Florida Statute 83.9 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 83
LANDLORD AND TENANT

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F.S. 83.09

83.09 Exemptions from liens for rent.—No property of any tenant or lessee shall be exempt from distress and sale for rent, except beds, bedclothes and wearing apparel.

History.—s. 6, Feb. 14, 1835; RS 1762; GS 2238; RGS 3557; CGL 5421; s. 34, ch. 67-254.

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Cases Citing Statute 83.09

Total Results: 3

Seymour v. Adams

638 So. 2d 1044, 1994 WL 277906

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 24, 1994 | Docket: 1271097

Cited 27 times | Published

leased." § 83.08(2), Fla. Stat. (1991). Under section 83.09, "[n]o property of any tenant or lessee shall

Van Hoose v. Robbins

165 So. 2d 209

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 12, 1964 | Docket: 1405691

Cited 5 times | Published

allege existence of an exception to Fla. Stat. § 83.09, F.S.A. which reads: "No property or any tenant

Stroemer v. Shevin

399 F. Supp. 993, 1973 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15163

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jan 29, 1973 | Docket: 1625308

Cited 3 times | Published

property of the tenant being exempt from distress (F.S.83.09). The statute requires the landlord or his attorney