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Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 83
LANDLORD AND TENANT

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F.S. 83.53

83.53 Landlord’s access to dwelling unit.—

(1) The tenant shall not unreasonably withhold consent to the landlord to enter the dwelling unit from time to time in order to inspect the premises; make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply agreed services; or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors.

(2) The landlord may enter the dwelling unit at any time for the protection or preservation of the premises. The landlord may enter the dwelling unit upon reasonable notice to the tenant and at a reasonable time for the purpose of repair of the premises. “Reasonable notice” for the purpose of repair is notice given at least 24 hours prior to the entry, and reasonable time for the purpose of repair shall be between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. The landlord may enter the dwelling unit when necessary for the further purposes set forth in subsection (1) under any of the following circumstances:

(a) With the consent of the tenant;

(b) In case of emergency;

(d) If the tenant is absent from the premises for a period of time equal to one-half the time for periodic rental payments. If the rent is current and the tenant notifies the landlord of an intended absence, then the landlord may enter only with the consent of the tenant or for the protection or preservation of the premises.

(3) The landlord shall not abuse the right of access nor use it to harass the tenant.

History.—s. 2, ch. 73-330; s. 5, ch. 87-195; s. 4, ch. 93-255; s. 446, ch. 95-147; s. 3, ch. 2022-222.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 83.53

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 83.53.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 83.53

Total Results: 20

CONSTRUCTION CONSULTING, INC. v. THE DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF BROWARD COLLEGE

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-09-07

Snippet: Reconciliation Report specifies a “Final Payment” of $83,053 and notes that the project “was reassigned and

Millennium Diagnostic v. Security Nat. Ins.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-08-11

Citation: 882 So. 2d 1027, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 11731, 2004 WL 1780923

Snippet: $987.21 and therefore it had been underpaid by $83.53. Thereafter, Millennium filed a putative class action

In Re Advisory Opinion to Governor

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1993-11-04

Citation: 626 So. 2d 684, 1993 WL 444288

Snippet: office-holding prohibition. Id. See also, Op. Att'y Gen. 83-53 (1983). The Attorney General noted that Article

Hordis Bros., Inc. v. Sentinel Holdings, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-04-24

Citation: 562 So. 2d 715, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 2867, 1990 WL 49827

Snippet: Shaffer v. Heitner, 433 U.S. at 210, 97 S.Ct. at 2582-83, 53 L.Ed.2d at 701-02. [5] Unique Caterers was modified

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1985-03-26

Snippet: or local officers. See, AGO 84-72. Seealso, AGO 83-53, which concluded in discussing the applicability

J.M. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1984-12-18

Citation: 460 So. 2d 559, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 76, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 16110

Snippet: PER CURIAM. We reverse an adjudication of delinquency because of insufficient evidence that the juvenile committed the crime charged in the petition for delinquency. State v. V.D.B., 270 So.2d 6 (Fla.1972); Jackson v. State, 436 So.2d 1085 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983); Lockett v. State, 262 So.2d 253 (Fla. 4th DCA 1972); In Re Winship, 397 U.S. 358, 90 S.Ct. 1068, 25 L.Ed.2d 368 (1970).

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1984-07-26

Snippet: prohibition against dual officeholding. See, AGO 83-53 (expressly concluding, in discussing the applicability

Giddens v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1984-01-25

Citation: 443 So. 2d 1087

Snippet: Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. 83-53. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Wilson v. Townsend

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-07-27

Citation: 435 So. 2d 366, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 21740

Snippet: PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See Bodden v. Young, 422 So.2d 1055 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982). ANSTEAD, C.J., and DOWNEY and WALDEN, JJ., concur.

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1982-06-18

Snippet: 48(83.756), 83.50(83.762), 83.51 and83.52(83.758), 83.53(83.757), 83.54(83.761[1]), 83.55(83.761[2]),83.56(83

Morejon v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-03-10

Citation: 394 So. 2d 1100, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 18876

Snippet: Hartford Fire Insurance Company v. Brown, 60 Fla. 83, 53 So. 838 (1910), pages 90, 91; Compare, Gulf Heating

Cosmopolitan Mutual Insurance Co. v. Kaye

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1968-05-28

Citation: 211 So. 2d 60, 1968 Fla. App. LEXIS 5427

Snippet: agent. See Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Brown, 60 Fla. 83, 53 So. 838 (1910); Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New

Jorge v. Rosen

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1968-03-26

Citation: 208 So. 2d 644, 1968 Fla. App. LEXIS 5802

Snippet: Hartford Fire Insurance Company v. Brown, 60 Fla. 83, 53 So. 838. At the conclusion of the final hearing

Robinson v. Foland

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1960-11-29

Citation: 124 So. 2d 512

Snippet: 2d 425; Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Brown, 60 Fla. 83, 53 So. 838.

United States v. Dahlberg

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1959-10-08

Citation: 115 So. 2d 86

Snippet: court. Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Brown, 60 Fla. 83, 53 So. 838, 842. The record on appeal must contain

Stiles v. Gordon Land Co.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1950-02-21

Citation: 44 So. 2d 417, 1950 Fla. LEXIS 1271

Snippet: 801; Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Brown, 60 Fla. 83, 53 So. 838. Apparent authority rests on the doctrine

Peninsula Land Company v. Howard

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1941-10-31

Citation: 6 So. 2d 384, 149 Fla. 772, 1941 Fla. LEXIS 1055

Snippet: principal. See Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Brown, 60 Fla. 83, 53 So. 838. Mr. Howard adopted the suggestions made

John S. Barnes, Inc. v. Paducah Box & Basket Co.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1941-05-30

Citation: 2 So. 2d 861, 147 Fla. 362, 1941 Fla. LEXIS 1286

Snippet: authority. See Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Brown, 60 Fla. 83, 53 So. 838; Eagle Fire Co. v. Lewallen, 56 Fla. 246

Knabb v. Reconstruction Finance Corporation

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1940-07-30

Citation: 197 So. 707, 144 Fla. 110, 1940 Fla. LEXIS 1015

Snippet: 270; Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. Brown, 60 Fla. 83, 53 So. 838. The record fails to disclose an abuse

Life & Casualty Insurance Co. of Tennessee v. Gresham

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1936-05-15

Citation: 168 So. 812, 127 Fla. 234, 1936 Fla. LEXIS 1435

Snippet: 947; Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Brown, 60 Fla. 83, 53 Sou. Rep. 838, and kindred cases. The petition