Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 83.41 (2025)

Application.

✓ 2025 Florida Statutes — current through the 2025 Regular Session
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section FL-LEGleg.state.fl.us JustiaFla. Statutes CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar
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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1974–2026 · leading case: Paterson v. Deeb, 472 So. 2d 1210 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985).
Paterson v. Deeb, 472 So. 2d 1210 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985). · cites it 2× “§ 83.41, Fla. Stat. (1981). The act explicitly imposes "an obligation of good faith in the performance or enforcement of every duty under the act.”
Mesnikoff v. Fq Backyard Trading, LLC, 239 So. 3d 765 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018). · cites it 2× “” § 83.41, Fla. Stat. (2016). Although we agree that Backyard Trading is a “landlord” under the Act, § 83.”
Bensoussan v. Banon5, 252 So. 3d 298 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018). · cites it 2× “There is no separate claim grounded on a violation of 4 § 83.41, Fla. Stat. (2015). 5 section 83.”
Toledo v. Escamilla, 962 So. 2d 1028 (Fla. 3d DCA 2007). “July 13, 2005)(holding that "Plaintiff failed to prove that this is a landlord-tenant relationship with a `rental agreement' as required by Florida Statutes §§ 83.41, 83.43(6) & 83.43(7) (2004). . .”
Multach v. Adams, 418 So. 2d 1254 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982). · cites it 2× “Section 83.41, Florida Statutes (1981). Therefore, it is not applicable to the instant controversy.”
Herrell v. Seyfarth, Shaw, 491 So. 2d 1173 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986). · cites it 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.”
Stewart v. Green, 300 So. 2d 889 (Fla. 1974). “Section 83.41 and Section 83.62, F.S.A.) either enacted earlier in time or enacted in pari materia, it takes precedence thereover.”
Perry v. Chronister (M.D. Fla. 2020). · cites it 2× “Fla. Stat. § 83.41 . 2. Naphcare Naphcare, a private corporation, may be liable under section 1983 because “it performs a function traditionally within the exclusive prerogative of the state.”
Patricia Kay Sublett v. State of Florida (Fla. 4th DCA 2025). · cites it 2× “” § 83.41, Fla. Stat. (2022). In pertinent part, section 83.”
Wayne C. Rickert D/B/A Crystal Lake Vill. v. Karen Valencia & Unknown Party in Possession (Fla. 6th DCA 2026). · cites it 2× “” § 83.41, Fla. Stat. (2024); see § 83.43(5), Fla.”
Rooney v. Camden Prop. Trust (S.D. Fla. 2024). “§ 83.41. Because the U.C.C. doesn’t govern our lease, Rooney has failed to state a claim for “Violation of U.”
Sharick v. Sager, 8 Fla. Supp. 2d 122 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1984). “Appellee brought suit for return of her security deposit, constructive eviction based on violation of F.S. 83.41 for failure to adequately exterminate and attorney’s fees pursuant to F.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.

This Florida statute resource is curated by an Orange Park personal injury and workers' comp lawyer, a Jacksonville, Florida personal injury and workers' compensation attorney (Florida Bar No. 39104). For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.