§ 451.01 — Definitions

Florida § 451.01

• Jurisdiction: Florida
• Title: XXXI
• Ch. 451: MARKETPLACE CONTRACTORS

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For purposes of this chapter, the term:

(1) “Household services” means: (a) Furniture assembly; (b) Interior painting; (c) Television mounting; (d) Local moving help, such as packing, lifting, loading, and rearranging household items, but excluding transporting items; (e) Hanging pictures, mirrors, curtains, blinds, and shelves; (f) Home cleaning; (g) Installation of in-home technology that does not require a hardwired electrical connection; or (h) Installing or replacing door hardware. Household services do not include services that require licensure under chapter 489.

(2) “Marketplace contractor” means any individual who: (a) Enters into an agreement with a marketplace platform to use the platform’s technology application to connect with third-party individuals or entities seeking temporary household services. (b) In return for compensation, offers or provides temporary household services to third-party individuals or entities through the marketplace platform’s technology application.

(3) “Marketplace platform” or “platform” means an entity operating in this state which: (a) Offers an online-enabled technology application service, website, or system that enables marketplace contractors to provide services to third-party individuals or entities seeking such temporary household services. (b) Accepts service requests from the public only through its online-enabled technology application service, website, or system.

Legislative History

s. 50, ch. 2018-118.