Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida

I was in a program that helped mothers with small children transition from inpatient rehab. It was structured and had a lot of rules. They rented us apartments with a really low rent. These apartments were in an extremely high crime and drug area. My apartments door frame was broken very badly. I had submitted to them several times for months that it needed to be fixed. On April 8th 2019, 3 men in the neighborhood were running from the police and broke in my apartment and held my 1 year old and I hostage. I was able to escape and contact law enforcement and the police swarmed my apartment and apprehended the men. For the next few days I received threats from people around the neighborhood and had people standing outside my apartment. When law enforcement was at my apartment they told the program supervisor that they needed to fix my door and get us to a safer location. Feeling unsafe in the neighborhood and with my door frame still broken I went and stayed with family. During the 2 weeks I stayed with my family, I was in contact with the program supervisor and coordinator. They kept saying they were going to either find independent housing for me or allow me to move in early to the new apartments they already purchased. They gave stipulations about moving, that I had to get rid of a lot of my stuff before they would move me. I agreed but was not able to go back to my old apartment out of fear. I went back once with a police escort but was only able to stay about an hour and really didn't have time to do much. During the 2 weeks there I knew I needed to find a place to live. Myself and a 1 year old sleeping on a couch was not working and Tricounty was not doing what they were supposed to be doing. I spent all of my savings over $2000, to move into another place. I am looking for restitution for the amount I used to move to another location


Asked on 7/30/19, 6:23 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
DMD PA DMD Law, PA

You really need to see an attorney, probably two, a landlord/tenant attorney and a family law attorney. You say they rented you an apartment. Who is they? Are you living in an apartment complex? Or in a rented house? Who is the landlord? Who do you pay rent to? Which program are you in? All these questions and more need to be answered before legal help can be provided. I suggest you find an attorney as soon as possible. If you cannot afford one, I suggest going to legal aid or try to find an attorney who will take you pro bono (free). I suggest calling the Florida Bar to see if they can point you in the right direction or suggest someone.

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Answered on 7/30/19, 10:10 am


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