I agree with Marty, if you represent the tenant you may have a negligent security case.

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From: "Martin Lawyer" <mlawyer@bals.org>
To: "'RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee'" <landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org>
Subject: Re: [RPPTL LandTen] Residential lease question
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:13:28 -0500

As a tenant advocate, I would label this as security negligence and send to the landlord a 7-day notice under § 83.56(1), Fla. Stat. demanding that the landlord take adequate measures to correct the security defect commensurate with the (now) known risk.

You should look at the security negligence cases. The landlord may (or may not) have liability to the tenant in money damages under the established tort law in Florida.

Marty

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From: landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] On Behalf Of Scott W. Dibbs
Sent: Wednesday, 03 March 2010 11:54
To: RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee
Subject: [RPPTL LandTen] Residential lease question

I am hoping someone can provide me with some quick guidance. I freely admit that I don't do any residential lease work and am not that familiar with the Residential LL/T Act.

Facts- A tenant signed a residential lease. A couple of months into the lease, someone (presumably a stranger) broke into the apartment and ended up shooting the tenant. The tenant now in the hospital with serious injuries.

I've been asked whether the tenant has any grounds on which to get out of his lease. I haven't seen the lease, but I doubt it would provide the tenant any clear remedy in this case. And clearly there are a bunch of missing facts. I'm really just trying to get a sense for the potential arguments-- statutory or otherwise-- that might be out there, if any. Thanks in advance for any thoughts you may be able to provide.

Scott

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