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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 48
PROCESS AND SERVICE OF PROCESS
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F.S. 48.183
48.183 Service of process in action for possession of premises.
(1) In an action for possession of any residential premises, including those under chapters 83, 723, and 513, or nonresidential premises, if the tenant cannot be found in the county or there is no person 15 years of age or older residing at the tenant’s usual place of abode in the county after at least two attempts to obtain service as provided above in this subsection, summons may be served by attaching a copy to a conspicuous place on the property described in the complaint or summons. The minimum time delay between the two attempts to obtain service shall be 6 hours. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting service of process on a tenant as is otherwise provided on defendants in civil cases.
(2) If a landlord causes or anticipates causing a defendant to be served with a summons and complaint solely by attaching them to some conspicuous place on the property described in the complaint or summons, the landlord shall provide the clerk of the court with an additional copy of the complaint and a prestamped envelope addressed to the defendant at the premises involved in the proceeding. The clerk of the court shall immediately mail the copy of the summons and complaint by first-class mail, note the fact of mailing in the docket, and file a certificate in the court file of the fact and date of mailing. Service shall be effective on the date of posting or mailing, whichever occurs later, and at least 5 days must elapse from the date of service before a judgment for final removal of the defendant may be entered.
History.s. 4, ch. 73-330; s. 1, ch. 75-34; s. 1, ch. 83-39; s. 2, ch. 84-339; s. 4, ch. 87-405; s. 1, ch. 88-379; s. 3, ch. 94-170; s. 2, ch. 98-410; s. 1, ch. 2003-263.

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Amendments to 48.183


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 48.183
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 48.183.



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

BROWN, v. BNB INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, LLC,, 252 So. 3d 344 (Fla. App. Ct. 2018)

. . . held that the '[f]ailure to adequately allege in the complaint a basis for long-arm jurisdiction under 48.183 . . .

SEWELL WES v. COLEE, 132 So. 3d 1186 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

. . . Sewell or post notice on the property pursuant to section 48.183, Florida Statutes (2003). . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 966 So. 2d 943 (Fla. 2007)

. . . 48.041 (service on minors), 48.042 (service on incompetents), 48.051 (service on state prisoners), 48.183 . . .

AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE TWO YEAR CYCLE, 858 So. 2d 1013 (Fla. 2003)

. . . 48.041 (service on minors), 48.042 (service on incompetents), 48.051 (service on state prisoners), 48.183 . . .

AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 773 So. 2d 1098 (Fla. 2000)

. . . 48.041 (service on minors), 48.042 (service on incompetents), 48.051 (service on state prisoners), 48.183 . . .

SPRINGBROOK COMMONS, LTD. v. BROWN,, 761 So. 2d 1192 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . ACTION IS GIVEN ONLY BY POSTING THE COMPLAINT ON THE FRONT DOOR OF THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO SECTION 48.183 . . . served notice of the action by posting the complaint on the front door of the unit pursuant to section 48.183 . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 682 So. 2d 105 (Fla. 1996)

. . . 48.041 (service on minors), 48.042 (service on incompetents), 48.051 (service on state prisoners), 48.183 . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 604 So. 2d 1110 (Fla. 1992)

. . . 48.041 (service on minors), §-48.042 (service on incompetents), §-48.051 (service on state prisoners), §-48.183 . . .

ESTEVEZ v. OLARTE, 47 Fla. Supp. 2d 86 (Dade Cty. Ct. 1991)

. . . states that this new multi-lingual form or summons is to be used on natural persons under Florida State §48.183 . . .

MARCRUM MANAGEMENT CO. v. PHILLIPS, 40 Fla. Supp. 2d 198 (Fla. Cty. Ct. 1990)

. . . Under section 48.183(2), Florida Statutes, the landlord is required to both mail and post the complaint . . .

THE COLONY II ASSOCIATES, LTD. v. CROCKI In, 37 Fla. Supp. 2d 138 (Fla. Cty. Ct. 1989)

. . . (See Florida Statutes §48.183). 8. . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 536 So. 2d 974 (Fla. 1988)

. . . 48.041 (service on minors), § 48.042 (service on incompetents), § 48.051 (service on state prisoners), § 48.183 . . .

WALLACE v. SHAW, 20 Fla. Supp. 2d 107 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1986)

. . . S. 48.183. . . .

OGILVIE v. RUTLEDGE, 14 Fla. Supp. 2d 52 (Orange Cty. Ct. 1985)

. . . Stat. 48.183 which permits posting applies only to landlord-tenant eviction cases, not the removal of . . .

HAGER, v. ILLES, 431 So. 2d 1037 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

. . . A deputy sheriff served process by posting the premises pursuant to Section 48.183, Florida Statutes . . . We would add our comment that Section 48.183, Florida Statutes (1981), which allows service by posting . . . The legislature may wish-to review Section 48.183 and make such changes as may be necessary to meet the . . .

LEVY v. GILMAN, 2 Fla. Supp. 2d 46 (Orange Cty. Ct. 1982)

. . . The only issue before the Court is whether §48.183, F.S.(1981), is unconstitutional because it violates . . . the summons was affected by posting on the door of the apartment on November 8, 1982, pursuant to §48.183 . . . Ct. 1975) but the only constitutional question addressed there was whether §48.183 was an unconstitutional . . . That §48.183 of the Florida Statutes (1981) be and the same is hereby declared unconstitutional and void . . .

GREENE v. LINDSEY, 456 U.S. 444 (U.S. 1982)

. . . . § 48.183 (1979); Kan. Stat. Ann. § 61-1805 (1976); Ky. Rev. Stat. § 454.030 (1975); La. Code Civ. . . .

LANE v. BRITH,, 313 So. 2d 91 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1975)

. . . Service of process was made on appellants by posting on the property as provided in § 48.183, F.S.1973 . . .