Florida Statute 83.57 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

83.57 Termination of tenancy without specific term.—A tenancy without a specific duration, as defined in s. 83.46(2) or (3), may be terminated by either party giving written notice in the manner provided in s. 83.56(4), as follows:

(1) When the tenancy is from year to year, by giving not less than 60 days’ notice prior to the end of any annual period;

(2) When the tenancy is from quarter to quarter, by giving not less than 30 days’ notice prior to the end of any quarterly period;

(3) When the tenancy is from month to month, by giving not less than 30 days’ notice prior to the end of any monthly period; and

(4) When the tenancy is from week to week, by giving not less than 7 days’ notice prior to the end of any weekly period.

History.—s. 2, ch. 73-330; s. 3, ch. 81-190; s. 15, ch. 83-217; s. 2, ch. 2023-314.

Cases Citing F.S. 83.57

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·Morse v. State, 604 So. 2d 496 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992).
Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1992 WL 126576
...), the periods for which rent was payable determined the duration of tenancy. Since appellant paid rent semi-monthly, his tenancy was for two-week periods. Even the shorter week-to-week tenancy requires no fewer than seven days' written notice under section 83.57, Florida Statutes (1989), so it is clear appellant's *501 tenancy was not terminated by Frank's 30-minute verbal warning....
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·Gonzalez v. Benoit, 424 So. 2d 957 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983).
Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal
...Professional Golfers Association of America, supra . At first appearance, ejectment seems to be inadequate for a month-to-month tenant because the landlord could terminate the lease before the tenant's action matures to judgment [fifteen days' notice is required. § 83.57(3), Fla....
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1994).
Published | Florida Attorney General Reports
by ordinance extend the notice provisions in section 83.57, Florida Statutes, for the termination of residential
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1560/1568 Drexel Avenue, LLC, Etc. v. Saidell Jacquiline Jimenez (Fla. 3d DCA 2021).
Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal
...further instrument in writing then such holding over shall be construed to be a tenancy at sufferance. . . . § 83.04, Fla. Stat. (2020). 3 Specifically, in Count III Landlord alleges that: (i) pursuant to section 83.57(3) of the Florida Statutes, 4 on May 26, 2020, Landlord served Tenant with a fifteen-day notice terminating Tenant’s month-to-month tenancy; (ii) notwithstanding the notice of termination, Tenant failed to vacate the property on o...
...83.46(2) or (3), may be terminated by either party giving written notice in the manner provided in s. 83.56(4), as follows: .... (3) When the tenancy is from month to month, by giving not less than 15 days’ notice prior to the end of any monthly period[.] § 83.57, Fla....
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Wolf v. State, 117 So. 3d 1203 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013).
Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2013 WL 3335031, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 10707
...notice, a fact the victim acknowledged during his testimony. At the charge conference, defense counsel requested the following special jury instruction, based on what trial counsel referenced as the “relevant portions” of sections 83.46, 83.56, 83.57, and 83.43, Florida Statutes, which are part of the Florida Landlord-Tenant Act: 1....

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Cases Citing F.S. 83.57

·Morse v. State, 604 So. 2d 496 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992).

·Gonzalez v. Benoit, 424 So. 2d 957 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983).

Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1994).

1560/1568 Drexel Avenue, LLC, Etc. v. Saidell Jacquiline Jimenez (Fla. 3d DCA 2021).

Wolf v. State, 117 So. 3d 1203 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013).