Just cause eviction rules in Jacksonville, FL — sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances — list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
Jacksonville does not have a just-cause eviction ordinance. Evictions are governed by the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (Fla. Stat. Ch. 83, Part II). The 2023 Live Local Act (HB 1417, codified at Fla. Stat. Sec. 166.0444) preempted local tenant-protection ordinances that exceed state law. Landlords must give a 3-day written notice for non-payment of rent (Sec. 83.56) and may terminate month-to-month tenancies with 30 days' notice (Sec. 83.57). Self-help evictions are prohibited under Sec. 83.67.
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