Tenants may be facing new hurdles due to a newly enacted statute by Governor Rick Scott. On June 2, 2015, the Governor signed off on Florida Statute section 83.561, which provides that upon issuance of a certificate of title following a foreclosure sale, the purchaser taking title of a residential premises may terminate a tenant’s current rental agreement upon 30 days notice to the tenant. Simply put if your Landlord is foreclosed upon your lease might end up terminated 30 days later with a sheriff knocking on the door shortly thereafter.
83.561 Termination of rental agreement upon foreclosure.—
(1) If a tenant is occupying residential premises that are the subject of a foreclosure sale, upon issuance of a certificate of title following the sale, the purchaser named in the certificate of title takes title to the residential premises subject to the rights of the tenant under this section.
(c) The 30-day notice of termination must be in substantially the following form:
NOTICE TO TENANT OF TERMINATION
You are hereby notified that your rental agreement is terminated on the date of delivery of this notice, that your occupancy is terminated 30 days following the date of the delivery of this notice, and that I demand possession of the premises on (date) . If you do not vacate the premises by that date, I will ask the court for an order allowing me to remove you and your belongings from the premises. You are obligated to pay rent during the 30-day period for any amount that might accrue during that period. Your rent must be delivered to (landlord’s name and address) .
(3) This section does not apply if: