by kelleyandgrantlaw | May 7, 2025 | Evictions, Landlord Tenants
Florida’s landlord-tenant laws are getting a modern makeover. Starting July 1, 2025, a new law—Section 83.505 of the Florida Statutes—will allow landlords and tenants to officially send and receive legally required notices via email, provided they both agree in...
by kelleyandgrantlaw | Dec 11, 2024 | Evictions
As a landlord, you’ve likely heard conflicting advice about how to post a three day notice for nonpayment of rent. Some landlords were concerned that placing the notice face-out on a tenant’s door, where anyone passing by might see it, could lead to a lawsuit for...
by kelleyandgrantlaw | Nov 17, 2022 | Evictions, Landlord Tenants
Eviction delays during the holiday season can occur for a variety of reasons, but the most common reasons are because of court closures. Florida law states that if a tenant fails to pay rent, the landlord must serve a Three Day Notice for Nonpayment of Rent. The...
by kelleyandgrantlaw | Apr 26, 2021 | Evictions
The Consumer Financial Protections Bureau (CFPB) has issued a new regulation, imposing a requirement on ‘debt collectors’ that attempt to collect rent under penalty of eviction. This new rule applies to landlords, property managers acting as agents for landlords, and...
by kelleyandgrantlaw | Nov 27, 2020 | Evictions, Landlord Tenants, Real Estate Law
What types of evictions does the CDC Order cover? Under the CDC, evictions for nonpayment of rent may be affected where a tenant serves a signed CDC Declaration form on the landlord or the court. If a tenant serves a signed CDC Declaration in a residential eviction...
by kelleyandgrantlaw | Nov 26, 2020 | Evictions, Landlord Tenants, Real Estate Law
Florida’s eviction restrictions enacted under Executive Order 20-180 on April 2, 2020 and extended five separate times have now expired effective October 1, 2020. The relief was permitted to expire to avoid any confusion over whether the CDC’s evictions order should...
