KNOw your rights
Your landlord is never allowed to evict you without a court order. If your landlord tells you to leave your home before a judge orders you to, you do not have to move out. These protections apply regardless of your immigration status.
If you are a month-to-month tenant, your landlord is required to give you at least 30 days before raising your rent or ending your tenancy.
DEFEND YOURSELF
If your landlord files an eviction case against you, you have a chance to defend yourself, but you must act quickly.
Once you receive papers from the court, you will have five business days to respond in writing and tell the court why you shouldn’t be evicted.
get help responding in court
Contact an attorney immediately if your landlord files an eviction case against you.
If you can’t find a lawyer, you still must send a response to the court. Go to jala-docassemble.org for help writing your response and asking for a hearing.
Watch the video below for help uploading your completed response to the court’s e-filing portal. Tenants can also file their documents in person at the court.
In Miami-Dade, tenants have the option to type in their response and request mediation at this link.
GET ORGANIZED
Join the fight to protect renters, tenants are organizing in:
Miami-Dade County: Miami Workers Center and the Miami Tenants Union
Broward, Duval, Orange, Osceola, Volusia, Polk, Pinellas, and Hillsborough Counties: Florida Rising
Pinellas County: St. Petersburg Tenants Union
Alachua County: Alachua County Labor Coalition
Leon County: Tallahassee Community Action Committee
APPLY FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE
Miami-Dade: Axis Helps Database
Orange: Eviction Diversion Program
Broward: Family Success Program