Fla. Stat. 83.18
Distress for rent; trial; verdict; judgment

If the verdict or the finding of the court is for plaintiff, judgment shall be rendered against defendant for the amount or value of the rental or advances, including interest and costs, and against the surety on defendant’s bond as provided for in s. 83.14, if the property has been restored to defendant, and execution shall issue. If the verdict or the finding of the court is for defendant, the action shall be dismissed and defendant shall have judgment and execution against plaintiff for costs.

Source: Section 83.18 — Distress for rent; trial; verdict; judgment, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0083.18 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

83.01
Unwritten lease tenancy at will 83.001
Application 83.02
Certain written leases tenancies at will 83.03
Termination of tenancy at will 83.04
Holding over after term, tenancy at sufferance, etc 83.05
Right of possession upon default in rent 83.06
Right to demand double rent upon refusal to deliver possession 83.07
Action for use and occupation 83.08
Landlord’s lien for rent 83.09
Exemptions from liens for rent 83.10
Landlord’s lien for advances 83.11
Distress for rent 83.12
Distress writ 83.13
Levy of writ 83.14
Replevy of distrained property 83.15
Claims by third persons 83.18
Distress for rent 83.19
Sale of property distrained 83.20
Causes for removal of tenants 83.21
Removal of tenant 83.22
Removal of tenant 83.135
Dissolution of writ 83.201
Notice to landlord of failure to maintain or repair, rendering premises wholly untenantable 83.202
Waiver of right to proceed with eviction claim 83.231
Removal of tenant 83.232
Rent paid into registry of court 83.241
Removal of tenant 83.251
Removal of tenant

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Location: https://florida.public.law/statutes/fla._stat._83.18

Original Source: Section 83.18 — Distress for rent; trial; verdict; judgment, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0083.18 (last accessed Aug. 7, 2025).