Fla. Stat. 713.691
Landlord’s lien for rent; exemptions

(1)

With regard to a residential tenancy, the landlord has a lien on all personal property of the tenant located on the premises for accrued rent due to the landlord under the rental agreement. This lien shall be in addition to any other liens upon such property which the landlord may acquire by law and may be modified or waived, in whole or in part, by the provisions of a written rental agreement. The landlord’s lien for rent shall attach to the tenant’s personal property at the time the sheriff gives the landlord possession of the premises, but it is not required that the tenant’s property be removed in order to give the landlord possession of the premises.

(2)

When the tenant is the head of a family, personal property owned by her or him in the value of $1,000 is exempt from the lien provided by this section. This subsection does not authorize an exemption any greater than that which may be available to the tenant in s. 4, Art. X of the State Constitution.

(3)

The remedy of distress for rent is abolished with regard to residential tenancies.

Source: Section 713.691 — Landlord’s lien for rent; exemptions, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0713.­691 (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

§ 713.691. Landlord’s lien for rent; exemptions's source at flsenate​.gov