Always be careful that your actions comply with what you put in writing. Continuously accepting rent after providing notice of default to a tenant may operate in a Florida as…
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Zero Day Notice and Improper Late Fees Equals Failed Eviction in Florida. Strict adherence to the requirements of Florida statute is required when prosecuting a Florida eviction so it is…
A Polk County Circuit Court recently held that where an attorneys’ fee entitlement provision in a landlord-tenant lease agreement provided recovery of attorneys fees without a court’s entry of a…
A Pinellas County court recently dismissed a Florida eviction action brought by a mobile home owner against its occupant for deficiencies, which included: failing to prove ownership of real property…
On appeal from Miami-Dade County Court, the 11th Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County reinforced the strict construction and interpretation of Florida Eviction Statute Section 83.60(2), stating that failure to pay…
Motions by Property Managers are Invalid in Florida Evictions. Pursuant to a Florida Bar Advisory Opinion Regarding Legal Representation of Landlord’s a court in Orange County, Florida ordered a property…
If you seek money damages in your eviction action personal service is required for the court to have jurisdiction to make an award. In Miami-Dade a court dismissed an eviction…
Non-lawyers and non-attorney eviction services may be at a disadvantage when it comes to the intricacies of Florida landlord/tenant law. Case in point, in the ruling below the Broward Small…
Improper Summons & Due Process in Florida Eviction On appeal of a landlord/tenant eviction matter in Orange County Florida, the Circuit court held that strict compliance with the Florida Rules…
With the appropriate language, and acquiescence by a tenant, a landlord may be able to draft language into a commercial lease, thus waiving the “3-Day” notice requirement of Florida Statutes Section 83.20(2)….