Solar companies and setters calling homeowners in Florida work under the federal telemarketing rules plus Florida's own. Here is what each one means for a solar appointment floor, with the official source for every rule.
From official sources, checked September 26, 2026. General information, not legal advice.
Florida requires some telephone sellers or telemarketers to register or be licensed before calling there. License from Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services before business. Check the exemptions before your floor dials Florida.
Fla. Stat. 501.605(1)Florida sets its own window: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; three calls per 24 hours. It covers commercial telephone solicitation calls, including automated dialing and recorded messages. Set the dialer to the narrower of the state and federal windows.
Fla. Stat. 501.616(6)(a), (b)Florida keeps its own do not call list. Department list includes Florida numbers from the national registry. Scrub against it as well as the National Do Not Call Registry.
Fla. Stat. 501.059(3), (4)Florida has its own law on automated or recorded sales calls. Automated or recorded sales calls need prior express written consent. It can be stricter than the federal rules.
Fla. Stat. 501.059(8)(a)Florida requires the consent of all parties to record a call. Interception lawful when all parties give prior consent. Tell the homeowner the call is recorded before recording.
Fla. Stat. 934.03(2)(d)Florida bars telephone solicitation calls before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m., caps them at three per person in 24 hours on the same subject, requires prior express written consent for automated sales calls, keeps a state do not call list, and licenses nonexempt telemarketers.
Each sale or lease of a distributed energy generation system needs a separate, separately acknowledged disclosure in at least 12 point type covering items such as cost, payments, licenses, liens and UCC filings, incentives and warranties, plus notice of a right to rescind for at least 3 business days.
Official sourceFlorida gives buyers 3 business days to cancel covered home solicitation sales (sales over $25). Fla. Stat. 501.031
Checked October 14, 2026. General information, not legal advice.
Federal rules and Florida's own rules both apply: the National Do Not Call Registry, the calling window, consent rules for automated calls and texts, and any Florida registration requirement. The Florida rules page lists each one with its source. General information, not legal advice.
Florida: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; three calls per 24 hours. The federal window is 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the homeowner's location; use the narrower one.
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