Florida Statute 83.63 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 83
LANDLORD AND TENANT

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F.S. 83.63

83.63 Casualty damage.—If the premises are damaged or destroyed other than by the wrongful or negligent acts of the tenant so that the enjoyment of the premises is substantially impaired, the tenant may terminate the rental agreement and immediately vacate the premises. The tenant may vacate the part of the premises rendered unusable by the casualty, in which case the tenant’s liability for rent shall be reduced by the fair rental value of that part of the premises damaged or destroyed. If the rental agreement is terminated, the landlord shall comply with s. 83.49(3).

History.—s. 2, ch. 73-330; s. 449, ch. 95-147; s. 14, ch. 2013-136.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 83.63

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 83.63.

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Cases Citing Statute 83.63

Total Results: 8

The Florida Bar v. Kelly

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-03-07

Citation: 813 So. 2d 85, 2002 WL 355227

Snippet: costs be awarded to the Bar in the amount of $6,083.63. The Bar petitioned for review, contesting the

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1996-09-23

Snippet: Fla. Stat. (1987). And see, Op. Att'y Gen. Fla. 83-63 (1983), in which this office concluded that the

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1993-01-04

Snippet: Dictionary Any 97 (unabridged ed. 1981). 7 See, AGO 83-63, in which this office concluded that the jurisdiction

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: Landlord and Tenant Act, sections 83.40 through 83.63, Florida Statutes (1981), on a tenant's right to

RA Jones & Sons, Inc. v. Holman

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1985-06-04

Citation: 470 So. 2d 60, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1384

Snippet: Corporation, Appellee. Nos. 82-2372, 83-16 and 83-63. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Creighton v. Brannan

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-10-19

Citation: 439 So. 2d 342, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 22561

Snippet: PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. GLICKSTEIN and HURLEY, JJ., concur. WALDEN, J., dissents, with opinion.

Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. v. Ebert

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1931-07-30

Citation: 138 So. 4, 102 Fla. 641

Snippet: 836; Paul v. Commercial Bank of Ocala,66 Fla. 83, 63 South. Rep. 265; Hancock v. State Exchange Bank

Paul v. Commercial Bank

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1915-02-03

Citation: 69 Fla. 62, 68 So. 68

Snippet: the former writ of error will be found in 66 Fla. 83, 63 South. Rep. 265. As stated therein, the bank brought