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FL Stat § 680.504 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 680 - Uniform Commercial Code: Leases|Part V - Default (Ss. 680.501-680.532)|680.504 - Liquidation of damages.

680.504 Liquidation of damages.—(1) Damages payable by either party for default or any other act or omission, including indemnity for loss or diminution of anticipated tax benefits or loss or damage to lessor’s residual interest, may be liquidated in the lease agreement but only at an amount or by a formula that is reasonable in light of the then-anticipated harm caused by the default or other act or omission.(2) If the lease agreement provides for liquidation of damages, and such provision does not comply with subsection (1), or such provision is an exclusive or limited remedy that circumstances cause to fail of its essential purpose, remedy may be had as provided in this chapter.(3) If the lessor justifiably withholds or stops delivery of goods because of the lessee’s default or insolvency (s. 680.525 or s. 680.526), the lessee is entitled to restitution of any amount by which the sum of his or her payments exceeds:(a) The amount to which the lessor is entitled by virtue of terms liquidating the lessor’s damages in accordance with subsection (1); or(b) In the absence of those terms, 20 percent of the then-present value of the total rent the lessee was obligated to pay for the balance of the lease term, or, in the case of a consumer lease, the lesser of such amount or $500.(4) A lessee’s right to restitution under subsection (3) is subject to offset to the extent the lessor establishes:(a) A right to recover damages under the provisions of this chapter other than subsection (1).(b) The amount or value of any benefits received by the lessee directly or indirectly by reason of the lease contract.History.—s. 1, ch. 90-278; s. 716, ch. 97-102.
FL Stat § 680.505 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 680 - Uniform Commercial Code: Leases|Part V - Default (Ss. 680.501-680.532)|680.505 - Cancellation and termination; effect of cancellation, termination, rescission, or fraud on rights and remedies.

680.505 Cancellation and termination; effect of cancellation, termination, rescission, or fraud on rights and remedies.—(1) On cancellation of the lease contract, all obligations that are still executory on both sides are discharged, but any right based on prior default or performance survives, and the canceling party also retains any remedy for default of the whole lease contract or any unperformed balance.(2) On termination of the lease contract, all obligations that are still executory on both sides are discharged, but any right based on prior default or performance survives.(3) Unless the contrary intention clearly appears, expressions of “cancellation,” “rescission,” or the like of the lease contract may not be construed as a renunciation or discharge of any claim in damages for an antecedent default.(4) Rights and remedies for material misrepresentation or fraud include all rights and remedies available under this chapter for default.(5) Neither rescission nor a claim for rescission of the lease contract nor rejection or return of the goods may bar or be deemed inconsistent with a claim for damages or other right or remedy.History.—s. 1, ch. 90-278.
FL Stat § 680.506 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 680 - Uniform Commercial Code: Leases|Part V - Default (Ss. 680.501-680.532)|680.506 - Statute of limitation.

680.506 Statute of limitation.—(1) An action for default under a lease contract, including breach of warranty or indemnity, must be commenced within the time prescribed in chapter 95. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 95.03, in a lease contract that is not a consumer lease, by the original lease contract the parties may reduce the period of limitation to not less than 1 year.(2) A cause of action for default accrues when the act or omission on which the default or breach of warranty is based is or should have been discovered by the aggrieved party, or when the default occurs, whichever is later. A cause of action for indemnity accrues:(a) In the case of an indemnity against liability, when the act or omission on which the claim for indemnity is based is or should have been discovered by the indemnified party, whichever is later; or(b) In the case of an indemnity against loss or damage, when the person indemnified makes payment thereof.(3) If an action commenced within the time limited by subsection (1) is so terminated as to leave available a remedy by another action for the same default or breach of warranty or indemnity, the other action may be commenced after the expiration of the time limited and within 6 months after the termination of the first action unless the termination resulted from voluntary discontinuance or from dismissal for failure or neglect to prosecute.(4) This section does not alter the law on tolling of the statute of limitation, nor does it apply to causes of action that accrued before this chapter became effective.History.—s. 1, ch. 90-278.
FL Stat § 680.507 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 680 - Uniform Commercial Code: Leases|Part V - Default (Ss. 680.501-680.532)|680.507 - Proof of market rent; time and place.

