Can You Charge a Tenant for Not Giving Move-Out Notice in Florida? Florida law provides residential landlords with the ability to charge a tenant liquidated damages if the tenant fails to provide proper notice of their intent to vacate at the end of the lease term....
HUD's New 30-Day Eviction Notice Rule: What Landlords Must Do The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a final rule, published in the Federal Register (Vol. 89, No. 240), which became effective on January 13, 2025. The new rule requires...
Alfred Lenoris Davis, also known as Rod Lesperance, was convicted of access-device fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1029(a)(1) for using a counterfeit driver’s license to pass a background check and rent a luxury condominium unit at 400 Sunny Isles in Florida. Davis presented...
Landlords routinely apply uniform rules to promote fairness especially when it comes to fees for parking, amenities, or services. But what happens when a tenant with a disability requests that a fee be waived as a "reasonable accommodation"? The Fair Housing Act (FHA)...
Supreme Court Declines to Rule on Eviction Moratorium "Takings" In a closely watched case, GHP Management Corp. v. City of Los Angeles, on June 30, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a major constitutional question: whether government-imposed eviction...
I’ve written about the recent amendment to F.S. ch. 82 (Unlawful Detainer) here. The changes to the statute are very helpful to property owners who have unauthorized non-tenant occupants on their property, by enabling the owner to sign an affidavit with the sheriff’s...
Florida Landlord Alert: Luxury Housing Lawsuit Breakdown The Washington Attorney General filed suit against FPI Management, Inc. and a group of affiliated property owners and managers (collectively “Defendants”) for alleged deceptive and unfair practices at five...
Florida's Rent Liability Rules for Multiple Tenants When managing rental properties with multiple tenants, it’s not uncommon to encounter situations where one tenant consistently falls behind on rent while others remain in good standing. This can present a legal and...
In student housing and roommate-based tenancies, landlords sometimes face challenging situations when one tenant's reasonable accommodation conflicts with another tenant's rights or medical needs. A common scenario involves the introduction of an emotional support...
Landlord Liability Alert: When Violence Occurs in a Rental Unit Violent incidents between tenants and third parties can pose major legal, safety, and reputational risks to landlords. A recent case from Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal, Smith v. State of...