This is New for Miami-Dade only
The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners
voted unanimously to extend the window of notification for evictions of month-to-month tenants to 60 days Please any
15 or 60 Day Notice UPDATE
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava signed a new bill into law that gives residents
60 days notice before their rent increases. The new measure requires landlords to give tenants a two months’ heads up if the increase is more than 5%. It also extends the grace period for evictions from 30 days
to 60 days.
click here to download 3 & 60 Day Combo Notice(word)
click here to download 60 Day file (word)
MONTH-TO-MONTH TENANT (tenancy at will) What is commonly referred to as a month-to-month tenant or month-to-month rental is legally recognized as a tenancy-at-will.
A tenancy-at-will is basically a rental agreement that can be written or oral that does not contain start and end dates,
in other words the agreement does not contain a length of time for the tenancy. The law then determines
the missing start and end date by how often the rent is paid. The most common
situation is that rent is paid monthly therefore the law determines that the tenancy is monthly. Each month
when the tenant pays rent and the landlord accepts the rent the tenancy is renewed for a month. Hence,
the tenancy is called a month-to-month. Rent can also be paid weekly, quarterly, yearly or with whatever
frequency is agreed upon by the landlord and tenant. The law will then determine the tenancy to be week-to-week,
quarter-to-quarter and so on. A tenancy-at-will is also created at the end of a lease that contains and
end date where the tenant continues to reside at the rented property with the permission of the landlord. Example,
a lease has an end of June 30 and the rent is payable on the first of the month, the tenant does not move out by June 30 and
pays rent to the landlord on July 1, after the lease has expired and the landlord accepts the rent. At
this point a month-to-month tenancy-at-will has been created.
A tenancy-at-will can be terminated
by either the landlord or the tenant, by either one giving the other notice of their intention to terminate the tenancy.
Unlike other notices that are required by law, the contents of a notice to terminate a tenancy-at-will are not spelled
out by Florida law. However, Florida law sets forth the procedure that a landlord or tenant must use to
give notice of their intention to terminate the tenancy-at-will, which is basically a two-step process, timing and delivery. The first step is to determine when the notice must be delivered. Using the most common scenario
of a month-to-month tenancy the law requires the notice to be delivered 15 days before the rent is due. If
the rent is due on the first of the month the notice must be delivered by the 15th of the previous month.
Example, rent is due on the first and you want to terminate a month-to-month tenancy before the May 1st
rent is due. The notice must be delivered by April 15th, which is at least 15 days before the
next rental installment is due, May 1. On the issue of timing Florida law section 83.57 provides
the following guidance: “1) When the tenancy is from year to year, by giving
not less than 60 days' notice prior to the end of any annual period; (2) When the tenancy is from quarter to quarter, by giving not less than 30 days' notice prior to
the end of any quarterly period; (3) When the
tenancy is from month to month, by giving not less than 15 days' notice prior to the end of any monthly period; and (4) When the tenancy is from week to week, by giving not less than 7 days'
notice prior to the end of any weekly period.”
The second step is how to deliver the notice. Florida law requires that the notice be either mailed
or delivered personally. Although, not required by law, it may be a good idea to use certified mail, delivery
confirmation or some other form of verifiable delivery service so that the first step of timing does not become an issue later.
60-DAY NOTICE OF MONTH-TO-MONTH TENANCY TERMINATION TO:
__________________________ And all others in possession ADDRESS:
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________ You are hereby notified that pursuant to Section 83.57 Florida Statutes
your month-to-month tenancy for the above referenced leased premises is being terminated at the end of this rental period
to wit: ____/_______/201_ Please note that should you refuse to deliver possession of the leased premises by the termination of
this rental period you shall be considered a holdover tenant and pursuant to Section 83.58 Florida Statutes may be liable
for double rent. Certificate of Service This notice was hand delivered
to the above tenant on ___/____/202_ or This notice was placed in a conspicuous place at the leased premises on
_____/_____/ 202_ By: ____________________ Landlord: ________________________________ Address:
________________________________
________________________________ Telephone: ________________________________
Blank form provided by: Alberto M. Cardet, P.A. 305-403-7783
THREE DAY NOTICE & 60 DAY NOTICE TO:
___________________________________ and all others in possession
Address: PURSUANT
TO SECTION 83, FLORIDA STATUTES, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT YOU ARE INDEBTED TO the owner of the above property,
of which you are residential tenant, IN THE AMOUNT OF: Current rent which was due on ___________, 201_ $ Past Due Rent :
$___________ Total Due (exclusive of late charges, security
deposit, etc) $ The
owner/landlord demands payment in full at the landlord’s address listed below, or possession of the premises within
three days, (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) from the date of delivery notice, on the before the: ____________________________,
202_ (Pay rent or vacate premises by this date) Landlord name:
Address: Phone:
Also, please be advised that your month-to-month tenancy for the above
referenced premises is being terminated at the end of this rental period to wit: ____/_______/202_ Should you refuse to deliver
possession of the leased premises by the termination of this rental period you shall be considered a holdover tenant and pursuant
to Section 83.58 Florida Statutes will be liable for double rent.
EVEN THOUGH YOUR TENANCY IS BEING TERMINATED
AS OF ____________, 201_, PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU REMAIN LIABLE FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE TOTAL RENT DUE ABOVE ON OR BEFORE _____________,
201_, AND FAILURE TO PAY YOUR RENT BY SAID DUE DATE WILL RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OF YOUR TENANCY. 0Certificate of Service
This notice was hand delivered to the above tenant
on ___/____/202_ or This notice was placed in a conspicuous place at the leased premises on ___/___/ 202_ By: ____________________ Signed by person delivering/posting
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