680.507 Proof of market rent; time and place.—(1) Damages based on market rent (s. 680.519 or s. 680.528) are determined according to the rent for the use of the goods concerned for a lease term identical to the remaining lease term of the original lease agreement and prevailing at the times specified in s. 680.519 or s. 680.528.(2) If evidence of rent for the use of the goods concerned for a lease term identical to the remaining lease term of the original lease agreement and prevailing at the times or places described in this chapter is not readily available, the rent prevailing within any reasonable time before or after the time described or at any other place or for a different lease term which in commercial judgment or under usage of trade would serve as a reasonable substitute for the one described may be used, making any proper allowance for the difference, including the cost of transporting the goods to or from the other place.(3) Evidence of a relevant rent prevailing at a time or place or for a lease term other than the one described in this chapter offered by one party is not admissible unless and until he or she has given the other party notice the court finds sufficient to prevent unfair surprise.(4) If the prevailing rent or value of any goods regularly leased in any established market is in issue, reports in official publications or trade journals or in newspapers or periodicals of general circulation published as the reports of that market are admissible in evidence. The circumstances of the preparation of the report may be shown to affect its weight but not its admissibility.History.—s. 1, ch. 90-278; s. 717, ch. 97-102; s. 35, ch. 98-11.
FL Stat § 680.508 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 680 - Uniform Commercial Code: Leases|Part V - Default (Ss. 680.501-680.532)|680.508 - Lessee’s remedies.

680.508 Lessee’s remedies.—(1) If a lessor fails to deliver the goods in conformity to the lease contract (s. 680.509) or repudiates the lease contract (s. 680.402), or a lessee rightfully rejects the goods (s. 680.509) or justifiably revokes acceptance of the goods (s. 680.517), then with respect to any goods involved, and with respect to all of the goods if under an installment lease contract the value of the whole lease contract is substantially impaired (s. 680.51), the lessor is in default under the lease contract; and the lessee may:(a) Cancel the lease contract (s. 680.505(1)).(b) Recover so much of the rent and security as has been paid and is that which is just under the circumstances.(c) Cover and recover damages as to all goods affected, whether or not they have been identified to the lease contract (ss. 680.518 and 680.52), or recover damages for nondelivery (ss. 680.519 and 680.52).(d) Exercise any other rights or pursue any other remedies provided in the lease contract.(2) If a lessor fails to deliver the goods in conformity to the lease contract or repudiates the lease contract, the lessee may also:(a) If the goods have been identified, recover them (s. 680.522); or(b) In a proper case, obtain specific performance or replevy the goods (s. 680.521).(3) If a lessor is otherwise in default under a lease contract, the lessee may exercise the rights and pursue the remedies provided for in the lease contract, which may include a right to cancel the lease, and in s. 680.519(3).(4) If a lessor has breached a warranty, whether express or implied, the lessee may recover damages (s. 680.519(4)).(5) On rightful rejection or justifiable revocation of acceptance, a lessee has a security interest in goods in the lessee’s possession or control for any rent and security that has been paid and any expenses reasonably incurred in their inspection, receipt, transportation, and care and custody and may hold those goods and dispose of them in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, subject to the provisions of s. 680.527(5).(6) Subject to the provisions of s. 680.407, a lessee, on notifying the lessor of the lessee’s intention to do so, may deduct all or any part of the damages resulting from any default under the lease contract from any part of the rent still due under the same lease contract.History.—s. 1, ch. 90-278; s. 36, ch. 98-11.
FL Stat § 680.509 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 680 - Uniform Commercial Code: Leases|Part V - Default (Ss. 680.501-680.532)|680.509 - Lessee’s rights on improper delivery; rightful rejection.

