Just cause eviction rules in Port Orange, FL — sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances — list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
Volusia County follows Florida Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (F.S. Ch. 83 Part II). No just-cause requirement — landlords may decline to renew month-to-month tenancies with 15 days' notice. Evictions for cause have statutory timelines. Self-help eviction illegal under F.S. §83.67.
Florida does not impose a just-cause eviction standard. Under F.S. §83.57, a landlord may terminate a month-to-month tenancy without stating cause by giving at least 15 days' written notice before the end of the monthly period. Fixed-term leases expire on their stated date without notice required by either party. Evictions 'for cause' follow statutory timelines: 3-day notice to pay rent or vacate (F.S. §83.56(3), excluding weekends and legal holidays); 7-day notice to cure curable lease violations; 7-day unconditional quit for incurable violations. Self-help eviction — changing locks, shutting off utilities, removing tenant belongings — is strictly illegal under F.S. §83.67 with damages of at least 3 months' rent plus attorney fees. Retaliatory eviction after tenant exercises a legal right is prohibited under F.S. §83.64. Volusia/cities cannot add local just-cause rules — preempted by Ch. 83.
Self-help eviction: tenant recovers 3 months' rent minimum plus attorney fees under F.S. §83.67. Retaliatory eviction: case dismissed, damages plus fees under §83.64. Improper notice: eviction suit dismissed, landlord must restart. Criminal trespass possible against landlord for illegal lockout.
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