A Florida 3 day notice is a written demand that a landlord gives a tenant who has not paid rent. It is also called a 3-day notice to pay or quit. If the default continues for 3 days after delivery, not counting Saturday, Sunday or legal holidays, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement.[1.1] Create the notice with the free builder below or download it as a PDF.
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Florida's rule for unpaid rent is short. The landlord delivers a written demand for payment of the rent or possession of the premises. If the default continues for 3 days after delivery, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement under Florida law.[1.1]
If the tenant fails to pay rent when due and the default continues for 3 days, excluding Saturday, Sunday, and legal holidays, after delivery of written demand by the landlord for payment of the rent or possession of the premises, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement.
In plain words, the rule works like this:
The FormsPal template has a place for the amount owed, the address of the rented premises including the county, and the date by which the tenant must pay or give up possession. The landlord signs it.
A notice is not a lockout. A landlord may not prevent the tenant from gaining reasonable access to the home by any means, including changing the locks or using a bootlock or similar device.[2] See the last answer under Frequently Asked Questions.
| Document Name | Florida 3-Day Eviction Notice Form |
| Other Names | Florida 3-Day Notice to Pay or Quit, Florida 3-Day Notice to Vacate |
| Relevant Laws | Florida Statutes, Section 83.56 |
| Avg. Time to Fill Out | 8 minutes |
| # of Fillable Fields | 21 |
| Available Formats | Adobe PDF |
Need a different notice? See our Florida eviction notice forms, the Florida 30-day notice or the general eviction notice templates.
Taking rent after serving the notice can change what the landlord is able to do. A landlord who accepts rent with actual knowledge of the tenant's noncompliance waives the right to terminate the rental agreement or to bring a civil action for that noncompliance, but not for any later or continuing noncompliance.[1.1]
Partial rent is treated differently. Accepting partial rent for the period does not waive the landlord's right to terminate the rental agreement or to bring a civil action for the noncompliance. A landlord who accepts partial rent after posting the notice must do one of three things the statute allows:
Rent subsidies from a local, state or national government or agency are treated separately. The waiver rule does not reach that portion of the rent. Even so, waiver occurs as to that portion if an action has not been instituted within 45 days after the landlord obtains actual knowledge of the noncompliance.[1.1]
Put simply, decide what to do with a payment before you accept it. Full payment of what the notice demands is what the notice asks for. A partial payment calls for one of the three options above, so the Florida 3 day notice and the rent you actually receive stay consistent.
Gather the details first, so you can fill in the notice in one sitting. Having every item at hand keeps the form accurate and saves you from stopping halfway. The form asks for the following:
If someone helped you complete the form, add that person's name, address and telephone number in the assistance block at the bottom. Planning the next tenancy? You can also draw up a Florida lease agreement.
The FormsPal template has six parts, and you fill them in from top to bottom. Use the online builder above, or fill in the downloaded PDF with our PDF editor. Check each entry before you print the notice.
The screenshots under each step show the FormsPal Florida 3-day eviction notice template filled with sample entries in blue, so you can see where each answer goes. The names, addresses, dates and amounts are examples only.
Serving the notice means delivering the written demand to the tenant. The statute names the ways to do it, and the three days are counted from delivery. These steps take you from the finished notice to the end of the notice period.
A Florida 3 day notice works best when the demand is clear. Check the amount owed, the address of the rental property and the date on the notice before you serve it. After delivery, the tenant has until the date on the notice to pay the rent or give up possession, and the landlord waits out the 3 days before taking the next step.
Yes. If a tenant fails to pay rent when due and the default continues for 3 days after delivery of the landlord's written demand, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement. The demand is for payment of the rent or possession of the premises.[1.1]
A landlord may not force a tenant out by self-help. A landlord of a dwelling unit covered by this part of the statute may not prevent the tenant from gaining reasonable access to the dwelling unit by any means. Changing the locks and using a bootlock or similar device are both covered.[2]
General information, not legal or tax advice.
Unless noted otherwise, the sources below are from the Fla. Stat.
