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bobby8321 · May 18, 2009, 12:13 PM

I have been laid off from my job and cannot pay my rent. I am interviewing for a new job and hope to have one soon but my landlord is about to start eviction proceedings. How long do I have in my place (or to come up with my rent) before I can be legally evicted?

stevetcg · May 18, 2009, 12:16 PM

If you have not paid your rent, he can give you a 3 day pay or quit notice and then file for an eviction. From all I have been seeing, that will give you about 30 days before you are in court and 3 days after that before the sheriff removes you from the home.

ScottGem · May 18, 2009, 12:16 PM

Depends on what you mean by starting eviction? Florida, I believe, starts with a 3 day pay or quit notice. This gives you 3 business days to pay or vacate. If you pay, the process stops, if not, the landlord files for an eviction order.

A hearing then needs to be scheduled. How lkong that takes depends on the court calendar. Considering the economy it may be a couple of weeks. At the hearing the judge will give you a set time to vacate, again that will be up to the judge, but it will proably be a 10-30 time frame.

At any time in the process, you can offer to pay all arrears and have the process stopped.

golani101 · May 18, 2009, 04:49 PM

You will be served with three day notice, after the three day notice a lawsuit will be filed against you, you have 5 days to answer, you must pay the rent due to the court register, if you failed to answer and pay the rent to the court register a default order will be issued against you by the clerk of court and a writ of possession will be entered by the judge, after that you will be served 24 hour notice by the sheriff, a day later you will be avicted and your possessions will be dumped on the street curve

ScottGem · May 18, 2009, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by golani101

you will be served with three day notice, after the three day notice a lawsuit will be filed against you, you have 5 days to answer, you must pay the rent due to the court register, if you failed to answer and pay the rent to the court register a default order will be issued against you by the clerk of court and a writ of possession will be entered by the judge, after that you will be served 24 hour notice by the sheriff, a day later you will be avicted and your possessions will be dumped on the street curve

Can you cite the regs for that timing?