Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida

can a land lord come in during an inspection see that the carpet has stains and has wear and tear from 3 or 4 years of renting from me then call u up at 4:45 pm sat that "you need to move everything out of your living room so we can come in and remove the carpet and put in hardwood floors (note i did not ask for this) also this is supposed to take only one day the when i get home the next day they want me to move every thing out of my bed room and my brothers bed room (note brother is roommate with toddler) put it in the living room the will have just put hard wood floors in so they can do the same in the bed rooms do i have rights and are they being violated?


Asked on 8/31/11, 5:41 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Stephen Orchard Law Offices of Stephen Orchard

You may have limited rights, you should seek the assistance of a local attorney who can review your lease. A landlord generally has a right of entry upon reasonable notice, and frankly your landlord is improving your living conditions. Many tenants can't get their landlord to fix something that's broken, let alone install hardwood floors.

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Answered on 9/02/11, 1:59 pm


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