Roberto Basulto v. Hialeah Automotive, etc.

Roberto Basulto and Raquel Gonzalez, a married couple, seek review of the decision of the Third District Court of Appeal in Hialeah Auto., LLC v. Basulto, 22 So.3d 586 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009), on the ground that it expressly and directly conflicts with a decision of this Court, Seifert v. U.S. Home Corp., 750 So.2d 633 (Fla.1999), on a question of law. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. For the reasons that we explain below, we quash the Third District’s decision based on its conflict with our controlling precedent.

I. BACKGROUND AND FACTS

The pertinent facts that led to the…