Q: What are the state laws for removing property from a parents home in a retirement village once they have passed?
Manager will not allow son to remove anything from the house without proof of will. He says it is a state law. Is it? Also does it matter if its owned home/property vs Rental?
A:
Just for starters and this is a general response regaridng Florida Law on the subject and related to probate and the need to have and or start a probate.
In accordance with Florida Law a landlord is not authorized to allow access to a rental unit for anyone who is (1) not legally named on the lease, or (2) does not have a probate court order naming him or her as personal representative of the deceased tenant’s estate.
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A: If you stop and think about the obvious reasons why most intelligent landlords do not allow strangers to get into a home where the occupants recently died you should be able to understand the benefits accruing to the son are.
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