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Can a landlord hold a tenants property in lieu of rent and lock tenant out in Florida
Okeechobee, FL
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Posted 29 days ago in Landlord / Tenant
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We were initially gone 10 days to take care of my disabled mother who had fallen and broke her hip. We we returned the landlord had changed the locks on the door and could not be located. After several messages left on her voicemail she returned our call and said we weren't getti g our property until rent was paid. This being said after we informed her that my mothers health dictated we must move to the city she lives in. Is this legal, can the landlord withhold our personal property in lieu of rent in Florida?
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Lucreita D. Becude
This attorney is licensed in Florida.
Posted 26 days ago.
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No. you need to look at the Landlord/Tenant Handbook published on the web for Florida. What your landlord did was self help and is not looked upon favorably by the courts. Get an attorney if you can not file the docs mentioned in the handbook. YOu can check with the clerk of court;s office to see if they have the forms available and file while you are there.
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