(1) No sales representative shall rebate any portion of his or her commission except as follows:

(a) The rebate shall be available to all consumers in the same actuarial class.
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 634.3205

  • Home warranty association: means any corporation or any other organization, other than an authorized insurer, issuing home warranties. See Florida Statutes 634.301
  • Sales representative: means any person with whom an insurer or home inspection or warranty association has a contract and who is utilized by such insurer or association for the purpose of selling or issuing home warranties. See Florida Statutes 634.301
  • warranty: means any contract or agreement whereby a person undertakes to indemnify the warranty holder against the cost of repair or replacement, or actually furnishes repair or replacement, of any structural component or appliance of a home, necessitated by wear and tear or an inherent defect of any such structural component or appliance or necessitated by the failure of an inspection to detect the likelihood of any such loss. See Florida Statutes 634.301
(b) The rebate shall be in accordance with a rebating schedule filed with and approved by the home warranty association issuing the home warranty to which the rebate applies. The home warranty association shall maintain a copy of all rebating schedules for a period of 3 years.
(c) The rebating schedule shall be uniformly applied so all consumers who purchase the same home warranty through the sales representative for the same coverage shall receive the same percentage rebate.
(d) The rebate schedule shall be prominently displayed in public view in the sales representative’s place of business, and a copy shall be made available to consumers on request at no charge.
(e) The age, sex, place of residence, race, nationality, ethnic origin, marital status, or occupation of the consumer shall not be used in determining the percentage of the rebate or whether a rebate is available.
(2) No rebate shall be withheld or limited in amount based on factors which are unfairly discriminatory.
(3) No rebate shall be given which is not reflected on the rebate schedule.
(4) No rebate shall be refused or granted based upon the purchase of or failure to purchase collateral business.