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1998 Florida Statutes
SECTION 02
Lease of house to expire on conviction.
Lease of house to expire on conviction.
796.02 Lease of house to expire on conviction.--When the lessee of a dwelling house is convicted of the offense mentioned in the 1preceding section, the lease or contract for letting the house shall, at the option of the lessor, become void, and the lessor shall have the like remedy to recover the possession as against a tenant holding over after the expiration of his or her term.
History.--s. 14, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2616; GS 3536; RGS 5434; CGL 7577; s. 1227, ch. 97-102.
1Note.--Section 796.01 was repealed by s. 2, ch. 93-258.