ADDRESS:

TO:

RE:

Address of property Dear Sir/Madam:

NOTICE OF INTENT TO WITHHOLD RENT

Pursuant to Florida's Landlord/Tenant Act you are hereby notified that the property that has been rented has deficiencies. You are required to comply with applicable building, housing, and health codes or where none are applicable you must maintain the roofs, windows, screens, doors, floors, steps, porches, exterior walls, foundations and all other structural components in good repair and capable of resisting normal forces and loads and the plumbing in reasonable and working condition pursuant to Florida Statute 83.51. Pursuant to Florida Statute 83.56 you are notified that you have seven (7) days from delivery of this written notice specifying your non-compliance to correct the following deficiencies or else I will refuse to pay rent:

Be advised that pursuant to Florida Statute 83.60 your material non-compliance with this notice and Florida Statute 83.51(1) is a "complete defense" to an action for possession based on non-payment of rent. Under Florida Statute 83.67 you may not eliminate any utility service or limit access by a tenant by changing locks or removing doors or other such action, which allows damages of actual or consequential damages or three months rent which ever is greater and attorney fees, and may also support an action for an injunction.

Respectfully yours,

Original furnished to Landlord/Agent on this day of ________, 200_ , by ______________.