Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida

A so called friend of mine had a house he doesn't stay at anymore since he moved in with his girlfriend. He has been renting one room to another couple since November and offered us the other room 2 weeks ago. We paid him $500 to rent a room. Well on Sunday two older women came to the house and informed us that they were the owners of the house and that our friend hasn't paid them in 3 months and that they are taking the house back over and we had to leave by today or else they would bring the cops to escort us out. Is this legal?? Can they give us 2 1/2 days to get out? I gave the last of my money to rent this room and am broke til the 3rd. Don't they have to go through the court?


Asked on 3/22/17, 6:23 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Lucreita Becude Lucreita D. Becude, P.A.

They will have to serve you with an eviction which then would prove who owns the house as they have to file the recorded deed with the actual complaint. Therefore stay put .

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Answered on 3/22/17, 6:43 am


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