Pinellas Park does not have a just-cause eviction ordinance. Florida Statute 83.425 preempts residential landlord-tenant regulation to the state, so evictions follow Chapter 83 Part II notice and court procedures.
Florida Statute 83.425 expressly preempts the regulation of residential tenancies and the landlord-tenant relationship to the state. As a result, Pinellas Park cannot require landlords to show good cause to terminate a tenancy or to renew a fixed-term lease. Under FS 83.57, a landlord may end a month-to-month tenancy with 30 days' written notice (extended to 60 days under recent FS 83.575 amendments for certain tenancies in some circumstances). Fixed-term leases simply expire on their stated date. Evictions for nonpayment require a 3-day notice under FS 83.56(3), and lease violations require a 7-day cure or unconditional quit notice. Only a county court judge can order removal through formal eviction proceedings.
Self-help evictions, lockouts, or utility shutoffs by landlords violate FS 83.67 and expose landlords to actual damages plus three months' rent.
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