Florida Statute 83.08 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 83
LANDLORD AND TENANT

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F.S. 83.08

83.08 Landlord’s lien for rent.—Every person to whom rent may be due, the person’s heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, shall have a lien for such rent upon the property found upon or off the premises leased or rented, and in the possession of any person, as follows:

(1) Upon agricultural products raised on the land leased or rented for the current year. This lien shall be superior to all other liens, though of older date.

(2) Upon all other property of the lessee or his or her sublessee or assigns, usually kept on the premises. This lien shall be superior to any lien acquired subsequent to the bringing of the property on the premises leased.

(3) Upon all other property of the defendant. This lien shall date from the levy of the distress warrant hereinafter provided.

History.—ss. 1, 9, 10, ch. 3131, 1879; RS 1761; GS 2237; RGS 3556; CGL 5420; s. 34, ch. 67-254; s. 429, ch. 95-147.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 83.08

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 83.08.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 83.08

Total Results: 20

In Re: Judicial Circuit Assessment

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-12-21

Snippet: (83.8%) 1951 Somewhat

Berdick v. Costilla

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-09-14

Citation: 97 So. 3d 316, 2012 WL 4039271, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 15439

Snippet: lien is superior to any claim by Berdick. See § 83.08, Fla. Stat. (2010). After a nonevidentiary hearing

Federated Institute for Patent & Trademark Registry v. State, Office of the Attorney General

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-04-23

Citation: 979 So. 2d 1162, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 6297

Snippet: custodian’s control over them. See In re Grand Jury 83-8 Subpoena Duces Tecum, 611 F.Supp. 16, 24 (S.D.Fla

Franqui v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-05-03

Citation: 965 So. 2d 22, 2007 WL 1285921

Snippet: which indicted he had a full-scale IQ score of 83. [8] We have already discussed the fact that the trial

Sheehan v. Sheehan

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-01-03

Citation: 943 So. 2d 818, 2006 WL 2956389

Snippet: to the wife's expert, the total income was $123,083.08, making the husband's half $61,541.54. Exclusive

Robie v. Port Douglas (Florida), Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1995-11-29

Citation: 662 So. 2d 1389, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 12504, 1995 WL 699890

Snippet: tenant was current in its lease payments. Section 83.08, Florida Statutes (1993), provides in relevant part:

Beason-Simons v. AVION TECHNOLOGIES

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1995-11-01

Citation: 662 So. 2d 1317, 1995 WL 637513

Snippet: of its statutory landlord's lien under section 83.08(2), Florida Statutes (1989), and the seller by virtue

Lynch Austin Realty, Inc. v. Engler

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1994-12-16

Citation: 647 So. 2d 988, 1994 WL 700669

Snippet: erroneous in light of the record evidence. Section 83.08(2), which the trial court correctly applied to this

FLANIGAN'S ENTERPRISES v. Barnett Bank

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1994-07-07

Citation: 639 So. 2d 617, 19 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 374, 24 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 1249, 1994 Fla. LEXIS 1006, 1994 WL 318490

Snippet: liquor license for Level 3's past-due rent. See § 83.08, Fla. Stat. (1977). Flanigan's sought damages under

Seymour v. Adams

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1994-06-24

Citation: 638 So. 2d 1044, 1994 WL 277906

Snippet: landlord's lien for unpaid rent established by section 83.08, Florida Statutes (1991),[5] since the establishment

Walling Enterprises, Inc. v. Mathias

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1994-03-31

Citation: 636 So. 2d 1294, 19 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 147, 1994 Fla. LEXIS 454, 1994 WL 102636

Snippet: A STATUTORY LANDLORD'S LIEN PURSUANT TO SECTION 83.08(2) POTENTIALLY REACH AND ENCOMPASS A TENANT'S LIQUOR

FLANIGAN'S ENTERPRISES v. Barnett Bank

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1993-03-05

Citation: 614 So. 2d 1198, 19 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 1230, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 2407

Snippet: superior statutory landlord's lien pursuant to section 83.08(2), Florida Statutes (1977). Barnett had a perfected

Mathias v. Walling Enterprises, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-12-31

Citation: 609 So. 2d 1323, 1992 WL 217080

Snippet: landlord's statutory lien for rent under section 83.08(2)[1] can attach to a lessee's liquor license located

Goodman v. Brasseria La Capannina, Inc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-06-11

Citation: 602 So. 2d 1245, 17 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 353, 1992 Fla. LEXIS 1028, 1992 WL 125114

Snippet: KOGAN and HARDING, JJ., concur. . Under section 83.08, Florida Statutes (1989), Brasseria’s failure to

Liberty International, Inc. v. Water Place, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-04-21

Citation: 597 So. 2d 410, 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 4487, 1992 WL 79302

Snippet: Chinese Creations’ personalty pursuant to section 83.08, Florida Statutes (1989). Liberty was joined as

EMP. BEN. PLANS, INC. v. Radice Corporate Ctr. I, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-02-05

Citation: 593 So. 2d 1125, 1992 WL 16662

Snippet: lien on the subject property pursuant to section 83.08. While the provisions of Chapter 83, Florida Statutes

Florida E. Coast Prop., Inc. v. Best Contract Furnishings, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-01-28

Citation: 593 So. 2d 560, 1992 WL 12148

Snippet: addition to the statutory lien created by section 83.08, Florida Statutes (1989) ("Landlord's lien for rent")

Florida East Coast Ry. Co. v. Pickard

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-02-06

Citation: 573 So. 2d 850, 1990 WL 126316

Snippet: punishable as provided in Section 775.082 or 775.083. [8] Testimony at trial indicated that University

Betham v. City of Orlando

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1989-11-15

Citation: 556 So. 2d 412, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 2649, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 6535, 1989 WL 139129

Snippet: injuries on the following days: 12/9/80, 1/28/83, 5/5/83, 8/31/83, and 2/14/84. Claimant filed a claim for benefits

Flowers v. Centrust Sav. Bank

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1989-10-17

Citation: 556 So. 2d 1123, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 2455, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 5842, 1989 WL 120868

Snippet: foreclosure in favor of a landlord pursuant to section 83.08, Florida Statutes (1987). We reverse. The case before