I recently wrote a post about the obligations of a landlord in Florida. you can see that post here: According to the Florida Landlord and Tenant Law, the landlord is not the only one who has a legal responsibility to maintain a rental property. The tenant also has certain legal obligations to maintain a rental property:
(1) They must comply with all local and state building, housing, and health codes.
(2)They need to keep the premises clean and sanitary.
(3)All garbage must be removed in a clean and sanitary manner.
(4) All plumbing fixtures must be kept clean and sanitary and in repair.
(5) They must operate in a reasonable manner all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and other facilities and appliances, including elevators.
(6) They may not destroy, deface, damage, impair, or remove any part of the premises or property therein belonging to the landlord nor permit any other person to do so.
(7) They must conduct themselves and require other persons on the premises with his or her consent to conduct themselves, in a manner that does not unreasonably disturb the tenant's neighbors or constitute a breach of the peace.
The lease can require more obligations on the tenant, but in a case where there is no lease, or a not very good lease, the tenant would at least have to comply with the requirements of the law.
You can see the statute here:
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