Fort Lauderdale, FL asked in Landlord - Tenant for Florida

Q: Lease isn’t being renewed and owe nothing. Two evictions on record but I’m in the house? Can’t rent. How can I remove?

Invitation Homes wouldn’t allow catch up payment on their portal. Had to get certified funds and deliver. Resulted in late payments as we had to leave work and go to bank for fund and deliver to their office. They have us month to month thru June and added $1000/month with sly stipulation agreement we were forced to sign. We’re trying to find another rental but since they’ve added evictions to our record, no one will rent to us. How can we have two evictions if we’ve never had to vacate the property. Total crooks! What are my rights? Signed-About to be working homeless!

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Terrence H Thorgaard
Terrence H Thorgaard
Answered
  • Freeeport, FL
  • Licensed in Florida

A: An "eviction" can mean one of several things.

1) If you are late paying rent, the landlord can give you written notice to leave the premises. Or, if you are month-to-month, the landlord can give you such a notice for no reason at all (or apparently failure to abide by the stipulation you signed).

2) If you don't leave when you are required to, they can take you court to get a court order and writ of possession which would allow the police to make you leave the premises.

So, unless you can settle with them and they allow you to stay, and if you don't want an eviction on your record, you had better move out before they sue you.

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