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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 83.6783.67 Prohibited practices.—(1) A landlord of any dwelling unit governed by this part shall not cause, directly or indirectly, the termination or interruption of any utility service furnished the tenant, including, but not limited to, water, heat, light, electricity, gas, elevator, garbage collection, or refrigeration, whether or not the utility service is under the control of, or payment is made by, the landlord. (2) A landlord of any dwelling unit governed by this part shall not prevent the tenant from gaining reasonable access to the dwelling unit by any means, including, but not limited to, changing the locks or using any bootlock or similar device. (3) A landlord of any dwelling unit governed by this part shall not discriminate against a servicemember in offering a dwelling unit for rent or in any of the terms of the rental agreement. (4) A landlord shall not prohibit a tenant from displaying one portable, removable, cloth or plastic United States flag, not larger than 4 and 1/2 feet by 6 feet, in a respectful manner in or on the dwelling unit regardless of any provision in the rental agreement dealing with flags or decorations. The United States flag shall be displayed in accordance with s. 83.52(6). The landlord is not liable for damages caused by a United States flag displayed by a tenant. Any United States flag may not infringe upon the space rented by any other tenant. (5) A landlord of any dwelling unit governed by this part shall not remove the outside doors, locks, roof, walls, or windows of the unit except for purposes of maintenance, repair, or replacement; and the landlord shall not remove the tenant’s personal property from the dwelling unit unless such action is taken after surrender, abandonment, recovery of possession of the dwelling unit due to the death of the last remaining tenant in accordance with s. 83.59(3)(d), or a lawful eviction. If provided in the rental agreement or a written agreement separate from the rental agreement, upon surrender or abandonment by the tenant, the landlord is not required to comply with s. 715.104 and is not liable or responsible for storage or disposition of the tenant’s personal property; if provided in the rental agreement, there must be printed or clearly stamped on such rental agreement a legend in substantially the following form:BY SIGNING THIS RENTAL AGREEMENT, THE TENANT AGREES THAT UPON SURRENDER, ABANDONMENT, OR RECOVERY OF POSSESSION OF THE DWELLING UNIT DUE TO THE DEATH OF THE LAST REMAINING TENANT, AS PROVIDED BY CHAPTER 83, FLORIDA STATUTES, THE LANDLORD SHALL NOT BE LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR STORAGE OR DISPOSITION OF THE TENANT’S PERSONAL PROPERTY. For the purposes of this section, abandonment shall be as set forth in s. 83.59(3)(c). (6) A landlord who violates any provision of this section shall be liable to the tenant for actual and consequential damages or 3 months’ rent, whichever is greater, and costs, including attorney’s fees. Subsequent or repeated violations that are not contemporaneous with the initial violation shall be subject to separate awards of damages. (7) A violation of this section constitutes irreparable harm for the purposes of injunctive relief. (8) The remedies provided by this section are not exclusive and do not preclude the tenant from pursuing any other remedy at law or equity that the tenant may have. The remedies provided by this section shall also apply to a servicemember who is a prospective tenant who has been discriminated against under subsection (3). History.—s. 3, ch. 87-369; s. 7, ch. 88-379; s. 3, ch. 90-133; s. 3, ch. 96-146; s. 2, ch. 2001-179; s. 2, ch. 2003-30; s. 4, ch. 2003-72; s. 1, ch. 2004-236; s. 2, ch. 2007-136.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 83.67
Total Results: 16
707 So. 2d 865, 1998 WL 88383
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 4, 1998 | Docket: 1260186
Cited 15 times | Published
breach of their landlords' duties pursuant to section 83.67, Florida Statutes (1995). In count two, appellants
766 So. 2d 1175, 2000 WL 1283505
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 13, 2000 | Docket: 1330210
Cited 11 times | Published
sued for 1) wrongful eviction; 2) violation of section 83.67, Florida Statutes (1997); 3) conversion; and
946 F. Supp. 962, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17635, 1996 WL 683614
District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Nov 25, 1996 | Docket: 1926797
Cited 7 times | Published
the Creasys, for violation of Florida Statute § 83.67 for preventing the tenant reasonable access to
33 F.3d 1304, 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 27669
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Oct 3, 1994 | Docket: 376115
Cited 6 times | Published
67(1), 180.135(1)(a), and 180.135(4) (1993). Section 83.67(1) prohibits a landlord from directly or indirectly
65 So. 3d 1066, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 15817, 2010 WL 4103356
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 20, 2010 | Docket: 2364875
Cited 2 times | Published
apartment, contending that the appellees violated section 83.67(2), Florida Statutes, by changing the locks
33 F.3d 1304
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Oct 3, 1994 | Docket: 64018309
Cited 1 times | Published
67(1), 180.135(l)(a), and 180.135(4) (1993). Section 83.67(1) prohibits a landlord from directly or indirectly
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 7, 2025 | Docket: 70186681
Published
conceded Plaintiff was entitled to fees under section 83.67(6),
Florida Statutes (2015). However, at a later
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 6, 2025 | Docket: 69618869
Published
but not limited to, changing the locks.” Id. §
83.67(2); see also Nugent v. Michelis, 312 So. 3d 954
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 29, 2023 | Docket: 67538861
Published
or are not, liable “for damages.” See,
e.g., § 83.67(4), Fla. Stat. (2022) (“The landlord is not liable
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 21, 2021 | Docket: 60073803
Published
landlord for violating section 83.67(1),
Florida Statutes (2018). Section 83.67(1) permits tenants to
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 16, 2021 | Docket: 59988826
Published
requires Landlord to restore power to the unit. See § 83.67, Fla. Stat.
(2020). 2 Without further elaboration
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 10, 2021 | Docket: 59974786
Published
plaintiff claimed that the defendants
violated section 83.67, Florida Statutes (1997), and “the defendants
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 10, 2021 | Docket: 59719244
Published
specifically alleging the
claims were barred by section 83.67(6), Florida Statutes (addressing
violations
50 So. 3d 503, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 216, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 568, 2010 WL 1488111
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 15, 2010 | Docket: 60297315
Published
from taking certain actions as described in Section 83.67, Florida Statutes, the provisions of which can
676 So. 2d 502, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 6880, 1996 WL 365714
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 3, 1996 | Docket: 64766089
Published
a *503condominium. According to the tenant, Section 83.67, Florida Statutes (1995), entitled him to damages
6 F.3d 1457, 1993 WL 432521
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Oct 22, 1993 | Docket: 64015224
Published
termination of utility services. For example, Fla.Stat. § 83.67 prohibits a landlord from interrupting a tenant’s
