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How much notice to not renew a lease in Florida?
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What determines your non-renewal notice
Florida law requires a specific written notice before you end a tenancy — with a specific number of days, counted a specific way, delivered a specific way. The exact deadline depends on your lease term and situation. There is no single fixed number that applies to every landlord.
What the material confirms
These rules come from Florida Statutes chapter 83, Part II (2025–26). Different situations use different notices: a 3-day notice for late rent, a 7-day notice for a lease violation, and a 30-day CARES notice for federally assisted housing. A non-renewal notice sent too late is one of the most common reasons a Florida eviction fails.
What isn't specified here
This material does not state the exact number of days required for a standard lease non-renewal notice, or how those days are counted for your specific lease. That comes from chapter 83, Part II itself. Confirm the exact deadline with the statute or a professional before you send anything.
What's different for some properties
- Local ordinances can add requirements on top of the state statute.
- Federally assisted housing uses a 30-day CARES notice instead of the standard rule.
- Mobile-home lots follow chapter 723, not chapter 83.
- Commercial leases follow different rules entirely.
What never to do while you wait
Never change the locks, shut off utilities, or remove doors to push a tenant out. Fla. Stat. 83.67 makes a landlord liable for three months' rent for doing this. Use the proper written notice, and if it expires without the tenant leaving, go through the county court eviction process instead — the complaint, the filing fee, the summons, and the tenant's 5-day answer.
What to do next
The free tool reads your own lease dates and situation, generates the notice, computes the days counted the statutory way, and explains how to deliver it — one notice free, or the full kit for $19/month. This is not legal advice, and the tool isn't affiliated with any court, association, or agency. If the tenant contests the notice, an eviction attorney is usually worth the fee.
Small Landlord Notice Kit FL is an informational tool based on Florida Statutes chapter 83, Part II, as of 2025–26. It is not legal advice and does not file or serve notices. Day-counting, delivery and filing rules have exceptions; the county clerk and the statute control. Properties with federal assistance or subsidies, mobile-home lots, and commercial tenancies follow different rules. It is not affiliated with any court, association or agency.