Florida Notice to Vacate

Florida notice periods

Each period is the one LeaseCraft's record of the statute holds. Read it with the conditions under it: some periods are minimums and some apply unless the lease sets another. "Lease controls" means the record holds no statutory period for that situation, and "No pre-suit notice" means it holds no notice before filing. The source column shows the law and the date LeaseCraft read it on the official site (most recently 2026-09-27).

What the Florida statute says

Ending a month-to-month tenancy: 30 calendar days

• Written notice, given in the manner provided in § 83.56(4), not less than 30 days prior to the end of any monthly period (§ 83.57(3)).

Ending a week-to-week tenancy: 7 calendar days

• Not less than 7 days' written notice prior to the end of any weekly period (§ 83.57(4)).

Tenant staying after the lease ends: Lease controls

• Holdover after expiration without permission: landlord may recover possession under § 83.59 and double rent for the holdover period (§ 83.58); no notice period is stated.
• A fixed-term lease may require 30-60 days' notice of intent to vacate from the tenant only if it requires the landlord to give the same notice of nonrenewal (§ 83.575(1)); liquidated damages for missing notice require the landlord's written reminder within 15 days before the notification period starts (§ 83.575(2)).

Delivery, form and other Florida rules

Statewide just-cause rule

No statewide just-cause requirement

• No just-cause requirement; tenancies without a specific duration end on § 83.57 notice, and local governments are preempted from regulating residential tenancies (§ 83.425).

Fla. Stat. § 83.57; § 83.425 (s. 1, ch. 2023-314) · read 2026-09-27

How the notice may be delivered

§ 83.56(4): delivery of the written notices required by subsections (1)-(3) shall be by mailing, delivering a true copy, e-mailing in accordance with § 83.505 (only where both parties signed the statutory addendum consenting to electronic delivery and designated e-mail addresses; an e-mailed notice is deemed delivered when sent unless returned undeliverable; either party may revoke consent in writing), or, if the tenant is absent from the premises, by leaving a copy at the residence.

Fla. Stat. § 83.56(4); § 83.505 (s. 1, ch. 2025-16) · read 2026-09-27

City and county rules

No local overlays: since ch. 2023-314 (eff. 2023-07-01) § 83.425 preempts the regulation of residential tenancies to the state, so county/city tenant-notice ordinances (e.g., the pre-2023 Miami-Dade 'Tenant Bill of Rights' notice periods) no longer apply.

Fla. Stat. § 83.425 · read 2026-09-27

Preparing the notice

The form asks for the tenancy, the date the tenant must leave and how the notice is delivered, and states the notice period plainly. You enter the period; where LeaseCraft has verified the Florida period for ending a month-to-month tenancy, it refuses a shorter one.

Create a Florida notice to vacate

A notice is not a court order and does not by itself remove a tenant. Cities and counties can add rules. LeaseCraft is not a law firm and this is not legal advice.

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