Florida Statute 83.55 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 83
LANDLORD AND TENANT

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F.S. 83.55

83.55 Right of action for damages.—If either the landlord or the tenant fails to comply with the requirements of the rental agreement or this part, the aggrieved party may recover the damages caused by the noncompliance.

History.—s. 2, ch. 73-330.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 83.55

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 83.55.

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Cases Citing Statute 83.55

Total Results: 9

The Duffner Family 2012 Irrevocable Trust v. The Lee R. Duffner Revocable Living Trust

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-07-31

Snippet: Harmonizing the choice of remedies with section 83.55 and the lease, we conclude that abandonment, surrender

GINA NUGENT v. ANNE- LAURE MICHELIS

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-03-10

Snippet: court costs under Florida Statutes § 83.52 and § 83.55 with § 83.43 as controlling authority.” Plaintiff

Paterson v. Deeb

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1985-06-12

Citation: 472 So. 2d 1210, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1417

Snippet: damages caused by the noncompliance." §§ 83.54, 83.55, Fla. Stat. (1981).[4] The act has been characterized

KD Lewis Enterprises Corp. v. Smith

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1984-01-05

Citation: 445 So. 2d 1032

Snippet: of rent or in an action by the landlord under s.83.55 seeking to recover unpaid rent, the tenant may defend

Couton v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-09-30

Citation: 447 So. 2d 252, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 21830

Snippet: PER CURIAM. After reviewing the briefs and record on appeal in this case, we find that the appellant has failed to demonstrate any reversible error, and therefore, we affirm the judgment and sentence. However, since the trial court adjudicated the appellant insolvent, we strike that portion of the judgment ordering him to .pay $10 to the Crimes Compensation Fund and $4 to the Law Enforcement Training and Correctional Officer’s Training Trust Funds. Brown v. State, 427 So.2d 271 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983)

Gonzalez v. Benoit

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-01-11

Citation: 424 So. 2d 957

Snippet: relief. Reversed and remanded. NOTES [1] Section 83.55, Florida Statutes (1979) provides a basis for compensatory

Ago

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

Snippet: and83.52(83.758), 83.53(83.757), 83.54(83.761[1]), 83.55(83.761[2]),83.56(83.763), 83.60(83.763), and 83

Lake Tippecanoe Owners v. Nat. Lake Develop.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1980-11-19

Citation: 390 So. 2d 185

Snippet: for damages if the payments are not made. See § 83.55, Fla. Stat. (1979). The court may not exercise its

In Re Opinion to the Governor

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1970-07-01

Citation: 239 So. 2d 1, 1970 Fla. LEXIS 2461

Snippet: Fund Aid to Counties 40,083,055 *5 National School Lunch Trust Fund