Landlord & Tenant

Pineiro Byrd PLLC represents both Landlords and Tenants in residential and commercial settings. From reviewing and drafting leases to filing eviction actions, Pineiro Byrd PLLC has represented numerous individuals and business entities in their lease transactions and Landlord/Tenant disputes.

Florida Statutes Chapter 83 governs the rights and obligations of both Landlords and Tenants. In a residential tenancy, pursuant to Florida Statues s. 83.51, the Landlord is required to maintain the premises as follows:

Comply with the requirements of applicable building, housing, and health codes; or:

  1. Where there are no applicable building, housing, or health codes, maintain the roofs, windows, screens, doors, floors, steps, porches, exterior walls, foundations, and all other structural components in good repair and capable of resisting normal forces and loads and the plumbing in reasonable working condition.
  2. The Tenant also has statutory obligations. Pursuant to Florida Statues s. 83.52, the Tenant is required to maintain the dwelling as follows:
      1. Comply with all obligations imposed upon tenants by applicable provisions of building, housing, and health codes;
      2. Keep that part of the premises which he or she occupies and uses clean and sanitary;
      3. Remove from the tenant’s dwelling unit all garbage in a clean and sanitary manner;
      4. Keep all plumbing fixtures in the dwelling unit or used by the tenant clean and sanitary and in repair;
      5. Use and operate in a reasonable manner all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and other facilities and appliances, including elevators;
      6. Not destroy, deface, damage, impair, or remove any part of the premises or property therein belonging to the landlord nor permit any person to do so; and
      7. Conduct himself or herself, and require other persons on the premises with his or her consent to conduct themselves, in a manner that does not unreasonably disturb the tenant’s neighbors or constitute a breach of the peace.

These are just a few of the many statutory guidelines imposed upon Landlords and Tenants in Florida. If you have any Landlord or Tenant legal needs, please contact us.

 

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