Any person to whom any rent or money for advances is due or the person’s agent or attorney may file an action in the court in the county where the land lies having jurisdiction of the amount claimed, and the court shall have jurisdiction to order the relief provided in this part. The complaint shall be verified and shall allege the name and relationship of the defendant to the plaintiff, how the obligation for rent arose, the amount or quality and value of the rent due for such land, or the advances, and whether payable in money, an agricultural product, or any other thing of value.
Fla. Stat. § 83.11
Distress for rent; complaint
Known as the Self-storage Facility Act
The act spans §§ 83–83 (74 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Ford Concepts, Inc. v. Jones (In Re Ford Concepts, Inc.) (1988)
Most recently applied in Ford Concepts, Inc. v. Jones (In Re Ford Concepts, Inc.) (April 1988)
History.--s. 2, ch. 3131, 1879; RS 1764; GS 2240; RGS 3559; CGL 5423; s. 34, ch. 67-254; s. 1, ch. 80-282; s. 431, ch. 95-147.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.