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Landlord Guides
Written criteria, the same process for everyone, FCRA adverse action notices, and document checks under Florida's new fraudulent entry law.
Don Harkins · Nov 2, 2026 · 6 min read
Florida Landlord Law
Three categories, three sets of rules. What F.S. 760.27 lets you request, what it forbids, and why HUD's May 2026 memo did not change Florida law.
Don Harkins · Nov 2, 2026 · 7 min read
Florida Landlord Law
The 2025 e-mail notice and flood disclosure rules, the one 2026 change to Chapter 83, the bills that died in March, and the ballot question still pending.
Don Harkins · Nov 2, 2026 · 7 min read
Florida Landlord Law
The 15-day and 30-day clocks under F.S. 83.49, the exact claim notice wording, the two legal delivery methods, and when the clock actually starts.
Don Harkins · Nov 2, 2026 · 7 min read
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