Florida Statute 83.6 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 83
LANDLORD AND TENANT

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F.S. 83.06

83.06 Right to demand double rent upon refusal to deliver possession.—

(1) When any tenant refuses to give up possession of the premises at the end of the tenant’s lease, the landlord, the landlord’s agent, attorney, or legal representatives, may demand of such tenant double the monthly rent, and may recover the same at the expiration of every month, or in the same proportion for a longer or shorter time by distress, in the manner pointed out hereinafter.

(2) All contracts for rent, verbal or in writing, shall bear interest from the time the rent becomes due, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.

History.—ss. 4, 6, Nov. 21, 1828; RS 1759; GS 2235; RGS 3554; CGL 5418; s. 34, ch. 67-254; s. 427, ch. 95-147.

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Total Results: 21

City of Miami Beach v. Fleetwood Hotel, Inc.

261 So. 2d 801, 1972 Fla. LEXIS 3816

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 12, 1972 | Docket: 1707147

Cited 41 times | Published

lease has expired is a tenant at sufferance. F.S. 83.06, F.S.A. provides that a landlord may demand and

Palm Beach Mobile Homes, Inc. v. Strong

300 So. 2d 881

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 10, 1974 | Docket: 1434779

Cited 31 times | Published

for a judgment of eviction in accordance with Section 83.06, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. Appellee denied each

Covelli Family, LP v. ABG5, LLC

977 So. 2d 749, 2008 WL 782806

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 26, 2008 | Docket: 1139707

Cited 24 times | Published

misconception that the bond was issued under section 83.06, Florida Statutes, rather than under Rule 1

Wagner v. Rice

97 So. 2d 267

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 4, 1957 | Docket: 387975

Cited 13 times | Published

entitled to recover a double rent penalty under Section 83.06, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. and if not, the extent

Eli Einbinder, Inc. v. Miami Crystal Ice Co.

317 So. 2d 126

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 10, 1975 | Docket: 1315800

Cited 11 times | Published

a doubling of the rent pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 83.06. Appellee then simultaneously filed respective

Thrifty Dutchman, Inc. v. Florida Supermarkets, Inc. (In Re Thrifty Dutchman, Inc.)

97 B.R. 101

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | Filed: Aug 17, 1988 | Docket: 1082931

Cited 8 times | Published

demand double rent as statutory damages under F.S. § 83.06(1), or the landlord can treat the former tenant

Painter v. Town of Groveland

79 So. 2d 765

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 27, 1955 | Docket: 1361285

Cited 8 times | Published

our statutes under which this award was made, Section 83.06, Fla. Stat. 1953, F.S.A., provides that "When

Nelson v. Growers Ford Tractor Co.

282 So. 2d 664

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 14, 1973 | Docket: 1235300

Cited 5 times | Published

Inc. v. Selk, 151 So.2d 334 (Fla.App. 1963); Section 83.06, Florida Statutes 1971, F.S.A. It follows, a

Palm Beach Florida Hotel v. Nantucket Enterprises, Inc.

211 So. 3d 42, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 18069

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 7, 2016 | Docket: 60262647

Cited 4 times | Published

authorized Landlord to engage in self-help. Section 83.06(2), Florida Statutes (2006), provides that:

Medina v. Wyche

796 So. 2d 622, 2001 WL 1130868

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 26, 2001 | Docket: 1249689

Cited 3 times | Published

judgment for rent, and double rent, pursuant to section 83.06, Florida Statutes, against Medina and Allied

Robinson v. Peterson

375 So. 2d 294

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 30, 1979 | Docket: 1353076

Cited 3 times | Published

unpaid rent seems to be clearly answered by Section 83.06(2), Florida Statutes (1977), which provides:

David Properties, Inc. v. Selk

151 So. 2d 334

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 26, 1963 | Docket: 1254886

Cited 3 times | Published

"double the monthly rent" that Florida Statutes § 83.06, F.S.A. says a landlord "may" demand of a tenant

Grimm v. Huckabee

891 So. 2d 608, 2005 WL 124237

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 24, 2005 | Docket: 1704423

Cited 2 times | Published

due rent and double holdover rent pursuant to section 83.06(1), Florida Statutes (2003).[2] Pursuant to

Casavan v. LAND O'LAKES REALTY, INC., OF LEESBURG

542 So. 2d 371, 1989 WL 25353

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 23, 1989 | Docket: 1515827

Cited 2 times | Published

pursuant to section 83.06[2] or *374 section 83.58, Florida Statutes (1987). Section 83.06 applies only

Keeton Corrections, Inc. v. Rj & Rk, Inc.

858 So. 2d 349, 2003 WL 22453887

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 30, 2003 | Docket: 1513525

Cited 1 times | Published

trial court that the double rent provision in section 83.06, Florida Statutes (2000), applies to a tenancy

A-One Coin Laundry Equipment Co. v. WATERSIDE TOWERS CONDOMINIUM ASS'N, INC.

561 So. 2d 590, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 1215, 1990 WL 17494

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 27, 1990 | Docket: 1480661

Cited 1 times | Published

subsequent to cancellation of the lease, pursuant to section 83.06, Florida Statutes (1987). We disagree. Under

Good To Go Food Store, Inc. v. LRM Realty, LLP

93 So. 3d 362, 2012 WL 2125943, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 9555

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 13, 2012 | Docket: 60310556

Published

682.12. LRM sought double rents, pursuant to section 83.06. The county court denied Good To Go’s motion

In re Revisions to Simplified Forms Pursuant to Rule 10-2.1(a) of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar

50 So. 3d 503, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 216, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 568, 2010 WL 1488111

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 15, 2010 | Docket: 60297315

Published

withholding rent, see the note to Form 3. SOURCE: Section-83£6, Sections 83.56 and 83.60, Florida Statutes

Kobrowski v. Kleen Wash, Inc.

572 So. 2d 975, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 9521, 1990 WL 205874

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 18, 1990 | Docket: 64655764

Published

denying the defendant-purchasers’ claim, under Section 83.06 Florida Statutes, for double rent in view of

Clark v. Creed

541 So. 2d 1338, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 1011, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 2149, 1989 WL 37573

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 19, 1989 | Docket: 64641990

Published

awarding double rent to the appellee pursuant to section 83.06, Florida Statutes (1985). Wagner v. Rice, 97

Holiday Plaza Corp. v. Cinemas of Miami, Inc.

469 So. 2d 183, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1266, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 14024

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 21, 1985 | Docket: 64612142

Published

adjustment owed for 1982. Further, because section 83.06(2), Florida Statutes (1979), specifically provides