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Fla. Stat. § 83.06 (2025)
Right to demand double rent upon refusal to deliver possession.
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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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 25
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1955–2024 · leading case: Covelli Fam., LP v. ABG5, LLC, 977 So. 2d 749 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008).
Covelli Fam., LP v. ABG5, LLC, 977 So. 2d 749 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008). “…rent adheres only where the "tenant refuses to give up possession of the premises at the end of the tenant's lease. " § 83.06, Fla. Stat, (emphasis added).”
Wagner v. Rice, 97 So. 2d 267 (Fla. 1957). “The determining points are whether the appellants, who were the lessors, were entitled to recover a double rent penalty under Section 83.06, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. and if not, the extent of their right of recovery, if any.”
Robinson v. Peterson, 375 So. 2d 294 (Fla. 2d DCA 1979). “The question whether a lessor is entitled to interest on unpaid rent seems to be clearly answered by Section 83.06(2), Florida Statutes (1977), which provides: All contracts for rent, verbal or in writing, shall bear interest from the time the rent becomes due, any law, usage or…”
Keeton Corr., Inc. v. Rj & Rk, Inc., 858 So. 2d 349 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003). “§ 83.06, Fla. Stat. (2000) (emphasis added).”
Grimm v. Huckabee, 891 So. 2d 608 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005). “On March 11, 2004, the trial court entered an order finding that the appellants were "currently in possession of the property pursuant to a contract for purchase and sale of the property which contains an occupancy agreement," but ordering payment of past due rent and double…”
Palm Beach Florida Hotel v. Nantucket Enter., Inc., 211 So. 3d 42 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016). “Section 83.06(2), Florida Statutes (2006), provides that: (2) The landlord shall recover possession of rented premises only: (a) In an action for possession under s.”
Palm Beach Mobile Homes, Inc. v. Strong, 300 So. 2d 881 (Fla. 1974). “forth an affirmative defense that the plaintiff had violated the rules and regulations of the park and also alleging that the statute in question was unconstitutional as sought to be applied and appellants counter claimed alleging their right to refuse to renew the original oral…”
Medina v. Wyche, 796 So. 2d 622 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001). “We affirm the judgment for rent, and double rent, pursuant to section 83.06, Florida Statutes, against Medina and Allied.”
Thrifty Dutchman, Inc. v. Florida Supermarkets, Inc. (In Re Thrifty Dutchman, Inc.), 97 B.R. 101 (Bankr. S.D. Florida 1988). “Under Florida law, a landlord has several courses of action available to it when a former tenant continues to use and/or occupy the demised premises after expiration of the term of a lease.”
Eli Einbinder, Inc. v. Miami Crystal Ice Co., 317 So. 2d 126 (Fla. 3d DCA 1975). “Subsequently, on July 12, 1971 appellee served on the appellants a notice to vacate by July 31, 1971 and further informed them that any holding over would result in a doubling of the rent pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 83.06 . Appellee then simultaneously filed respective complaints…”
City of Miami Beach v. Fleetwood Hotel, Inc., 261 So. 2d 801 (Fla. 1972). “F.S. 83.06, F.S.A. provides that a landlord may demand and receive double rent from a tenant who refuses to give up possession.”
Nelson v. Growers Ford Tractor Co., 282 So. 2d 664 (Fla. 4th DCA 1973). “1963); Section 83.06, Florida Statutes 1971, F.S.”
— 83.06(1) — 4 cases
Grimm v. Huckabee, 891 So. 2d 608 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005). “On March 11, 2004, the trial court entered an order finding that the appellants were "currently in possession of the property pursuant to a contract for purchase and sale of the property which contains an occupancy agreement," but ordering payment of past due rent and double…”
Thrifty Dutchman, Inc. v. Florida Supermarkets, Inc. (In Re Thrifty Dutchman, Inc.), 97 B.R. 101 (Bankr. S.D. Florida 1988). “Under Florida law, a landlord has several courses of action available to it when a former tenant continues to use and/or occupy the demised premises after expiration of the term of a lease.”
Keeton Corr., Inc. v. Rj & Rk, Inc., 858 So. 2d 349 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003). “§ 83.06, Fla. Stat. (2000) (emphasis added).”
Conway Plaza Partners, Ltd. v. Saldana, 17 Fla. Supp. 2d 97 (Fla. Orange Cty. Ct. 1985).
— 83.06(2) — 3 cases
Robinson v. Peterson, 375 So. 2d 294 (Fla. 2d DCA 1979). “The question whether a lessor is entitled to interest on unpaid rent seems to be clearly answered by Section 83.06(2), Florida Statutes (1977), which provides: All contracts for rent, verbal or in writing, shall bear interest from the time the rent becomes due, any law, usage or…”
Palm Beach Florida Hotel v. Nantucket Enter., Inc., 211 So. 3d 42 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016). “Section 83.06(2), Florida Statutes (2006), provides that: (2) The landlord shall recover possession of rented premises only: (a) In an action for possession under s.”
Holiday Plaza Corp. v. Cinemas of Miami, Inc., 469 So. 2d 183 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985).
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