(1) Except as otherwise provided with respect to goods that threaten to decline in value speedily (s. 680.511) and subject to any security interest of a lessee (s. 680.508(5)), the lessee, after rejection of goods in the lessee’s possession, shall hold them with reasonable care at the lessor’s or the supplier’s disposition for a reasonable time after the lessee’s seasonable notification of rejection. If the lessor or the supplier gives no instructions within a reasonable time after notification of rejection, the lessee may store the rejected goods for the lessor’s or the supplier’s account or ship them to the lessor or the supplier or dispose of them for the lessor’s or the supplier’s account with reimbursement in the manner provided in s. 680.511. The lessee has no further obligations with regard to goods rightfully rejected.
(2) Action by the lessee pursuant to subsection (1) is not acceptance or conversion.
History.—s. 1, ch. 90-278.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations
Chapter 680 - Uniform Commercial Code: Leases
Part V - Default (Ss. 680.501-680.532)
680.502 - Notice after default.
680.503 - Modification or impairment of rights and remedies.
680.504 - Liquidation of damages.
680.506 - Statute of limitation.
680.507 - Proof of market rent; time and place.
680.509 - Lessee’s rights on improper delivery; rightful rejection.
680.51 - Installment lease contracts: rejection and default.
680.511 - Merchant lessee’s duties as to rightfully rejected goods.
680.512 - Lessee’s duties as to rightfully rejected goods.
680.513 - Cure by lessor of improper tender or delivery; replacement.
680.514 - Waiver of lessee’s objections.
680.515 - Acceptance of goods.
680.517 - Revocation of acceptance of goods.
680.518 - Cover; substitute goods.
680.52 - Lessee’s incidental and consequential damages.
680.521 - Lessee’s right to specific performance or replevin.
680.522 - Lessee’s right to goods on lessor’s insolvency.
680.524 - Lessor’s right to identify goods to lease contract.
680.525 - Lessor’s right to possession of goods.
680.526 - Lessor’s stoppage of delivery in transit or otherwise.
680.527 - Lessor’s rights to dispose of goods.
680.528 - Lessor’s damages for nonacceptance or repudiation.
680.529 - Lessor’s action for the rent.
680.53 - Lessor’s incidental damages.
680.531 - Standing to sue third parties for injury to goods.