Many landlords assume they can wait until the end of a lease to deal with tenant damages. This approach may seem practical, especially in long-term tenancies, but it carries serious legal risks. Florida’s statute of limitations law, F.S. 95.11, sets strict deadlines...
Florida's Open Carry Ruling: What Landlords Must Know Now On September 10, 2025, Florida’s First District Court of Appeals entered a major ruling regarding a person’s right to open carry a firearm in Florida. What does this mean for landlords? This article will...
When COVID-19 hit in 2020, governments across the United States—federal, state, and local—issued sweeping emergency orders. Many of these orders had significant and sometimes devastating impacts on residential and commercial landlords. These impacts ranged from bans...
Few events create more confusion for landlords than the death of a tenant. When the last legal occupant of a rental unit passes away, the landlord may be left with unanswered questions: Who has authority to enter the unit? Can the landlord retake possession? What...
When disputes arise between landlords and tenants over property removal, the difference between what is inside the rental unit and what is located outside can determine whether a landlord is exposed to liability. A Florida appellate court made an important ruling that...
A recent Florida appellate case, Chung v. Hurley, delivers good news for landlords and clears up a major point of confusion about F.S. 83.67. The court ruled that this law’s protections apply only to property inside a tenant’s dwelling unit, not to vehicles, boats, or...