.2d 153 (6th Cir. 1989)

. . . - $463.90 1979 567.23 (first half) 254.00 - 508.00 939.57 (second half) 1980 1,010.02 1981 279.80 - 559.80 . . .

In LEE, Jr., 35 B.R. 663 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio 1983)

. . . 4,000 bushels of corn with a market value of approximately $13,560.00, less the diversion payment of $559.80 . . .

M. BERNUTH P. v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, ESTATE VON BERNUTH, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE,, 470 F.2d 710 (2d Cir. 1972)

. . . CHARLES BERNUTH Percentage Participation 4.00 4.00 3.732 3.00 Working Interest $ 600.00 $ 600.00 $ 559.80 . . .

UNITED STATES v. CERTAIN LANDS IN TOWN OF HIGHLANDS, N. Y., 49 F. Supp. 962 (S.D.N.Y. 1943)

. . . ., there shall be paid to the Village of Highland Falls, the unpaid Village taxes amounting to $12,-559.80 . . .