Chapter 7 Section 4

Question 1

Florida telephone solicitation laws

Answer 1

-Florida law registration on the state “do not call” list may be made with the division of consumer services
-anyone making an unsolicited telephone sales call to a listed residential, mobile, or paging device must immediately identify themselves by name and state the name of the business they represent
-violators of this statute may be subject to a fine of up to $10,000
-charge for registering

Question 2

federal telephone solicitation law

Answer 2

-federal law prohibits telephone solicitation calls before 8:00 am and after 9:00 pm
-individuals may request to be placed on a federal “do not call” list, which must be observed by any firm using telephone solicitation methods
-violators are subject to $40,000 per call
-a licensee may call an owner whose name appears on a “do not call” list when representing a buyer interested in buying the property but may not use the showing in an attempt to obtain a listing
-no charge for registering

Question 3

exemptions to telephone solicitation law

Answer 3

-exemptions to political candidates, charities, and those people conducting surveys
-brokerage companies with which customers have existing business relationships are also exempt
-broker may call a customer even if they are on the registry under the following conditions:
-within 18 months after that customer’s last purchase
-within 3 months after that customer makes an inquiry such as signing an open house registry

Question 4

federal environmental laws

Answer 4

-clean air act
-federal water pollution control act
-national environmental policy act
-solid waste disposal act

Question 5

florida environmental laws

Answer 5

-beach and shore preservation act
-drainage and water management act
-environmental land and water management act
-growth management act of 1985 with amendments in 1992
-saltwater fisheries conservation act

Question 6

interstate land sales full disclosure act

Answer 6

-intended to protect customers from fraud and abuse in the sales or lease of land
-prohibits developers and their agents from selling or leasing, by mail or by means of interstate commerce, any lot in any subdivision of 100 or more nonexempt lots unless registered with HUD

Question 7

property report

Answer 7

-developers of 25 or more lots must provide purchasers with a disclosure, referred to as a property report
-property report gives purchaser 7 calendar days to cancel the contract
-purchasers who did not receive the property report before signing the contract may cancel the contract at any time within 2 years from signing

Question 8

property report provides current information on:

Answer 8

-the state of the title and land use
-physical characteristics
-planned availability of roads, services, and utilities
-financial and operating information
-risks associated with buying the land