83.54

Enforcement of rights and duties; civil action; criminal offenses.

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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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1985–2008 · leading case: Brian Midkiff Monica Midkiff v. Adams County Regional Water District
Brian Midkiff Monica Midkiff v. Adams County Regional Water District (2005) ca6 “Fla. Stat. Ann. § 83.54 ; DiMassimo, 805 F.”
Paterson v. Deeb (1985) fladistctapp “" § 83.44, Fla. Stat. (1981). The statute provides that "any right or duty declared in this part is enforceable by civil action" and "if either the landlord or the tenant fails to comply with the requirements of .”
Mann v. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (1996) flmd · cites it 2× “This Court did, however, note that F.S. § 83.54 was “not so clearly established so as to preclude an otherwise reasonable sheriff deputy from entering upon the premises and conducting himself in a similar manner as did the Defendant Deputies.”
OLEN PROPERTIES CORPORATION v. Moss (2008) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “Section 83.54 states that "[a]ny right or duty declared" in the Act "is enforceable by civil action.”
DiMassimo v. City of Clearwater (1986) ca11 “Fla.Stat. § 83.54 (1983). . The City has at all times maintained that it is required to show no more than a "rational” relationship.”
James v. City of St. Petersburg (1993) ca11 “3 *1459 On October 26, 1990, appellant filed an action in County Court against her landlord, Jordan, for failure to provide water to a tenant pursuant to Fla.Stat. § 83.54 (1973). In that case, the judge ordered Jordan to restore water service to the premises.”
Williams v. Scrima (1986) flactyct50 · cites it 2× “Section 83.54, Florida Statutes (1985) provides that such a duty is enforceable by a civil action.”
Midkiff v. Adams Cnty Reg Water (2005) ca6 “Fla. Stat. Ann. § 83.54 ; DiMassimo, 805 F.”
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