680.509 Lessee’s rights on improper delivery; rightful rejection.—(1) Subject to the provisions of s. 680.51 on default in installment lease contracts, if the goods or the tender or delivery fail in any respect to conform to the lease contract, the lessee may reject or accept the goods or accept any commercial unit or units and reject the rest of the goods.(2) Rejection of goods is ineffective unless it is within a reasonable time after tender or delivery of the goods and the lessee seasonably notifies the lessor.History.—s. 1, ch. 90-278.
FL Stat § 680.51 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 680 - Uniform Commercial Code: Leases|Part V - Default (Ss. 680.501-680.532)|680.51 - Installment lease contracts: rejection and default.

680.51 Installment lease contracts: rejection and default.—(1) Under an installment lease contract, a lessee may reject any delivery that is nonconforming if the nonconformity substantially impairs the value of that delivery and cannot be cured or the nonconformity is a defect in the required documents; but if the nonconformity does not fall within subsection (2) and the lessor or the supplier gives adequate assurance of its cure, the lessee must accept that delivery.(2) Whenever nonconformity or default with respect to one or more deliveries substantially impairs the value of the installment lease contract as a whole, there is a default with respect to the whole. But, the aggrieved party reinstates the installment lease contract as a whole if the aggrieved party accepts a nonconforming delivery without seasonably notifying of cancellation or brings an action with respect only to past deliveries or demands performance as to future deliveries.History.—s. 1, ch. 90-278.
FL Stat § 680.511 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 680 - Uniform Commercial Code: Leases|Part V - Default (Ss. 680.501-680.532)|680.511 - Merchant lessee’s duties as to rightfully rejected goods.

680.511 Merchant lessee’s duties as to rightfully rejected goods.—(1) Subject to any security interest of a lessee (s. 680.508(5)), if a lessor or a supplier has no agent or place of business at the market of rejection, a merchant lessee, after rejection of goods in his or her possession or control, shall follow any reasonable instructions received from the lessor or the supplier with respect to the goods. In the absence of those instructions, a merchant lessee shall make reasonable efforts to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of the goods for the lessor’s account if they threaten to decline in value speedily. Instructions are not reasonable if on demand indemnity for expenses is not forthcoming.(2) If a merchant lessee (subsection (1)) or any other lessee (s. 680.512) disposes of goods, he or she is entitled to reimbursement either from the lessor or the supplier or out of the proceeds for reasonable expenses of caring for and disposing of the goods and, if the expenses include no disposition commission, to such commission as is usual in the trade or, if there is none, to a reasonable sum not exceeding 10 percent of the gross proceeds.(3) In complying with this section or s. 680.512, the lessee is held only to good faith. Good faith conduct hereunder is neither acceptance or conversion nor the basis of an action for damages.(4) A purchaser who purchases in good faith from a lessee pursuant to this section or s. 680.512 takes the goods free of any rights of the lessor and the supplier even though the lessee fails to comply with one or more of the requirements of this chapter.History.—s. 1, ch. 90-278; s. 718, ch. 97-102.
FL Stat § 680.512 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 680 - Uniform Commercial Code: Leases|Part V - Default (Ss. 680.501-680.532)|680.512 - Lessee’s duties as to rightfully rejected goods.

680.512 Lessee’s duties as to rightfully rejected goods.—(1) Except as otherwise provided with respect to goods that threaten to decline in value speedily (s. 680.511) and subject to any security interest of a lessee (s. 680.508(5)), the lessee, after rejection of goods in the lessee’s possession, shall hold them with reasonable care at the lessor’s or the supplier’s disposition for a reasonable time after the lessee’s seasonable notification of rejection. If the lessor or the supplier gives no instructions within a reasonable time after notification of rejection, the lessee may store the rejected goods for the lessor’s or the supplier’s account or ship them to the lessor or the supplier or dispose of them for the lessor’s or the supplier’s account with reimbursement in the manner provided in s. 680.511. The lessee has no further obligations with regard to goods rightfully rejected.(2) Action by the lessee pursuant to subsection (1) is not acceptance or conversion.History.—s. 1, ch. 90-278.
FL Stat § 680.513 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 680 - Uniform Commercial Code: Leases|Part V - Default (Ss. 680.501-680.532)|680.513 - Cure by lessor of improper tender or delivery; replacement.

