Florida Statute 83.55 - 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. 83.55

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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Cases Citing Statute 83.55

Total Results: 6

Paterson v. Deeb

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 12, 1985 | Docket: 1793494

Cited 64 times | Published

duty. COUNCIL REPORT, Comment, p. 18. [4] Section 83.55, as recommended by the Council, provided that

Daniel E. Mann, Elizabeth Cannon and Lillian Rauh v. Samuel R. Pierce, Jr. And U.S. Dept. Of Housing & Urban Development

803 F.2d 1552, 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 33558

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Nov 13, 1986 | Docket: 972127

Cited 7 times | Published

landlord maintenance obligations and Fla. Stat. § 83.55 provides that a tenant may recover damages for

Lake Tippecanoe Owners v. Nat. Lake Develop.

390 So. 2d 185

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 19, 1980 | Docket: 1504265

Cited 4 times | Published

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

Gonzalez v. Benoit

424 So. 2d 957

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 11, 1983 | Docket: 1708178

Cited 3 times | Published

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

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 31, 2024 | Docket: 68999072

Published

1 Harmonizing the choice of remedies with section 83.55 and the lease, we conclude that abandonment

GINA NUGENT v. ANNE- LAURE MICHELIS

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 10, 2021 | Docket: 59719244

Published

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