Need Help with Eviction Proceedures

[seniahrose]

What is the name of your state? FL

Hi,
my husband and I are new to Florida so we aren't sure what the Eviction Proceedures are. We paid our rent but it was late and we didn't have enough money to pay the fees too. so are apartment complex has served us with a three day notice and then told us that they were forwarding our lease to their corporate office for eviction. today, the property mgr. came by asking for my husband and told me that the apt is under eviction now and that we need to get out asap or he is gonna have the sheriff lock us out.... can he do that?... i know in texas where we were from before here my cousin was evicted for non paymnet at all of rent and they had to serve her with a three day notice, then they had to serve her with court papers, but they couldn't make her get out untill she actually went to court and the judge ruled on the case. I have 2 babies right now and don't have anywhere to go asap... i think they are trying to intimidate us so they don't have to go any further with the process, but i don't know. and i don't wanna have a sherriff knock at my door and tell us to get out. i have called lawyer upon lawyer, but because i am the tenant and not the landlord they will not even answer a question for me. Please help me.... thank you

 

[Cvillecpm]

Google Florida eviction procedures....only a judge can order you out.

 

[seniahrose]

thank you for your advice... all i know is that the property mgr told me that if we didn't return the keys and be out asap, they were gonna call a sherriff to remove us... which i thought was strange but since i'm not from Florida... i wasn't sure.

 

[AdamWe]

thank you for your advice... all i know is that the property mgr told me that if we didn't return the keys and be out asap, they were gonna call a sherriff to remove us... which i thought was strange but since i'm not from Florida... i wasn't sure.

The sheriff can only enforce the order issued by the judge. You should call the courthouse and find out if there is any orders issued against you.

 

[seniahrose]

thank you.... as far as i know there isn't any judgements against us yet. I'm sure they have filied the complaint.. but i thought when they do that we would be served with papers.. stating a court date... etc.

 

[seniahrose]

thank you so much to the people that responed... I just called the County Corthouse and found out that there isn't any complaints even filled yet... so Hopefully they were just trying to scare us out.... as long as a sherriff doesn't come knocking and tell us to get out asap then i have time to straighten things out or find another place to go.