Reference Source

Florida

For Florida, what the presumption does is Evidence of retaliatory conduct may be raised by the tenant as a defense in any action brought against him or her for possession; example of a protected activity is The tenant has complained to a governmental agency charged with responsibility for enforcement of a building, housing, or health code of a suspected violation applicable to the premises; statute is Fla. Stat. 83.64, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

State
Florida our reading
What the presumption does
Evidence of retaliatory conduct may be raised by the tenant as a defense in any action brought against him or her for possession. verified
Example of a protected activity
The tenant has complained to a governmental agency charged with responsibility for enforcement of a building, housing, or health code of a suspected violation applicable to the premises verified
Statute
Fla. Stat. 83.64 our reading
Sourceleg.state.fl.us
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DatasetLandlord retaliation presumption period by US state

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What the source says

(2) Evidence of retaliatory conduct may be raised by the tenant as a defense in any action brought against him or her for possession.

leg.state.fl.us, retrieved 2026-09-02

Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

Example of a protected activity

(a) The tenant has complained to a governmental agency charged with responsibility for enforcement of a building, housing, or health code of a suspected violation applicable to the premises;

Statute

83.64 Retaliatory conduct.

— all from leg.state.fl.us, retrieved 2026-09-02

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