Q: landlord treating eviction
Today my landlord performed a house inspection and treated me to evict me if I don’t take my dogs out of the house. She gave me seven days but no writing notice yet just verbal. My written lease expired last October 2018 and never renew another lease but month to month verbal. Can she evict me. She said will go straight to court if I don’t take the dog out.
A:
Pursuant to F.S. 83.56 the notice must be in writing and inform the tenant of the specific non performance and given a right to correct within 7 days.
However under F.S. 83.57 a landlord can terminate a month to month rental arrangement giving written notice not less than 15 days prior to the end of the rental period. The landlord does not need a reason to terminate the arrangement under this statute.
If your dogs are service animals or emotional support animals she might have a hard time if the reason is the fact that you have dogs. You may want to google requirements to have your dogs designated as emotion support animals, since if you need to move this may make it easier to find housing that allows your dogs.
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