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Before attempting to hold a landlord accountable for making repairs, providing pest control, providing quiet enjoyments, etc. under Fla. Stat. s. 83.56, you should determine your ultimate goal. Is your ultimate goal to terminate the lease and move out as quickly as you can? Or is this process mer...
There is currently one (1) noteworthy eviction bans for Floridian tenants: the CDC Eviction Moratorium. However, even this ban will have its legal challenges. CDC Eviction Moratorium This ban protects residential tenants up until December 31, 2020, who completes the following declaration under th...
Before a landlord can legally be called to task on a rental property's defects, in most instances, the tenant must provide the landlord with advanced notice and an opportunity to cure the defects. To learn how to allow a landlord to cure, please consider reading our article: https://www.debirumph...
There are currently two (2) noteworthy eviction bans for Floridian tenants: The Florida Moratorium and (2) the CDC Eviction Moratorium. Right now, the one that provides tenants with the most hope is the CDC Eviction Moratorium. However, even this ban will have its legal challenges. The Flo...
COVID 19 Tenant Rights If you have read my article: Corona Virus 19, Florida Evictions, and Tenant's Rights, by now, you know that depending on a tenant's circumstances, in Florida, a landlord was initially prohibited from filing an eviction against a tenant up until at least May 17, 2020. Howe...
COVID 19 Tenant Rights If you have read my article: Corona Virus 19, Florida Evictions, and Tenant's Rights, by now, you know that depending on a tenant's circumstances, in Florida, a landlord was initially prohibited from filing an eviction against a tenant up until at least May 17, 2020. Howe...
Is this you: https://youtu.be/5iZZ0hNySC4? If so, we can help. However, what surprises most tenants is when we tell them that termination of their lease is their best and safest option. As you have likely anticipated, living in the presence of excess mold is not healthy: https://www.cdc.gov/mo...
Is your landlord ignoring your requests for repairs to be made? Why Your Landlord May Be Ignoring Your Requests First, in most instances, the law requires that a tenant give the landlord a seven-day notice to cure and require the tenant to withhold rent for the landlord's failure. Then, the tena...
COVID 19 Tenant Rights for Month to Month Tenants If you have read my article: Corona Virus 19, Florida Evictions, and Tenant's Rights, by now, you know that depending on a tenant's circumstances, in Florida, a landlord may be prohibited from filing an eviction against the tenant for nonpayment ...
COVID 19 Tenant Rights If you have read my article: Corona Virus 19, Florida Evictions, and Tenant's Rights, by now, you know that depending on a tenant's circumstances, in Florida, a landlord may have been prohibited from filing an eviction against a tenant up until at least May 17, 2020. Howe...
Testifying can be scary. Why? Because most people don't know what it is—or how to deal with the opposing party's lawyer. Therefore, in this article, I will address the following: What is Testifying? What is Remote Testifying? How do you Prepare for your Remote Tes...
COVID 19 Tenant Rights If you have read my article: Corona Virus 19, Florida Evictions, and Tenant's Rights, by now, you know that depending on a tenant's circumstances, on rental homes that have a Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac backed loan, a landlord may have been prohibited from filing an evictio...
Has your landlord locked you out? In my experience, the best thing a tenant can do is to do the following—in the following order: 1. Make a police report. 2. Confirm the lockout with video and/or witnesses. 3. Send the landlord texts or emails requesting that the locks be changed back. 4. Send yo...
COVID 19 Tenant Rights If you have read my article: Corona Virus 19, Florida Evictions, and Tenant's Rights, by now, you know that depending on a tenant's circumstances, in Florida, a landlord may have been prohibited from filing an eviction against a tenant up until at least May 17, 2020. Howe...
Tenants can be great people. For example, some tenants allow people to move in with them (“House Mates.”) However, before doing so, tenants should consider whether they can, truly, afford to. This is especially true when it's time to ask the Houses Mates to move out. If the House Mates do not...
COVID 19 Tenant Rights If you have read my article: Corona Virus 19, Florida Evictions, and Tenant's Rights, by now, you know that depending on a tenant's circumstances, in Florida, a landlord may be prohibited from filing an eviction against the tenant up until at least May 17, 2020. However, ...
COVID 19 Tenant Rights If you have read my article: Corona Virus 19, Florida Evictions, and Tenant's Rights, by now, you know that depending on a tenant's circumstances, in Florida, a landlord may be prohibited from filing an eviction against the tenant up until at least May 17, 2020. However, if...
When a tenant rents a property, the tenant obtains a right to peacefully hold possession of the rental premises. In the law, we call this right “quiet enjoyment.” However, there are exceptions. One such exception is in Florida Statutes § 83.53. Under Fla. Stat. § 83.53(1), a landlord has a ri...
If you haven't already done so, please read “So. . . .Your Landlord Wants to Show Your Rental Property? What are YOUR RIGHTS? [HYPERLINK]” to fully understand what a tenant's rights are when a landlord, in general, wants to show a rental property to a new tenant or to a purchaser of the rental p...
When a landlord fails to make repairs to a rental home, it, understandably, causes the tenant concerns. Who has the obligation to make repairs? What should a tenant do if a landlord fails to make repairs? What options are available to a tenant under such circumstances? Must a Landlord Make Rep...
With so many businesses closing their doors, unfortunately, many tenants are finding themselves either underemployed or even completely unemployed. The obvious result is that many tenants are struggling to pay their obligations, including their rental payments. However, the good news is that ten...
Renters across California came home to an early Christmas present from their landlords this season: a 60-day notice to vacate. Reports of sudden eviction drives are emerging throughout the state, spurred on by AB 1482's effective date of January 1, 2020. The new law caps annual rent increases in ...
The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, enacted on Dec. 20, 2019, included several tax changes with retroactive impact, requiring taxpayers and their advisors to consider filing amended 2018 tax returns. These include 28 regularly expiring tax breaks that had expired at the end of 2017 and h...
