Florida Statute 83.58 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 83
LANDLORD AND TENANT

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83.58 Remedies; tenant holding over.—If the tenant holds over and continues in possession of the dwelling unit or any part thereof after the expiration of the rental agreement without the permission of the landlord, the landlord may recover possession of the dwelling unit in the manner provided for in s. 83.59. The landlord may also recover double the amount of rent due on the dwelling unit, or any part thereof, for the period during which the tenant refuses to surrender possession.

History.—s. 2, ch. 73-330; s. 10, ch. 2013-136.

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Meli Inv. Corp. v. Or

621 So. 2d 676, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 7030, 1993 WL 243125

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 6, 1993 | Docket: 1677832

Cited 3 times | Published

brought suit against tenants as holdover tenants, § 83.58, Fla. Stat. (1991), seeking damages pursuant to

Casavan v. LAND O'LAKES REALTY, INC., OF LEESBURG

542 So. 2d 371, 1989 WL 25353

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 23, 1989 | Docket: 1515827

Cited 2 times | Published

double rent pursuant to section 83.06[2] or *374 section 83.58, Florida Statutes (1987). Section 83.06 applies

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