Florida Statutes 520.88 – Assignments of contracts or notes
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 520.88
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
(1) No holder shall sell, transfer, or assign any obligation in connection with a home improvement contract or any evidence of indebtedness thereunder to any person who is not authorized as a sales finance company.
(2) Notice of any assignment shall be sent to the owner immediately after the assignment is made.
(3) No promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness may be negotiated or otherwise transferred without simultaneous delivery of the related contract.
(4) No right of action or defense arising out of the transaction which gave rise to the home improvement contract which the buyer has against the home improvement finance seller and which would be cut off by assignment shall be cut off by assignment of the contract to any third person, whether or not he or she acquired the contract in good faith and for value.