Ordering Information:
To order a printed copy of the "Renters' Rights" Handbook, send a check or money order for $10.00 (printing and shipping) to:

Florida PIRG Education Fund
926 E. Park Ave.
Tallahassee, Fl 32301
ATTN: Renters' Rights Handbook

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Finding a Place to Live
  • A. Where to look
  • B. Discrimination
  • C. How Do You Recognize Housing Discrimination?
    
• Chapter 2: The Rental Agreement or Lease
  • A. Oral Leases and Periodic Tenancies
  • B. Written Leases
  • C. Lease Provisions
  • D. Illegal Lease Provisions
  • E. Undesirable Lease Provisions
  • F. Precautions Before Signing
    
• Chapter 3: The Security Deposit
  • A. Return of Your Security Deposit
  • B. Making Sure You Get Back All You Can
  • C. Subleasing From A Housemate
  • D. Small Claims Court
  • E. Proving Your Case
    
• Chapter 4: Moving In and Paying Rent
  • A. Your Rights if the Apartment is Occupied or Unlivable
  • B. Paying Rent
  • C. Rent Increases
  • D. Making Repairs and Housing Codes
  • F. Getting Your Landlord to Make Repairs
    
• Chapter 5: Ending the Lease
  • A. Tenancy of Nonspecific Duration
  • B. Tenancy of Specific Duration:
    
• Chapter 6: Moving Our Prematurely and Subletting
  • A. Finding a Replacement Tenant
    
• Chapter 7: Eviction
  • A. Reasons for Eviction
  • B. Tenant’s Defenses
  • C. Eviction Proceedings
    
• Chapter 8: Other Problems
  • A. Landlord’s Right of Entry
  • B. Major Changes to Rental Unit
  • C. Liability
  • D. Fire, Flooding and Other Unavoidable Disasters
    
• Appendices
  • A. Renter's Resource List
  • B. Landlord/Tenant Responsibilities and Rights
  • C. Inventory and Condition Report
  • D. Sublet Agreement
  • E. Lease Termination Agreement
  • F. Lease Addendum

The Florida PIRG Education Fund’s Renters’ Rights Handbook was written by FSU Law School student Mike Ceasar. The Florida PIRG Education Fund would like to thank attorneys Stephanie Johnson and Mark Tapps of Legal Services of North Florida for making comments, suggestions and reviewing the Handbook. This Renters’ Rights Handbook is based on the Florida PIRG Education Fund’s 1982 Handbook written by Stephen J. Keller, Andrew B. Goshen and edited by Rick Trilsch. In 2006, The Florida PIRG Education Fund’s Renters’ Rights Handbook was updated by FSU Law Student Amanda Proffitt, Brad Ashwell and Mark Ferrulo.

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