Housing and rent in Florida
Deposits, rent increases, notice and eviction. Each answer cites the article or section it rests on.
2 questions
- How does the eviction process work in Florida?A 3-day notice for unpaid rent, a summary court case with 5 days to answer, the rent deposit that decides most cases, and a 24-hour writ. Each step and the tenant's defenses, sourced to chapter 83 and section 51.011 of the Florida Statutes.
- Florida security deposit law: deadlines, the landlord's notice and how to object15 days to return the deposit, 30 days for the landlord's certified notice of a claim, 15 days for your written objection. The timeline, the notice, an objection letter and the attorney's-fee rule, each sourced to Florida Statutes section 83.49.