Florida Landlord Notice of Nonrenewal

FLORIDA LANDLORD NOTICE OF NONRENEWAL

1. Classification-First Legal Gate

Fla. Stat. § 83.57 requires a written periodic-tenancy notice before the end of the applicable rental period: 60 days for year-to-year, 30 days for quarter-to-quarter, 30 days for month-to-month, and 7 days for week-to-week. For a specific-duration lease, § 83.575 permits a contractual end-of-term notice requirement only if reciprocal and between 30 and 60 days. If the lease contains that clause, the landlord must notify the tenant through the statutory delivery method within the agreed period when the lease will not renew.

• ☐ Tenancy classified: ☐ fixed term ☐ yearly ☐ quarterly ☐ monthly ☐ weekly
• ☐ Fixed-term clause is reciprocal and within the 30-to-60-day range
• ☐ Periodic termination date is the end of the correct rental period
• ☐ Service complies with Fla. Stat. § 83.56(4)
• ☐ Condominium, mobile-home, and federal housing-program coverage checked

2. Tenancy and Coverage Record

If any answer is uncertain, stop and obtain legal review before serving the notice.

3. Notice-Date Calculation

• Date notice will be served: [__/__/____]
• Event that ends the tenancy: ☐ fixed-term expiration ☐ periodic termination ☐ lawful just cause ☐ other: [________]
• Proposed termination/nonrenewal date: [__/__/____]
• Date is the correct rental-period or lease-end date: ☐ Yes
• Minimum legal/lease notice expires before that date: ☐ Yes
• Mailing, posting, receipt, or service extension added: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• Prescribed notice, cause statement, relocation payment, or agency filing required: ☐ No ☐ Yes — attached/completed

Calculation record: [____________________________________________________________]

4. Notice to Tenant

Date: [__/__/____]

To tenant(s): [FULL LEGAL NAME(S)]

Premises: [STREET, UNIT, CITY, FLORIDA ZIP]

From landlord/authorized agent: [FULL LEGAL NAME AND NOTICE ADDRESS]

NOTICE OF NONRENEWAL AND, IF APPLICABLE, TERMINATION

You are notified that the landlord will not renew the tenancy for the Premises beyond [__/__/____]. Select the legally reviewed classification:

• ☐ Fixed-term nonrenewal. The written lease expires on [__/__/____] and will not be renewed.
• ☐ Periodic-tenancy termination. The periodic tenancy terminates on [__/__/____] under Fla. Stat. § 83.57.
• ☐ Just-cause or good-cause nonrenewal. The controlling cause is stated in Section 5 and every required attachment is included.
• ☐ Other lawful structure: [____________________________________________________________]

Unless the parties later sign a lawful written agreement, all occupants must surrender possession and return all access devices no later than [TIME] on [__/__/____].

This notice does not demand payment, allege a lease default, waive any right, authorize self-help, or itself permit removal of an occupant. Any possession proceeding must follow controlling law.

5. Cause, Exemption, and Required Addenda

Complete this section even when counsel concludes that no cause statement is required.

• Just-cause/good-cause law applies: ☐ No — basis: [________________] ☐ Yes
• Statutory or federal-program exemption claimed: [________________________________]
• Required exemption disclosure was timely given: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• Lawful cause category: [________________________________]
• Specific supporting facts, dates, people, permits, or orders:

[____________________________________________________________]

[____________________________________________________________]

• Cure or pre-notice required before this notice: ☐ No ☐ Yes — completed [__/__/____]
• Relocation assistance / rent waiver required: ☐ No ☐ Yes — amount $[________], provided [__/__/____]
• Prescribed state or federal-program notice attached: ☐ No ☐ Yes: [________________]
• Filing or copy to agency required: ☐ No ☐ Yes — completed [__/__/____]
• Re-rental, owner-occupancy, withdrawal, or follow-through duty calendared: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable

Do not use vague labels where the controlling law requires detailed facts or prescribed text.

6. Move-Out Logistics

• Keys/access devices returned to: [________________________________]
• Optional inspection information: [________________________________]
• Forwarding address may be sent to: [________________________________]
• Utility-transfer instructions: [________________________________]
• Property-removal instructions: [________________________________]

The security deposit and any personal property left behind will be handled under controlling law. This notice does not predetermine deductions, waive itemization requirements, or authorize disposal.

7. Fair-Housing, Retaliation, and Accommodation Review

Subject to coverage and exemptions, 42 U.S.C. § 3604 prohibits specified discrimination in rental availability, terms, statements, and disability-related accommodations. Check applicable Florida fair-housing protections separately.

• Decision is supported by a documented lawful, nondiscriminatory reason: ☐ Yes
• Recent repair, code, organizing, legal-aid, or rights-enforcement activity reviewed for retaliation: ☐ Yes
• Pending disability accommodation/modification request identified and handled: ☐ Yes ☐ None known
• Selective enforcement and comparator review completed: ☐ Yes
• Counsel approved service despite any retaliation or accommodation risk: ☐ Yes ☐ Not required after review

8. Service and Proof

Use only a method permitted for this notice.

• Person(s) served: [________________________________]
• Service address: [________________________________]
• Method under Fla. Stat. § 83.56(4): ☐ true-copy delivery ☐ mail ☐ e-mail under a current signed § 83.505 addendum ☐ copy left at residence while tenant absent ☐ other lawful method: [________]
• Date/time served: [__/__/____] [____]
• Date legally deemed given/received: [__/__/____]
• Server/tracking/witness: [________________________________]
• Copy, attachments, proof, and calculation retained: ☐ Yes

9. Landlord / Agent Signature

I certify that I reviewed the classification and coverage record, that the factual entries are accurate to the best of my knowledge, and that all legally required attachments identified above are included.

10. Proof of Service Declaration

I declare that I served the complete notice and all listed attachments as recorded in Section 8.

Sources and References

• Fla. Stat. § 83.57: https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/83.57
• Fla. Stat. § 83.575: https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/83.575
• Fla. Stat. § 83.56(4): https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/83.56
• Fla. Stat. § 83.505: https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/83.505
• Fla. Stat. § 83.425: https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/83.425
• 42 U.S.C. § 3604: https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-121/t42/s3604/

Have a lawyer licensed in Florida review the completed notice, lease, service calculation, coverage analysis, and all attachments before use.