§ 537.007, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 537. TITLE LOANS
Remedies for title loans made without licensure.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
Any title loan made without benefit of a license is void, in which case the person making the title loan forfeits the right to collect any moneys, including principal and interest charged on the title loan, from the borrower in connection with such agreement. The person making the title loan shall return to the borrower the loan property, the titled personal property pledged or the fair market value of such titled personal property, and all principal and interest paid by the borrower. The borrower is entitled to receive reasonable attorney’s fees and costs in any action brought by the borrower to recover from the person making the title loan the loan property, the titled personal property, or the principal and interest paid by the borrower.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 7, ch. 2000-138.
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