There are many common misconceptions the public has about eviction. The most common issue we see is one regarding repairs; namely landlord’s refusal to repair the property. As a tenant you must be EXTREMELY careful and follow ...
Another common question comes from tenants who are fighting with their landlords over issues when tenant is a month-to-month tenant (under no written lease); or that tenant is under an expiring lease that the landlord will not ...
It happens often. You are a tenant and have something break or get damaged in your rental property. Who is responsible to fix it should be your first question. This will require you to look to your lease. ...
This used to be a huge problem whereby a tenant or owner would have to go through a formal eviction or unlawful detainer to remove someone from their property who never paid any rent and was not a tenant.Now, a new statute requires ...
A Sarasota County Court has ruled that although it is a violation of Florida Statutes 83.49(1) for landlord to co-mingle the security deposit with operating funds, the statute provides no penalty for such violation. ...
In a concept previously discussed here, a dismissal was recently reversed in on appeal Miami-Dade when the circuit court sitting as an appellate court to the lower county court determined that the county court had failed to give ...
The Govorner of Florida has signed HB 779 into law creating Florida Statute 83.561, offering limited protections to tenants in foreclosed homes, including a 30 day notice the new purchaser is required to give to a tenant living in a ...
In an eviction action out of Miami-Dade County, Judge King denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss and request for hearing as defendant/tenant has failed to pay rent monies alleged as owed into the court registry, and had not asserted ...
While still in possession of a rental property, tenant filed a complaint to recover their security deposit. The court in Volusia County dismissed the complaint for failure to allow the landlord time to comply with Florida ...
Landlords be aware that your acceptance of rent after issuance of a 3 Day Notice in Florida may create a waiver of your ability to pursue eviction. In Alachua County, a trial court court entered a final judgment for ...