RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF TENANTS
When a person pays to live in a house, apartment or mobile home—whether payment is made weekly, monthly, or at other regular periods and whether the apartment or house or mobile home is rented from a private person, a corporation, or most governmental units – this is true even when this is no written “lease” agreement- the renter becomes a tenant governed by Florida law. A tenant has certain basic rights protected by Florida law, which the landlord must observe. Of course, the tenant also has certain responsibilities. The tenant’s rights are specified in the Florida Statutes at chapter 83... Read More