[RPPTL LandTen] 2-year residential lease

[Dennis Chen]

I believe the one year limitation in the statute is for oral lease
agreements only.  A written lease can be for multiple years.

Dennis A. Chen, Esq.
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On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 10:34 PM, Anthony J. Horky <ahorky at horkylaw.com>wrote:

> All:  Any insight on the following fact pattern will be greatly
> appreciated.****
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> A landlord and tenant enter into a 2-year residential lease agreement.
> The provision covering defaults is the same language that is used in the
> Fla. Supreme Court approved lease provision which refers the parties to
> Chapter 83, Part II, a copy of which is included with the 2-year lease.
> Tenant breaches the lease for non-payment of rent.  ****
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> QUESTION:  Can the landlord file an action for possession under the FRLTA
> or does the fact that a “tenant” means a person entitled to occupy a
> dwelling unit under a “rental agreement” and “rental agreement” under Part
> II is defined as a agreement for a duration of less than one year, prevent
> the landlord from bringing an eviction action and/or proceeding under the
> summary procedure statute?****
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