Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida

hello sir/madam

My name is rezaur rahman and i live in florida. I lease a gas station and pay $4500.00 a month from a corporation. I never let on my rent but my landlord is not paying the mortgage so bank is trying to take the gas station back and want me to pay the rent money to court.But my landlord want me to pay $2500.00 to court and $2000.00 to him (he show to the bank that he rent the gas station for $2500.00 am month). but i pay all the money to court. Now he is trying to kick my out from the property because i did some improvement on the store.(a walking cooler and a safety glass by the counter.) when i was doing the improvement i ask him and he said ok but i didn't get a paper work. after that i went to a lawyer and he ask too much money. i don't have that much money to pay him. i am in trouble because i don't want to do anything thing illegal. Can someone help me?


Asked on 5/25/12, 10:41 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
David Slater David P. Slater, Esq.

How is he trying to kick you out? He must serve you with legal papers and have a hearing. Unless you were served with a court order, you should still be paying rent to the LL and not the lender.

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Answered on 5/25/12, 11:01 am
Lucreita Becude Lucreita D. Becude, P.A.

Unless you were served papers from the court and had a hearing, you should be paying the landlord your rent money. If you were served papers and the court ordered you to place the funds in the registry of the court, then the landlord will have to serve you eviction papers and you would have a right to a hearing.

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Answered on 5/26/12, 6:22 am


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