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Staff ReportsJanuary 1, 2018

Complaints about violations of the state’s “Do Not Call” list were far and away the most common ones filed in 2017 with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, according to a news release. Complaints about landlord-tenant issues, and fuel and gasoline rounded out the top 3. “We are dedicated to protecting Florida’s consumers, and I’m […]

Staff ReportsDecember 29, 2016

Violations of the state’s “Do Not Call” list were the most common complaint this year to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The department released its “Top 10 complaints” list on Thursday. It’s the state’s clearinghouse for consumer complaints, protection and information. In addition, the department said it recovered more than $2.9 million for […]

Staff ReportsJuly 26, 2016

One million phone numbers now are on the state’s Do Not Call List, which restricts telemarketers and others from making sales calls to Floridians. Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam‘s office announced the news Tuesday. Of those, 928,000 were added since “Putnam worked with the Legislature in 2012 to remove the fee to join,” according to a press release. […]

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The unhappy top 10: Floridians’ consumer complaints in 2017

What did Florida consumers complain about the most in 2016?

1 million signed up for ‘Do Not Call’ list