Just cause eviction rules in Winter Park, FL — sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances — list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
Winter Park follows Florida Statutes Chapter 83 (Residential Landlord and Tenant Act) for evictions. Florida does not require just-cause for termination of month-to-month tenancies; 15 days notice suffices. No local just-cause ordinance exists in Winter Park.
Under FL §83.57, landlords may terminate month-to-month tenancies with 15 days written notice without stating cause. Winter Park has not enacted a local just-cause eviction ordinance. For-cause evictions follow FL §83.56 with 3-day notice for nonpayment or 7-day notice for noncompliance. Eviction cases are filed in Orange County Clerk of Courts.
Illegal self-help evictions (lockouts, utility shutoffs) prohibited under FL §83.67 with damages of 3 months rent plus actual damages.
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