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Fla. Stat. § 82.02 (2025)

Applicability.

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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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1971–2018 · leading case: Csc Serviceworks, Inc. v. Boca Bayou Condo Assoc., Etc., & Com. Laundries Inc., 240 So. 3d 12 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018).
Csc Serviceworks, Inc. v. Boca Bayou Condo Assoc., Etc., & Com. Laundries Inc., 240 So. 3d 12 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018). · cites it 4× “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.”
Forbes v. Nat'l Indus. Bank of Miami, 243 So. 2d 613 (Fla. 4th DCA 1971). · cites it 2× “It is interesting to note that unlawful detention is defined in Section 82.02, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. 1 and that the definition includes unlawful entry.”
— 82.02(1) — 1 case
Csc Serviceworks, Inc. v. Boca Bayou Condo Assoc., Etc., & Com. Laundries Inc., 240 So. 3d 12 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018). “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.”
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