Florida Statutes § 520.37 — Delinquency charges, attorney’s fees and court costs.
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Part III — RETAIL INSTALLMENT SALES
A retail installment contract may provide for payment by the buyer of a delinquency charge on each installment in default for a period not less than 10 days. Such charge may not exceed 5 percent of such installment. A retail installment contract or a revolving account may provide for the payment of reasonable attorney’s fees if referred for collection to an attorney not a salaried employee of the retail seller and for the payment of court costs.
History
History.—s. 8, ch. 59-414; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 21, ch. 80-256; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 2, ch. 85-207; ss. 35, 36, ch. 90-103; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
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