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Florida Statute 83.41 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 83.41 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 83.41 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
83.41 Application.This part applies to the rental of a dwelling unit.
History.s. 2, ch. 73-330; ss. 2, 20, ch. 82-66.

Cases Citing F.S. 83.41

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·Paterson v. Deeb, 472 So. 2d 1210 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985).

Cited 64 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1417

...d of a dwelling unit ... shall, at all times during the tenancy, make reasonable provision for ... locks and keys [and] the clean and safe condition of common areas." [3] The act is applicable to dwelling units such as the one involved in this case. § 83.41, Fla....
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Cited as authorityDayton (2024)
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·In Re Managed Care Litig., 150 F. Supp. 2d 1330 (S.D. Fla. 2001).

Cited 23 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2001 WL 660869

determining premium rates to be charged"); Miss.Code § 83-41-331(1), (2) ("No premium rate may be used until
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·Stewart v. Green, 300 So. 2d 889 (Fla. 1974).

Cited 15 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...is to say the same shall not be used to circumvent the intent and purposes of any provision of Section 83.69. Insofar as F.S. Section 83.69, F.S.A. is directly contrary or repugnant to other laws relating to landlords and tenants (particularly F.S. Section 83.41 and Section 83.62, F.S.A.) either enacted earlier in time or enacted in pari materia, it takes precedence thereover....
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Cited as authorityGallo (2008)
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·Herrell v. Seyfarth, Shaw, 491 So. 2d 1173 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1461

..., and all rent accruing during the pendency of the proceeding, when due. Section 83.60(2). See also section 723.063(2). The Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, by its terms, however, specifically applies to the rental of dwelling units, see Section 83.41, Florida Statutes — and not to nonresidential tenancies, governed by part I of Chapter 83....
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·Multach v. Adams, 418 So. 2d 1254 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

..., but not for any subsequent or continuing noncompliance. And indeed Multach did accept rent following, for instance, the installation of the garage door. However, this statute is applicable only to the rental of a dwelling unit and mobile home lot. Section 83.41, Florida Statutes (1981)....
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Cited as authorityGreco (1998)
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AffirmedGreco (1998)
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·Mesnikoff v. Fq Backyard Trading, LLC, 239 So. 3d 765 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

...on subject matter jurisdiction . . . constitutes a departure from the essential requirements of law, sufficient to justify invocation of [second-tier] certiorari jurisdiction.” Stel-Den of Am., 438 So. 2d at 884. The Act “applies to the rental of a dwelling unit.” § 83.41, Fla....
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·Bensoussan v. Banon5, 252 So. 3d 298 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

...ts removal from the premises.” The amended complaint mentioned section 83.62 in a footnote to one paragraph of the general allegations and in one paragraph within the conversion count. There is no separate claim grounded on a violation of 4 § 83.41, Fla....
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Cited as authorityRooney (2024)
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Wayne C. Rickert d/b/a Crystal Lake Vill. v. Karen Valencia & Unknown Party in Possession (Fla. 6th DCA 2026).

Cited 1 times | Florida 6th District Court of Appeal

...Because it was not raised by the Valencias below or on appeal, we do not decide whether Rickert’s action for possession of a lot in his park was properly brought under the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, which “applies to the rental of a dwelling unit.” § 83.41, Fla....
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Patricia Kay Sublett v. State of Florida (Fla. 4th DCA 2025).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

...1979). Florida’s residential landlord and tenant law is consistent with the victim’s assertion of dominion over the porch. The Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Part II of Chapter 83, Florida Statutes (2022), applies to “the rental of a dwelling unit.” § 83.41, Fla....

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