[RPPTL LandTen] 7- day notice to withhold rent

[Alberto Cardet]

Thank you.  I assume the nature of the repairs would determine whether to
terminate the tenancy or withhold.  If the tenant choses to terminate, how
long does the tenant have to vacate?  .

Cardet Law, P.A.
1330 Coral Way #301
Miami FL 33145
305-403-7783

On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 5:30 PM, Martin Lawyer <mlawyer at bals.org> wrote:

> *Not so.  The statutory language supports both of the notices I have
> attached to this e-mail.  My Notice to Withhold contains the statutorily
> supported statement:*
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> *I intend to exercise my legal rights and will withhold further payments
> of rent to you, and/or sue for injunctive relief in County Court, if
> reasonable efforts to make the required repairs are not completed within
> seven (7) days' time.*
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> *As a tenant advocate, I must be careful on which notice I advise my
> clients to use.*
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> *Please note also that the statute (and my notices) do not tell the
> landlord what to do  --  such is the landlord’s choice at the landlord’s
> risk of choosing wrong.  My notices simply describe the defect(s) in the
> premises.   The tenant has no right to require the landlord to use a
> particular method to correct the defect; but the tenant does have the right
> to have the defect corrected.*
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> *From:* landten-bounces at lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:
> landten-bounces at lists.flabarrpptl.org] *On Behalf Of *Alberto Cardet
> *Sent:* Monday, 12 September, 2016 17:15
> *To:* RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee <landten at lists.flabarrpptl.org>
> *Subject:* [RPPTL LandTen] 7- day notice to withhold rent
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> *Is my understanding correct that when a tenant sends a landlord a "rent
> withholding letter", that in essence states that unless "X" is fixed within
> 7 days the tenant will not pay rent, what the tenant has actually done is
> terminate their tenancy pursuant to 83.56(1) and the tenant must vacate.
> It does not give the tenant the right to remain on the property rent free
> indefinitely.*
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> Cardet Law, P.A.
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> 1330 Coral Way #301
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> Miami FL 33145
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> 305-403-7783
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