Florida Eviction Notice

1. Tenant and rental. Every tenant's name, the address of the rental with the unit, and the county - the statutory form names the county.
2. Rent owed. The unpaid rent and the period it is for. The notice demands rent only, so leave out late fees and other charges unless your written lease expressly calls them rent (Fla. Stat. § 83.43).
3. The last day to pay. Count three days after delivery, skipping Saturdays, Sundays and court holidays, and enter that date. The notice prints it in the statute's "on or before the ___ day of ___" form.

The body of the notice is the exact wording set out in Fla. Stat. § 83.56(3), with your name, address and phone number under it.

Three days excluding Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays, after the notice is delivered; "legal holidays" here means holidays the court observes (§ 83.56(3)). Delivered on a Tuesday, the last day is Friday. Delivered on a Thursday, the last day is the next Tuesday. Do not count the day of delivery. If you mail the notice, many courts add five days for mailing - hand delivery or leaving it at the residence is quicker and easier to prove.

By mailing it, handing a true copy to the tenant, or, if the tenant is away from the rental, leaving a copy at the residence (§ 83.56(4)). E-mail counts only if you and the tenant signed an e-mail notice addendum under § 83.505. Fill in the proof of delivery at the bottom and keep a copy.

If you accept a partial payment after the notice is delivered, Florida gives you three choices: give the tenant a receipt showing the amount paid and the agreed balance, deposit the partial payment into the court registry when you file, or deliver a new 3-day notice for the balance (§ 83.56(5)(a)). Taking money without doing one of these can waive the eviction.

For problems other than rent, Florida uses 7-day notices instead (§ 83.56(2)): a notice to cure for things like an unauthorized pet, guest or vehicle, or failing to keep the unit clean, and a notice to vacate without a chance to cure for intentional damage, a continued unreasonable disturbance or a repeat violation within 12 months. This page makes the 3-day notice for unpaid rent only.

For a "covered dwelling" under the federal CARES Act - a property with a federally backed mortgage or in a federal housing program - the tenant cannot be required to leave before 30 days after a notice to vacate (15 U.S.C. § 9058(c)). Choose "Yes" in the form and the notice adds that statement.

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