Miami Code Sec. 47-13 (Tenant Bill of Rights) gives renters limited anti-harassment protection layered on top of Florida Section 83.67's prohibition against self-help eviction, retaliation, and unlawful interference with quiet enjoyment.
Florida Statute Section 83.67 prohibits landlords from terminating utilities, changing locks, removing doors or windows, or seizing tenant property to force a tenant out. Section 83.64 bars retaliation against tenants who complain to code enforcement, organize tenants, or assert lease rights within the prior year. Layered on this, the City of Miami Tenant Bill of Rights (Code Sec. 47-13, adopted 2022) requires landlords to provide a written copy of tenant rights at lease signing, prohibits discrimination based on income source where Miami-Dade Human Rights Ordinance applies, and creates a tenant-advocate office. Florida HB 1417 limits how far cities may go, and several Tenant Bill of Rights provisions track only the state floor.
Self-help eviction or utility shutoff exposes a landlord to actual damages or three months rent, whichever is greater, plus attorney fees under Section 83.67(6). Retaliation under Section 83.64 is a defense to eviction. Sec. 47-13 disclosure violations carry city penalties.
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