Tarpon Springs has no just-cause eviction ordinance. Florida Statute 83.425 preempts local landlord-tenant regulation, so evictions follow Chapter 83, Part II, which lets landlords end month-to-month tenancies with 15 days' notice and pursue nonpayment cases with a 3-day notice.
Section 83.425 of the Florida Statutes preempts to the state regulation of residential tenancies, the landlord-tenant relationship, and all related matters covered in Chapter 83, Part II. As a result, Tarpon Springs cannot impose a just-cause eviction requirement. Landlords must give a 3-day notice (excluding weekends and legal holidays) for unpaid rent under FS 83.56(3) and a 7-day notice for curable lease violations. Month-to-month tenancies can be ended without cause on at least 15 days' written notice before the next rent period under FS 83.57(3). All formal evictions are filed in Pinellas County Court following FS 83.59 procedures, and landlords cannot use self-help (lockouts, utility shutoffs) without facing FS 83.67 damages.
Self-help lockouts or utility shutoffs trigger statutory damages of three months' rent or actual damages plus attorney fees under FS 83.67; improper notices delay or invalidate eviction filings.
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