A UNIT IS LEGALLY ABANDONED UNDER FLORIDA LAW IF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IS IN PLACE:

 

1. NO ONE HAS BEEN IN THE RENTAL UNIT FOR A FULL 15 DAYS AND YOU CAN PROVE IT.

 

2. THE RENT IS UNPAID.

 

3. NO RESIDENT OR OCCUPANT HAS GIVEN YOU ANY NOTICE, VERBAL OR WRITTEN STATING THAT THEY ARE GOING TO PAY THE RENT OR COME BACK AT A LATER TIME.

 

OUR RECOMMENDATIONS

 

If you are going to take possession under legal abandonment, you need to be able to prove the above three things. If there are any personal belongings in the unit, we recommend that you call us first to discuss whether eviction may be the better approach.

 

If you do take possession under legal abandonment, we recommend that you take pictures or videotape each room of the rental unit prior to taking possession.

 

NOTE: If you “jump the gun” and take possession prematurely, you could face serious consequences in court including criminal charges, charge of wrongful eviction, conversion, prohibited practices and liability for anything the tenant claimed was in the unit!!

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