2007 Florida Code
TITLE VI CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 83 LANDLORD AND TENANT
PART I NONRESIDENTIAL TENANCIES (ss. 83.001-83.251)
83.07 Action for use and occupation.
83.07 Action for use and occupation.--Any landlord, the landlord's heirs, executors, administrators or assigns may recover reasonable damages for any house, lands, tenements, or hereditaments held or occupied by any person by the landlord's permission in an action on the case for the use and occupation of the lands, tenements, or hereditaments when they are not held, occupied by or under agreement or demise by deed; and if on trial of any action, any demise or agreement (not being by deed) whereby a certain rent was reserved is given in evidence, the plaintiff shall not be dismissed but may make use thereof as an evidence of the quantum of damages to be recovered.
History.--s. 7, Nov. 21, 1828; RS 1760; GS 2236; RGS 3555; CGL 5419; s. 34, ch. 67-254; s. 428, ch. 95-147.
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