Showing ordinances that apply to Shady Hills, FL
Shady Hills is an unincorporated community (population 11,690) in Pasco County, Florida. Because Shady Hills is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Pasco County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The just cause eviction rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Pasco follows Florida Chapter 83 Part II eviction procedures. No just-cause requirement — landlords may non-renew month-to-month with 15 days notice (F.S. §83.57). Non-payment requires 3-day notice; lease violations require 7-day cure notice. Self-help eviction is illegal under F.S. §83.67.
Pasco County evictions follow the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (F.S. Ch. 83 Part II). Florida is not a just-cause state — landlords may terminate month-to-month tenancies with 15 days written notice before the end of the monthly period per F.S. §83.57(3), with no reason required. Fixed-term leases expire on their stated date; no notice to non-renew is legally required unless the lease specifies otherwise. For cause-based evictions: non-payment of rent requires a 3-day notice excluding weekends and legal holidays per F.S. §83.56(3); curable lease violations require a 7-day notice to cure, while non-curable violations (destruction, repeat violations) allow 7-day unconditional termination per F.S. §83.56(2). After notice expiration without compliance, the landlord files an eviction complaint in Pasco County Court. Self-help tactics — lockouts, utility shutoffs, removing doors, or seizing property — are prohibited by F.S. §83.67 with statutory damages of 3 months' rent or actual damages (whichever greater) plus attorney fees. Retaliation for code complaints or fair housing exercise is prohibited under F.S. §83.64. The 2023 HB 1417 preempts Pasco from adopting stricter local eviction protections.
Self-help eviction (lockout, utility cutoff): tenant recovers 3 months' rent or actual damages under F.S. §83.67, plus attorney fees. Retaliatory eviction: tenant defense under F.S. §83.64. Improper notice: eviction case dismissed, landlord must re-serve and refile.
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