Florida Statute 83.07 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 83
LANDLORD AND TENANT

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83.07 Action for use and occupation.—Any landlord, the landlord’s heirs, executors, administrators or assigns may recover reasonable damages for any house, lands, tenements, or hereditaments held or occupied by any person by the landlord’s permission in an action on the case for the use and occupation of the lands, tenements, or hereditaments when they are not held, occupied by or under agreement or demise by deed; and if on trial of any action, any demise or agreement (not being by deed) whereby a certain rent was reserved is given in evidence, the plaintiff shall not be dismissed but may make use thereof as an evidence of the quantum of damages to be recovered.

History.—s. 7, Nov. 21, 1828; RS 1760; GS 2236; RGS 3555; CGL 5419; s. 34, ch. 67-254; s. 428, ch. 95-147.

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Cases Citing Statute 83.07

Total Results: 2

Thrifty Dutchman, Inc. v. Florida Supermarkets, Inc. (In Re Thrifty Dutchman, Inc.)

97 B.R. 101

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | Filed: Aug 17, 1988 | Docket: 1082931

Cited 8 times | Published

deprival of reasonable rental value under F.S. § 83.07. See David Properties, Inc. v. Selk, 151 So.2d

Yanks v. Truly Nolen, Inc.

341 So. 2d 829

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 25, 1977 | Docket: 1723948

Cited 6 times | Published

believe the court to have acted correctly. See Section 83.07, Florida Statutes (1973), Action for use and

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