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On this page you will find a summary of Florida's Landlord/Tenant Law. It is not intended for the purpose of providing legal advice. For additional information, refer to Chapter 83, Part II, Florida Statutes (F.S.).
Table Tracing Session Laws to Florida Statutes (2024) [PDF] Index to Special and Local Laws (1971-2024) [PDF] Index to Special ... Title VI CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE. Chapter 83 LANDLORD AND TENANT Entire Chapter. CHAPTER 83. LANDLORD AND TENANT. PART I. Nonresidential tenancies (ss. 83.001-83.251) PART II. Residential tenancies (ss. 83.40 ...
Laws of Florida; Legislative & Executive Branch Lobbyists Information Center Joint Legislative Committees & Other Entities. ... LANDLORD AND TENANT. PART I. NONRESIDENTIAL TENANCIES (ss. 83.001-83.251) PART II. RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES (ss. 83.40-83.683) PART III. SELF-SERVICE STORAGE SPACE
A tenant has certain rights and responsibilities under Florida law. These are specified in the Florida Statutes at Part II, Chapter 83, the Florida Residential Landlord Tenant Act. A tenant in federally subsidized rental housing has rights under federal law, as well. If there is no written lease, these laws regulate the tenant’s rights.
Learn about both landlord and tenant rights in Florida regarding rent payments, habitability, privacy, notice requirements and more.
Right of possession upon default in rent; determination of right of possession in action or surrender or abandonment of premises. Right to demand double rent upon refusal to deliver possession. Action for use and occupation. Landlord’s lien for rent. Exemptions from liens for rent. Landlord’s lien for advances. Distress for rent; complaint.
Any lease of lands and tenements, or either, made shall be deemed and held to be a tenancy at will unless it shall be in writing signed by the lessor. Such tenancy shall be from year to year, or quarter to quarter, or month to month, or week to week, to be determined by the periods at which the rent is payable.
Laws of Florida; Legislative & Executive Branch Lobbyists Information Center Joint Legislative Committees & Other Entities. ... Deposit money or advance rent; duty of landlord and tenant. 83.491. Fee in lieu of security deposit. 83.50. Disclosure of landlord’s address. 83.51. Landlord’s obligation to maintain premises.
In Florida, residential tenancies are governed by (1) Chapter 83 of the Florida Statutes under what is commonly known as “Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act” (see Florida Statute 83.40) and (2) the language in the individual lease or rental agreement between the landlord and the tenant.
Florida Landlord Tenant Law is set forth in Florida Statutes at Part II, Chapter 83, Florida Residential Landlord Tenant Act. It governs the rights of both landlords and tenants. Even with a signed lease, the Laws “prevail over what the lease says,” according to The Florida Bar Foundation.