Q: Can a landlord create a lease stating tenant has to automatically move out for failure to pay rent without being evicted
I’m a new private landlord in Florida and I have a tenant who wants to be on a month to month lease, would I be able to include something in the lease about if rent is not paid on time and after being served a notice they have to automatically leave the property even without an eviction notice.
A:
Your question has answered itself.
You said that if the tenant does not pay the rent you would "give him notice."
Geat, because that notice is the eviction notice, which requires the tenant to be out within 15 days.
But no notice by itself can evict any tenant.
If they do not leave after the time elapses, you may have to go to court to get them out.
If I was your lawyer I would advise you to make the tenant give you rent for the first month and the last month, just so you have 30 days of their money to use to evict them.
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