680.513 Cure by lessor of improper tender or delivery; replacement.—(1) If any tender or delivery by the lessor or the supplier is rejected because it is nonconforming and the time for performance has not yet expired, the lessor or the supplier may seasonably notify the lessee of the lessor’s or the supplier’s intention to cure and may then make a conforming delivery within the time provided in the lease contract.(2) If the lessee rejects a nonconforming tender that the lessor or the supplier had reasonable grounds to believe would be acceptable with or without money allowance, the lessor or the supplier may have a further reasonable time to substitute a conforming tender if she or he seasonably notifies the lessee.History.—s. 1, ch. 90-278; s. 719, ch. 97-102.
FL Stat § 680.514 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 680 - Uniform Commercial Code: Leases|Part V - Default (Ss. 680.501-680.532)|680.514 - Waiver of lessee’s objections.

680.514 Waiver of lessee’s objections.—(1) In rejecting goods, a lessee’s failure to state a particular defect that is ascertainable by reasonable inspection precludes the lessee from relying on the defect:(a) To justify rejection or to establish default if, stated seasonably, the lessor or the supplier could have cured it (s. 680.513); or(b) To justify rejection or to establish default between merchants if the lessor or the supplier after rejection has made a request in writing for a full and final written statement of all defects on which the lessee proposes to rely.(2) A lessee’s failure to reserve rights when paying rent or other consideration against documents precludes recovery of the payment for defects apparent in the documents.History.—s. 1, ch. 90-278; s. 70, ch. 2010-131.
FL Stat § 680.515 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 680 - Uniform Commercial Code: Leases|Part V - Default (Ss. 680.501-680.532)|680.515 - Acceptance of goods.

680.515 Acceptance of goods.—(1) Acceptance of goods occurs after the lessee has had a reasonable opportunity to inspect the goods and:(a) The lessee signifies or acts with respect to the goods in a manner that signifies to the lessor or the supplier that the goods are conforming or that the lessee will take or retain them in spite of their nonconformity; or(b) The lessee fails to make an effective rejection of the goods (s. 680.509(2)).(2) Acceptance of a part of any commercial unit is acceptance of that entire unit.History.—s. 1, ch. 90-278.
FL Stat § 680.517 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 680 - Uniform Commercial Code: Leases|Part V - Default (Ss. 680.501-680.532)|680.517 - Revocation of acceptance of goods.

680.517 Revocation of acceptance of goods.—(1) A lessee may revoke acceptance of a lot or commercial unit the nonconformity of which substantially impairs its value to the lessee if he or she has accepted it:(a) Except in the case of a finance lease, on the reasonable assumption that its nonconformity would be cured and it has not been seasonably cured; or(b) Without discovery of the nonconformity if the lessee’s acceptance was reasonably induced either by the lessor’s assurances or, except in the case of a finance lease, by the difficulty of discovery before acceptance.(2) Revocation of acceptance must occur within a reasonable time after the lessee discovers or should have discovered the ground for it and before any substantial change in condition of the goods which is not caused by the nonconformity. Revocation is not effective until the lessee notifies the lessor.(3) A lessee who so revokes has the same rights and duties with regard to the goods involved as if the lessee had rejected them.History.—s. 1, ch. 90-278; s. 721, ch. 97-102.
FL Stat § 680.518 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 680 - Uniform Commercial Code: Leases|Part V - Default (Ss. 680.501-680.532)|680.518 - Cover; substitute goods.

