# Florida — Eviction notice periods for nonpayment of rent by US state — how long a landlord must wait, quoted from the state statute

For Florida, notice period is 3 days, excluding Saturday, Sunday, and legal holidays; notice period in days is 3; right to cure by paying is Yes. The written demand is for “payment of the rent or possession of the premises”, so the tenant who pays within the 3 days keeps the tenancy; statute is Fla. Stat. § 83.56(3), recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Florida _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Notice period:** 3 days, excluding Saturday, Sunday, and legal holidays _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Notice period in days:** 3 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Right to cure by paying:** Yes. The written demand is for “payment of the rent or possession of the premises”, so the tenant who pays within the 3 days keeps the tenancy. _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute:** Fla. Stat. § 83.56(3) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> If the tenant fails to pay rent when due and the default continues for 3 days, excluding Saturday, Sunday, and legal holidays, after delivery of written demand by the landlord for payment of the rent or possession of the premises, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement.

## Source

- https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0083/Sections/0083.56.html

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
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