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3 day notice defective for demanding payment at a PO Box without adding 5 days

In Nguyen v. Brown, the landlord filed an eviction action to recover possession of residential real property pursuant to Section 83.59 of the Florida Statutes. The court held under Rule 1.090(e) of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure the landlord’s three day notice was fatally defective for demanding payment at a post office box without providing the tenant an additional five days to mail the rent or the keys.

Tenant not required to deposit rent into the court registry when three day notice is defective.

In Nguyen v. Brown, the landlord filed a civil action to recover possession of the leased premises pursuant to Section 83.59 of the Florida Statutes. The court held when a landlord’s three day notice is defective, a tenant is not required to deposit rent into the court registry.