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FL Landlords: New Supreme Court Forms Mean More Tenant Lawyers
Florida’s Supreme Court has quietly reshaped the landscape of landlord–tenant litigation—making it far easier for tenants and unauthorized occupants to find lawyers, challenge filings, and avoid default judgments. New 2026 updates to the Summons and Unlawful Detainer...
FL Landlords: New Supreme Court Forms Mean More Tenant Lawyers
What Changed? Florida's 2025–2026 Summons & Unlawful Detainer Forms The Florida Supreme Court’s 2025–2026 updates to Summons (Form 1.902), Unlawful Detainer (Form 1.938), and related civil-procedure rules are more than routine formatting changes—they fundamentally...
Acceleration Mistakes That Cost One Creditor $168,000
When a tenant or borrower stops paying, most landlords assume they can simply “accelerate the debt,” sue, and recover attorney’s fees. But a recent Florida appellate decision shows how one misstep in that process can erase your right to recover tens of thousands of...
When Acceleration Matters: Lessons for Landlord Creditors Enforcing Promissory Notes
Landlords increasingly rely on promissory notes, repayment agreements, early-termination fee agreements, and other credit instruments to secure money owed by tenants. But a recent Florida appellate court decision, Miller v. ARCPE Bahamas, LLC, 5D2024-2573 (Fla. 5th...
Code Enforcement & Private Roads: Landlord Lessons
The 2025 case Thompson v. Leon County, 2025 AP 4 (Leon Cnty. September 12, 2025) is a significant reminder to landlords, rural property owners, and investors that local governments maintain broad authority to perform visual inspections for code violations from...