Florida Statute 82.02 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 82
FORCIBLE ENTRY AND UNLAWFUL DETAINER

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82.02 Applicability.—

(1) This chapter does not apply to residential tenancies under part II of chapter 83.

(2) This chapter does not apply to the possession of real property under chapter 513 or chapter 723.

History.—s. 2, ch. 1630, 1868; RS 1688; GS 2153; RGS 3457; CGL 5310; s. 33, ch. 67-254; s. 13, ch. 73-330; s. 19, ch. 77-104; s. 3, ch. 2018-94.

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Cases Citing Statute 82.02

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Szczeklik v. Markel Int'l Ins., 942 F. Supp. 2d 1254 (M.D. Fla. 2013).

Cited 6 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2013 WL 1830816, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 62207

manufacturer); Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 82.002(d) ("For purposes of this section, a wholesale

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Del Rio v. City of Hialeah, 904 So. 2d 484 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2005 WL 1109439

ordinance clear, but the title and language of Section 82-2 clearly indicate that it was the legislators'

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Wesco Mfg., Inc. v. Tropical Attractions of Palm Beach, Inc., 833 F.2d 1484 (11th Cir. 1987).

Cited 1 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 5 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1190

of Unfair Competition Trademarks and Monopolies § 82.2 (3d ed. 1969)). A district court’s failure to consider

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Csc Serviceworks, Inc. v. Boca Bayou Condo Assoc., Etc., & Com. Laundries Inc., 240 So. 3d 12 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

...The Defendants counter that the court correctly denied the motion because Appellant’s machines were never physically removed from the laundry rooms and the act of “disconnecting” is not equivalent to “dispossessing.” We agree with the Defendants. Section 82.02, Florida Statutes, provides that “[n]o person who enters without consent in a peaceable, easy and open manner into any lands or tenements shall hold them afterwards against the consent of the party entitled to possession.” § 82.02(1), Fla....

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Forbes v. Nat'l Indus. Bank of Miami, 243 So. 2d 613 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1971).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1971 Fla. App. LEXIS 5444

...nterclaim seeking specific performance. The lower Court granted the Motion to Dismiss and the Motion for Summary Judgment and entered Final Judgment for Plaintiff. This appeal followed. It is interesting to note that unlawful detention is defined in Section 82.02, Florida Statutes, F.S.A....

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