Palm Beach County Commercial Property Eviction Attorney
Commercial Evictions are governed by the parties’ Business Lease and chapter 83 of the Florida Statutes.
County Courts have exclusive jurisdiction to address actions for possession of leased commercial property. Summary Procedures are used to quickly evict a commercial tenant.
When to implement a Commercial Eviction
Evictions may be warranted where the lessee is violating the terms of the lease in some fashion, typically for non-payment. Notice is required prior to pursuing legal action to re-take possession of the property. In certain instances, a commercial or industrial tenant will hold over after the lease term has ended. In such a case, additional damages may accrue.
Once a commercial eviction action has been filed and served, the tenant/lessee has five days within which to respond to the lawsuit contesting the action. If no response is timely filed, the business landlord is entitled to a Judgment for Possession. A Writ of Possession will then issue.
A commercial landlord also has the right to collect damages, such as past due rent, from the defaulting tenant.
