Dennis Chen has experience representing tenants in eviction actions throughout central Florida.  Call for a free telephone consultation to determine if you qualify for representation at no cost to you.  Call an attorney immediately when served with any type of eviction notice or a Summons from the Court.

(407) 654-5556

Florida landlord and tenant law is a technical area of law that can easily result in the dismissal of an eviction action and the landlord paying attorney's fees to the tenant's attorney if the proper procedure is not followed.  However, if the proper procedure is not followed, or if the proper arguments are not raised, you could easily find yourself evicted.

THREE DAY NOTICE
Upon receipt of a Three Day Notice or any other notice regarding eviction, call an experienced attorney immediately.  An attorney can determine if the Three Day Notice is improperly prepared which can result in dismissal of an eviction action if filed after the notice..  Attempt to pay the rent or even a part of the rent.  If you are able to make any rent payment after receiving the notice, be sure to get a receipt.  The payment of rent, or even partial payment, may result in the dismissal of an eviction action.

EVICTION SUMMONS
If you have received an eviction summons, you should first read the summons and determine which court you must file an answer with.  You will generally have only five days to pay rent into the court registry and to file an answer.  If you feel that you do not owe any additional rent or if you cannot afford to pay the rent into the court registry, you should contact an attorney immediately.  Here at ChenLaw, we may provide a free telephone consultation to determine if you have any valid defenses that could result in the dismissal of the eviction.  Something as simple as a three day notice can result in the dismissal of the eviction action.  If the number of days is not properly calculated, or if the notice includes late fees, you may have grounds for dismissal of the eviction action.  The landlord accepting partial rent may be grounds for the dismissal of the eviction action.

The location of ChenLaw allows easy access to the courts in Lake, Orange, Osceola, and Polk counties.  We also travel to Hillsborough, Seminole and Volusia counties.  Dennis appears in court in Bartow, Daytona Beach, Kissimmee, Orlando, Sanford and Tampa.

Call (407) 654-5556