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How long before eviction in Florida?
Tenant protection: Minimal4 of 9 checked
Last verified 2026-09-23From notice to removal
Each stage has its own timing. A landlord notice alone does not authorize removal.
- 01Notice
3 judicial days
- 02Court stage
Timing not verified
- 03Writ wait
1 days before execution
- 04Removal
Enforcement follows a court order
At a glance
- Grace period before a late fee
- Not verified
- Late fee cap
- Not verified
- Pay-or-quit notice
- 3 judicial days
- Recorded court-stage timing
- Not verified
- Wait before the writ can be executed
- 1 day
- Can paying stop it before judgment?
- Yes
- Can paying stop it after judgment?
- Not verified
- Lockouts without a court order banned?
- Yes
- Record sealing available?
- Not verified
- Right to counsel
- Not verified
- Fastest lawful timeline
- 9 daysNot independently verified. Figure from the Eviction Research Network's state eviction timeframes dataset, as of 2026-07-13. We have not yet checked it against the statutes.
The 3-day count excludes Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, and the statute limits legal holidays to court-observed holidays only. A rental agreement may not shorten or lengthen this notice period; the statute says the requirement may not be waived. The statute does not set a different rule for a tenant's first late payment. Local governments may not set a different notice period: since 2023 the state has preempted local regulation of landlord-tenant notice requirements.
A landlord who locks out a tenant or shuts off utilities is liable to the tenant for actual damages or three months' rent, whichever is greater, plus costs and attorney's fees. Removing a tenant still requires the court process and a sheriff executing a writ of possession.
Not legal advice. This page reports what the state statute says as of the last-verified date. It does not describe how a particular court applies it, and it does not account for your lease, local ordinances, or the facts of your case. If you have received a notice or a court summons, contact a legal aid organization listed below.
Can I stop it by paying?
Before judgment: Yes. A tenant who pays the rent demanded within the 3-day notice (not counting weekends and court holidays) keeps the tenancy. The landlord may end the rental agreement only if the rent is still unpaid after that period (Fla. Stat. 83.56(3)). After the notice period, a landlord may accept partial rent and still continue the eviction, as long as the landlord gives a receipt and then takes one of the steps set out in 83.56(5).
After judgment: Not verified.
Behind on utilities in Florida too? See Florida's shutoff protection rules.
Where to get help
Sources
- Fla. Stat. § 83.56(3). If rent is unpaid, the landlord must wait 3 days, not counting Saturdays, Sundays, and court-observed holidays, after delivering a written demand for the rent or possession before terminating the tenancy.
- Fla. Stat. § 83.62(1). After judgment for the landlord, the clerk issues a writ directing the sheriff to place the landlord in possession 24 hours after the writ is posted on the premises, and weekends and holidays do not extend that 24-hour period.
- Fla. Stat. § 83.67(1)-(2). A landlord may not cut off a tenant's utilities and may not block a tenant's reasonable access to the unit, including by changing the locks.
- Thomas, Tim, and the Eviction Research Network (2026). Time to evict: State statutory eviction timelines (verified edition, July 2026) [Data set]. Eviction Research Network, University of California, Berkeley.
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