Just cause eviction rules in Tampa, FL — sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances — list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
Tampa 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 exceeding state law. Landlords must give a 3-day written notice for non-payment of rent (Sec. 83.56) and 30 days' notice to terminate month-to-month tenancies (Sec. 83.57). Self-help evictions are prohibited under Sec. 83.67.
Tampa renters looking for just-cause eviction protection won't find it locally — no such ordinance exists, and the 2023 Live Local Act (HB 1417, Fla. Stat. Sec. 166.0444) bars Florida cities from adopting tenant protections that exceed state law. What governs instead is the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Chapter 83: a 3-day written notice for nonpayment of rent (Sec. 83.56), 30 days' notice to end a month-to-month tenancy (Sec. 83.57), and a flat prohibition on self-help evictions like lockouts and utility shutoffs (Sec. 83.67). Formal evictions run through Hillsborough County Court.
Landlords who use self-help evictions — lockouts, utility shutoffs, removing doors — violate Fla. Stat. Sec. 83.67 and face liability to the tenant. Otherwise, evictions that follow Chapter 83's notice and court process are lawful.
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