Rent control rules in Plant City, FL — also known as rent stabilization or rent cap ordinances — limit annual rent increases and protect tenants from displacement.
Plant City has no rent control. Florida Statute §125.0103 broadly preempts local rent regulation except during declared housing emergencies. Landlords may raise rent freely at lease renewal with proper notice. Tenant protections come from FL Chapter 83.
FL §125.0103 prohibits counties and municipalities from imposing rent control except upon a declared housing emergency with supermajority vote and gubernatorial approval - conditions effectively never met. Plant City cannot cap rent increases. Landlord-tenant relations governed by FL Chapter 83 (Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act). Notice required for rent increases: 15 days for month-to-month tenancies, otherwise at lease term expiration. Security deposits limited in handling but not in amount under §83.49.
N/A - no rent control to violate. Landlords who fail to provide required notice of rent increase may have the increase delayed until proper notice is given under FL §83.57.
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