Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida

Re: Eviction from Rental Property

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The docket entry you saw refers to the order that the Landlord got allowing him to evict you from the property. Your mother�s name is on the case because, even though she didn�t sign the lease, the lease gave her the right to possess the property. The landlord had to name her in the suit because of the rights given to her in the lease. The fact that it is a default judgment tells me that neither you nor your mother fought the eviction. This order just says that you no longer have any right to possess the property. You should take a look at the original Eviction Complaint to see if he also sued you for money damages for back rent. If he did, he may be going back to court for a second order getting a money judgment against you. Since you signed the lease, he�ll be able to get the judgment against you (if he sued for it in the original complaint); but he shouldn�t be able to get a money judgment against your mother since she didn�t sign the lease. If he is going for a money judgment, you should pay attention so that he doesn�t inflate the amount that you owe him. If he sets a hearing, and you do not attend, the judge will only have his word as to how much you own him, and will have no choice but to accept it as the undisputed truth.