Fla. Stat. 713.69
Unlawful to remove property upon which lien has accrued

It is unlawful for any person to remove any property upon which a lien has accrued under s. 713.68 from any hotel, apartment house, roominghouse, lodginghouse, boardinghouse or tenement house without first making full payment to the person operating or conducting the same of all sums due and payable for such occupancy or without first having the written consent of such person so conducting or operating such place to so remove such property. Any person who violates this section, if the value of the property removed in violation hereof is less than $1,000, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; and if the value of the property so removed is $1,000 or more, such person commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

Source: Section 713.69 — Unlawful to remove property upon which lien has accrued, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0713.­69 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

713.50
Liens upon property 713.56
Liens for labor on and with machines, etc 713.57
Liens for labor on logs and timber 713.58
Liens for labor or services on personal property 713.59
Liens for labor in raising crops 713.60
Liens for labor on or for vessels 713.61
Liens for manufacturing and repairing articles 713.62
Liens for furnishing articles to be manufactured 713.63
Liens for furnishing locomotives, machinery, etc 713.64
Liens for furnishing material for vessels 713.65
Liens for care and maintenance of animals 713.66
Liens for feed, etc., for racehorses, polo ponies and race dogs 713.67
Liens for board, lodging, etc., at hotels, etc 713.68
Liens for hotels, apartment houses, roominghouses, boardinghouses, etc 713.69
Unlawful to remove property upon which lien has accrued 713.70
Lien for service of stallions and other animals 713.71
Liens for loans and advances 713.73
Priority of foregoing liens 713.74
Acquisition of liens by persons in privity with the owner 713.75
Acquisition of liens by persons not in privity with the owner 713.76
Release of lien by filing bond 713.77
Liens of owners, operators, or keepers of mobile home or recreational vehicle parks 713.78
Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels 713.79
Liens for interior design services 713.585
Enforcement of lien by sale of motor vehicle 713.595
Liens for labor or services in ginning cotton 713.596
Molder’s liens 713.655
Liens for professional services of veterinarians 713.665
Liens for furnishing pest control 713.691
Landlord’s lien for rent 713.785
Liens for recovering, towing, or storing mobile homes

Current through Fall 2025

§ 713.69. Unlawful to remove property upon which lien has accrued's source at flsenate​.gov