680.518 Cover; substitute goods.—(1) After default by a lessor under the lease contract of the type described in s. 680.508, or, if agreed, after another default by the lessor, the lessee may cover by making any purchase or lease of or contract to purchase or lease goods in substitution for those due from the lessor.(2) Except as otherwise provided with respect to damages liquidated in the lease agreement (s. 680.504) or otherwise determined pursuant to agreement of the parties (ss. 671.102(2) and 680.503), if a lessee’s cover is by lease agreement substantially similar to the original lease agreement and the new lease agreement is made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, the lessee may recover from the lessor as damages:(a) The present value, as of the date of the commencement of the term of the new lease agreement, of the rent under the new lease agreement and applicable to that period of the new lease term which is comparable to the then remaining term of the original lease agreement minus the present value as of the same date of the total rent for the then remaining lease term of the original lease agreement; and(b) Any incidental or consequential damages, less expenses saved in consequence of the lessor’s default.(3) If a lessee’s cover is by lease agreement that qualifies for treatment under subsection (2), the lessee may elect to proceed under subsection (2) or s. 680.519. If a lessee’s cover is by lease agreement that for any reason does not qualify for treatment under subsection (2), or is by purchase or otherwise, the lessee may recover from the lessor as if the lessee had elected not to cover.History.—s. 1, ch. 90-278; s. 38, ch. 98-11; s. 27, ch. 2007-134.
FL Stat § 680.519 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 680 - Uniform Commercial Code: Leases|Part V - Default (Ss. 680.501-680.532)|680.519 - Lessee’s damages for nondelivery, repudiation, default, or breach of warranty in regard to accepted goods.

680.519 Lessee’s damages for nondelivery, repudiation, default, or breach of warranty in regard to accepted goods.—(1) Except as otherwise provided with respect to damages liquidated in the lease agreement (s. 680.504) or otherwise determined pursuant to agreement of the parties (ss. 671.102(2) and 680.503), if a lessee elects not to cover or a lessee elects to cover and the cover is by lease agreement, whether or not the lease agreement qualifies for treatment under s. 680.518(2), or is by purchase or otherwise, the measure of damages for nondelivery or repudiation by the lessor or for rejection or revocation of acceptance by the lessee is the present value, as of the date of the default, of the then market rent minus the present value as of the same date of the original rent, computed for the remaining lease term of the original lease agreement, together with incidental and consequential damages, less expenses saved in consequence of the lessor’s default.(2) Market rent is to be determined as of the place for tender or, in cases of rejection after arrival or revocation of acceptance, as of the place of arrival.(3) Except as otherwise agreed, if the lessee has accepted goods and given notification (s. 680.516(3)), the measure of damages for nonconforming tender or delivery or other default by a lessor is the loss resulting in the ordinary course of events from the lessor’s default as determined in any manner that is reasonable together with incidental and consequential damages, less expenses saved in consequence of the lessor’s default.(4) Except as otherwise agreed, the measure of damages for breach of warranty is the present value at the time and place of acceptance of the difference between the value of the use of the goods accepted and the value if they had been as warranted for the lease term, unless special circumstances show proximate damages of a different amount, together with incidental and consequential damages, less expenses saved in consequence of the lessor’s default or breach of warranty.History.—s. 1, ch. 90-278; s. 39, ch. 98-11; s. 28, ch. 2007-134.
FL Stat § 680.52 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 680 - Uniform Commercial Code: Leases|Part V - Default (Ss. 680.501-680.532)|680.52 - Lessee’s incidental and consequential damages.

680.52 Lessee’s incidental and consequential damages.—(1) Incidental damages resulting from a lessor’s default include:(a) Expenses reasonably incurred in inspection, receipt, transportation, and care and custody of goods rightfully rejected or goods the acceptance of which is justifiably revoked.(b) Any commercially reasonable charges, expenses, or commissions in connection with effecting cover.(c) Any other reasonable expense incident to the default.(2) Consequential damages resulting from a lessor’s default include:(a) Any loss resulting from general or particular requirements and needs of which the lessor at the time of contracting had reason to know and which could not reasonably be prevented by cover or otherwise.(b) Injury to person or property proximately resulting from any breach of warranty.History.—s. 1, ch. 90-278.