by wesmartin | Jun 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
Quick Answers All-in cost (one tenant): about $530, covering the court filing fee, summons, process server, and the firm's flat attorney fee.Attorney flat fee (uncontested): $295.Court filing fee: $185 base, plus $10 per summons (one summons per tenant named).Sheriff...
by wesmartin | Jun 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
Quick Answers Uncontested: About 4 to 5 weeks from filing to the tenant's removal, if the tenant does not respond. Contested: 6 weeks to several months, depending on the defenses the tenant raises. Before filing: You must serve the correct notice and let it expire...
by wesmartin | Jun 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
Quick Answers Uncontested: About 4 to 5 weeks from filing to the tenant's removal, if the tenant does not respond. Contested: 6 weeks to several months, depending on the defenses the tenant raises. Before filing: You must first serve the correct notice and let it...
by wesmartin | Jun 11, 2026 | Evictions, Uncategorized
Quick Answers First legal step: Serve a written 3-day notice to pay rent or vacate under Florida Statute 83.56(3). The three days exclude weekends and legal holidays.You cannot file immediately. The 3-day notice has to expire first. Only then can an eviction be filed...
by wesmartin | Jun 11, 2026 | Evictions, Uncategorized
Quick Answers A tenant who stays past the lease without your consent is a "holdover." You do not have to renew, and you can move to remove them.Florida Statute 83.58 lets a landlord recover double rent from a tenant who holds over after the lease ends and refuses to...
by kelleyandgrantlaw | Apr 9, 2021 | Estate Planning, Real Estate Law, Uncategorized
Managing your Real Estate can be a complex and time consuming proposition. Often times, property owners are caught up in the day-to-day of managing these responsibilities and they fail to be proactive about planning for negative life events and their own passing. The...
