Florida Statute 83.54 - 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. 83.54

83.54 Enforcement of rights and duties; civil action; criminal offenses.—Any right or duty declared in this part is enforceable by civil action. A right or duty enforced by civil action under this section does not preclude prosecution for a criminal offense related to the lease or leased property.

History.—s. 2, ch. 73-330; s. 7, ch. 2013-136.

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Carl Dimassimo and Ramona M. Dimassimo, Cross-Appellees, and Maxine Jackson and George Jackson, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellants, Cross-Appellees. v. City of Clearwater, Cross-Appellants

805 F.2d 1536, 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 34913

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Dec 19, 1986 | Docket: 805094

Cited 38 times | Published

leasehold through proper legal proceedings. Section 83.54, mentioned earlier, declares that "[a]ny right

Mann v. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office

946 F. Supp. 962, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17635, 1996 WL 683614

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Nov 25, 1996 | Docket: 1926797

Cited 7 times | Published

violation. This Court did, however, note that F.S. § 83.54 was "not so clearly established so as to preclude

DiMassimo v. City of Clearwater

805 F.2d 1536, 1986 WL 1167018

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Dec 19, 1986 | Docket: 66221423

Cited 5 times | Published

leasehold through proper legal proceedings. Section 83.54, mentioned earlier, declares that “[a]ny right

OLEN PROPERTIES CORPORATION v. Moss

984 So. 2d 558, 2008 WL 2038249

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 14, 2008 | Docket: 1289243

Cited 2 times | Published

remedies, or requirements set forth" in the Act. Section 83.54 states that "[a]ny right or duty declared" in

James v. City of St. Petersburg

6 F.3d 1457, 1993 WL 432521

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Oct 22, 1993 | Docket: 64015224

Published

provide water to a tenant pursuant to Fla.Stat. § 83.54 (1973). In that case, the judge ordered Jordan