Florida Chapter 83 lets landlords end month-to-month tenancies without cause on 30 days written notice and refuse to renew fixed-term leases on 30 to 60 days notice. Miami has no local just-cause protection layered on top.
Under Florida Statutes Section 83.57, a landlord may terminate a month-to-month residential tenancy without giving any reason simply by serving 30 days written notice before the end of a rental period. Effective July 2023, House Bill 1417 also requires 60 days notice when ending a tenancy of more than one year. Fixed-term leases simply expire at the stated end date with no automatic renewal duty. Miami has not enacted a just-cause-eviction ordinance; Florida HB 1417 expressly preempts cities from regulating landlord-tenant relations beyond Chapter 83. The Tenant Bill of Rights (Miami Sec. 47-13) provides limited disclosure and anti-retaliation protections but does not require cause for non-renewal.
Improper notice (wrong period or method) makes an eviction case dismissible. A landlord who self-evicts (changing locks, removing belongings, cutting utilities) faces statutory damages of three months rent or actual damages, whichever is greater, plus attorney fees under Section 83.67.
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