Florida Clerks of Court Offices

Click on "Lawyer Regulation" and then "Regulation of Lawyer Conduct" once at the Florida Bar's website.

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Banking & Financing Complaints

Banks, Financial Fraud, Financial Investigations

Specific complaint areas include:

• Consumer complaints/financial investigations related to consumer fraud
• Banks (state chartered banks)
• Boiler Room Operations
• Cemetery Trust Funds & Complaints
• Collection Agencies
• Credit Unions
• Finance Companies
• Funeral Pre-need Sales
• Home Improvement Sales
• International Banks
• Investment Fraud
• Misuse of State Funds or State Property
• Mortgage and Consumer Finance Companies
• Motor Vehicle Sales
• Retail Installment Credit
• Stocks/Securities

National Banks — Federal Reserve

Organization attempts to address marketplace problems in a fair manner through the use of voluntary self-regulation and consumer education.

Applies to the following industries & professionals only:

• Alarm System Contractors
• Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
• Architects
• Asbestos Consultants
• Athlete Agents
• Auctioneers
• Barbers
• Building Code Administrators & Inspectors
• Community Association Managers
• Construction Contractors
• Cosmetologists & Beauty Salons
• Crematories
• Direct Disposers
• Electrical Contractors
• Embalmers
• Employee Leasing
• Funeral Directors & Related Facilities
• Engineers
• Geologists
• Landscape Architects
• Pilots (Harbor)
• Surveyors and Mappers
• Talent Agencies
• Veterinarians — Veterinary Medicine

This agency handles consumer complaints concerning applicable regulated businesses. | Complaint Form
Toll Free: (Florida Only) 1-800-435-7352; or All Others: (850) 922-2966
The following types of business are covered by this agency:

• Business Opportunities (sale or marketing of business opportunities)
• Charitable Organizations (Charities)
• Dance Studios
• Health Clubs & Health Studios
• Lemon Law (Autos)
• Motor Vehicle Repair Shops
• Pawnbrokers
• Sweepstakes/Game Promotions
• Telemarketing
• Telephone Solicitations — No Sales Solicitation Info
• Travel — (Sellers of Travel, Travel Agents, etc.)

Fraud Complaints (All Types) — File a Complaint
Florida Attorney General's hotline helps victims of any type of fraud or unfair trade practices get the assistance they need; toll-Free 1-866-966-7226.

Homeowners' Associations (Complaints)
Business & Professional Regulation

Home Safety
Consumer.gov

Landlord Responsibilities/Rights
See Rights and Duties of Landlords or Search "Legal Topics & Issues" under Public/Consumers

Lawyers (Complaints Against)
Once at the Florida Bar website, click on "Consumer Services;" also see fee arbitration program, fee mediation program.

Regulated Industries (All Types)
Locate regulating agencies for information or to file complaints

Renters — Tenant Responsibilities/Rights
See Rights and Duties of Tenants or Search "Legal Topics & Issues" under Public/Consumers

Applies to the following industries & professionals regulated by this agency only:

• Firearms, Guns Licensees & Instructors
• Private Investigators & Investigation Agencies
• Recovery Agent — Recovery Agencies & Instructors
• Security Officers, Agencies & Instructors

Tenants' Responsibilities/Rights
See "Consumer" then "Call-a-Law" section at Florida Bar website.

Florida Regulated Industries Guide
Links to regulating agencies & requirements for industries that are regulated.

Additional Resources & Contacts.

Related Information & Links

• Active Consumer-Related Investigations — Florida Attorney General
• Attorney General Consumer Protection | Office Info
• Consumer Alerts — Florida Divison of Consumer Services
• Consumer Action Handbook — U.S. Government Consumer Info
• Consumer Information — Consumer.gov (Federal)
• Consumer Complaints — Selected Agencies & Toll Free Numbers
• Consumer Fraud (All Types) — Federal Trade Commission
  Includes Internet & Email Scams, Identity Theft Complaints
• Consumer Product Incident — To Report Problems
• Consumer Products — Household Product Safety Publications from Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Protecting Yourself from Consumer Fraud — Florida Attorney General — Provides tips on consumer protection in a variety of situations

Recent Consumer News — State of Florida.com

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