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It does not cover commercial leases, or conditions you caused yourself (which are treated differently).
Fla. Stat. § 83.51(1)：房东须遵守适用的建筑、住房或卫生法典；无法典时维护屋顶、门窗、地板、台阶、门廊、外墙、地基及全部结构构件与给排水设施。
⚠️ 法条形态提醒：§83.51(1) 是双轨制，并无 refrigerator、heating、AC、sinks、sewage、disposal、electrical、plumbing 的逐项设备清单。那份清单存在于 §83.52(5)，且是**租客的义务**（须合理使用操作 electrical、plumbing、sanitary、heating、ventilating、air-conditioning 及其他设施），方向相反 —— 误标会把法律含义完全颠倒。§83.51(1) 另有纱窗义务：租期开始时须确保纱窗处于合理状态，其后每年修复一次损坏。
Fla. Stat. § 83.51(1) ↗房东实质违反 § 83.51(1) 或租约重要条款时，须在收到书面通知后 7 天内改正，否则租客可终止租约。
§83.56(1)：若违反导致单元不可居住且租客搬离，租客对该期间租金不负责任；若未致不可居住且租客继续居住，租金按违反造成的租赁价值损失比例减收。若因房东无法控制的原因且房东已作并持续作一切合理努力修复，上述两种减租同样适用。⚠️ §83.51(3) 无 30 天修复期 —— 它只是一条义务优先级规则。佛州住宅法中不存在 3 天 repair notice。
Fla. Stat. § 83.56(1); § 83.51(3) ↗终止租约：违反 §83.51(1) 且 7 天内未改正时，租客可终止租约并按情形取得租金减免。
Fla. Stat. § 83.56(1) ↗诉讼中的完全抗辩：房东实质违反 §83.51(1) 是基于欠租的占有之诉的**完全抗辩**，法院或陪审团确定减租数额。
§83.60(1)(b)：租客交付书面通知满 7 天后可主张该抗辩。通知可送达房东、§83.50 指定代表、驻场经理或代收租金人。⚠️ 必须与 §83.60(2) 联动理解：主张该抗辩后即触发 5 日缴租入册义务，逾期不缴则抗辩全部视为放弃。
Fla. Stat. § 83.60(1)(a), (b) ↗民事诉讼执行：Part II 权利义务可经民事诉讼执行，且不排除刑事追诉。
Fla. Stat. § 83.54 ↗维修进入须至少提前 24 小时通知，且时间须在 7:30 a.m. 至 8:00 p.m. 之间。
§83.53(2) 另列四种无需 24 小时通知的情形：租客同意；紧急情况；租客不合理拒绝同意；租客缺席达一个租金周期的一半（但租金已付清且租客已告知外出计划时，仅可同意进入或为保护保全进入）。§83.53(3)：房东不得滥用进入权或用以骚扰租客。
Fla. Stat. § 83.53(1)-(3) ↗§83.51(4)：房东对租客、其家庭成员或经其同意之人的过失或不当行为造成的状况不负责任。
Fla. Stat. § 83.51(4) ↗Every figure on this page comes from the official text or a state court opinion, not from a summary. The table below lists each provision used and the date it was last checked.
| Statute | Last verified | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Fla. Stat. § 83.51(1) | 2026-10-09 | official text ↗ |
| Fla. Stat. § 83.56(1); § 83.51(3) | 2026-10-09 | official text ↗ |
| Fla. Stat. § 83.56(1) | 2026-10-09 | official text ↗ |
| Fla. Stat. § 83.60(1)(a), (b) | 2026-10-09 | official text ↗ |
| Fla. Stat. § 83.54 | 2026-10-09 | official text ↗ |
| Fla. Stat. § 83.53(1)-(3) | 2026-10-09 | official text ↗ |
| Fla. Stat. § 83.51(4) | 2026-10-09 | official text ↗ |
Where the official text and a secondary summary disagree, this page follows the official text and says so. Where a provision admits of more than one reading, that is flagged rather than smoothed over.
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Fla. Stat. § 83.51(1)：房东须遵守适用的建筑、住房或卫生法典；无法典时维护屋顶、门窗、地板、台阶、门廊、外墙、地基及全部结构构件与给排水设施。
终止租约：违反 §83.51(1) 且 7 天内未改正时，租客可终止租约并按情形取得租金减免。 诉讼中的完全抗辩：房东实质违反 §83.51(1) 是基于欠租的占有之诉的**完全抗辩**，法院或陪审团确定减租数额。 民事诉讼执行：Part II 权利义务可经民事诉讼执行，且不排除刑事追诉。