Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida

i have 6 months to go on lease for my pet grooming shop. Landlady has gotten completely hard to deal with. she is coming in my shop and yelling for her rent in front of my employee and customers. She has a very large half semi truck parked in front of my shop making visibility of my shop very hard for the public. when she yells for her rent it is on the day it is due and i am working in the back and can't leave to give her a check. she just sent me mail stating that i have 3 wks to pay the rent and show proof that i have one million dollar liability coverage or lease is broken.

i have pictures of her truck blocking my shop from having traffic know that i am here. i have witnesses as to her behavior when she comes in my shop. i want out of this place. i have a much better shop lined up.. i need to know how to go about this and how to not have to pay up the rest of that lease.


Asked on 12/08/09, 8:26 am

3 Answers from Attorneys
Sarah Grosse Sarah Grosse, Esquire

Ah, I understand what you want to do. You have to give the landlord written notice of her failure and opportunity to correct it - before the rent is due. Her failure could be failure to give you quiet enjoyment of the property and other things with more info. However, if you are behind on rent, you breached the lease first. If you leave the tenancy, she must try to mitigate her damages by making a good faith effort to find another tenant, and you are only liable for the months when the space is vacant.

Several different avenues here. I cannot recommend one based upon your question.

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Answered on 12/13/09, 8:04 am
Alan Wagner Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore P.A.

If the lease requires you to have liability coverage, then you must have that or you are in breach and can be evicted. You can eliminate her appearance by making sure that she has a check on the day it is due.

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Answered on 12/13/09, 9:00 am
Lesly Longa Longa Law P.A.

I agree that if the lease requires you to have liability coverage, then you should do so. You can be evicted for not having coverage if required or for not paying the rent. You may have some other options. I recommend that you speak with an attorney and have them review your lease.

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Answered on 12/14/09, 6:48 pm


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