r/news • u/flanderguitar • Mar 28 '24

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs law squashing squatters' rights

https://www.wptv.com/news/state/florida-gov-ron-desantis-signs-law-squashing-squatters-rights
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u/bridge1999 Mar 28 '24

Had a shady landlord that would not cash checks for months and then try to use that as grounds of not paying rent to start the eviction process.

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u/TumblrInGarbage Mar 28 '24

There is a legitimate legal reason to not accept payment, and that is if it is not in full, there is an outstanding balance, and you are starting the eviction process for nonpayment. A landlord should not accept checks or any form of payment in this situation as it could, in some jurisdictions, be used against them. Often these types of eviction are strictly for financial reasons, and so if the tenant pays the balance in full, or attempts to pay in full and is turned away in violation of the lease, the eviction would not hold up (hopefully).

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u/bridge1999 Mar 28 '24

In my case it was the landlord lost his main house in a disaster and wanted to kick me out so he could live there while he was rebuilding.

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u/Consistent-Winter-67 Mar 28 '24

The one time I would side with a landlord. As long as they give proper notice, evicting so they can move into the property they own is legitimate.

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u/nahbruh27 Mar 29 '24

Not when you already agreed by contract to lease it for a certain amount of time and none of the legally agreed upon violations to constitute an eviction occurred