Consumer Protection

Consumer information:

• File a Complaint
  If you feel you have a complaint about any business transaction, you may file a complaint. Once your complaint is received, the business will be provided with a copy of your complaint and given ten (10) days to respond.
• Check a Business
  Database of consumer business complaints filed within the last five years.
  • Nation's Top 10 Consumer Complaints
• Post Disaster Consumer Tips - En Español
• Price Gouging information
• Find Foreclosure help here

In the News:

• Consumer alert
  • Beware of the “Can You Hear Me?” robocall scam
  • Credit card skimming devices on fuel pumps
• Towing Ordinance
• Human Trafficking Signage Ordinance
• Connie's Consumer Corner
• Pain Management Clinic Permitting
• Consumer Protection Brochure - En Español
  Buyer Beware! Sometimes it is hard to spot fraud when it is happening. Scams can be large or small, simple or sophisticated, but the people behind them have two things in common. They want to steal your money and avoid being caught. The reality is anyone
  could fall victim to a scam, no matter what your age, intellect or economic status.
• Regulatory Programs Information
• Identity Theft Information
• National DO NOT CALL Registry
  Stop unsolicited calls.

• Know Your Homeowners or Condominium Association
  Being engaged and knowing the rules can help ensure your local association meets your expectations and the needs of your community:
  • Community appearance – minimum standards for maintenance of homes, maintain property values.
    
  • Association management - provide an avenue to address common neighborhood concerns.
    
  • Recreational amenities and common areas maintenance.
  • Florida Statute Chap. 720 on Homeowner's Associations.
    
  • Additional resources and information on Condominium Associations.

For more information or questions:

• Contact Consumer Protection

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