Florida law states that a landlord must serve a Three Day Notice when a tenant is late with the rent, giving that tenant three business days to pay the rent or vacate. Many landlords have trouble accepting that a tenant has the right to be given this notice when the tenant is delinquent, often each month. Why can’t the landlord just evict the tenant if the tenant fails to pay on time? The landlord can, but only after allowing the tenant a legal “grace period” of three business days after the date that the rent is due, according to the terms of the lease agreement. No matter how many times the tenant has been late, the landlord cannot attempt to terminate the tenancy if a valid lease is in place without first serving the Three Day Notice, waiting for payment, and then not receiving the payment within the three business day time period as the notice allows. Reprinted with the permission of the Law Offices of Heist, Weisse, Davis & Wolk
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