How many hours' notice must a landlord give before entering in Florida?

24 hours. That is the statutory definition of 'reasonable notice' for entry to make repairs, which must also happen at a reasonable time between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. The figure was raised from 12 hours by ch. 2022-222, effective July 1, 2022.

What reasons allow a landlord to enter a rental in Florida?

A landlord may enter for inspection; necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supplying agreed services; or exhibiting the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors. The tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent.

Can a landlord enter without notice in an emergency in Florida?

Yes — Florida recognizes an emergency exception to the entry-notice requirement.

Are there time-of-day limits on when a landlord can enter in Florida?

Repair entries must occur between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

How much notice must a landlord give before entering in Florida?

Verified October 1, 2026 Correction October 2, 2026 All Florida topics →

Florida landlords must give at least 24 hours' notice before entering a rental unit to make repairs, and repair entries must happen between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. — the 24-hour figure replaced the old 12-hour rule in 2022, so older leases and templates citing 12 hours are out of date.

Cited to F.S. 83.53 (1)-(3) · Verified October 1, 2026

The landlord may enter at any time to protect or preserve the premises, and may enter for the statute's other listed purposes with the tenant's consent, in an emergency, when consent is unreasonably withheld, or when the tenant is absent for half a rental period, unless the rent is current and the tenant gave notice of the absence. The statute expressly prohibits abusing the right of access or using it to harass the tenant.

Florida entry notice at a glance

Advance notice required	24 hours
Notice standard	That is the statutory definition of 'reasonable notice' for entry to make repairs, which must also happen at a reasonable time between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. The figure was raised from 12 hours by ch. 2022-222, effective July 1, 2022. For the other enumerated purposes, entry is permitted with tenant consent, in an emergency, when the tenant unreasonably withholds consent, or when the tenant has been absent for one-half of a rental period, unless the rent is current and the tenant gave notice of the absence, in which case only the tenant's consent or the protection of the premises allows entry.
Permitted reasons	A landlord may enter for inspection; necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supplying agreed services; or exhibiting the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors. The tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent. The landlord may also enter at any time to protect or preserve the premises.
Emergency exception	Yes
Time-of-day restrictions	Repair entries must occur between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Cite this page: "Landlord Atlas, Florida Landlord Entry Notice Laws (verified October 1, 2026), landlordatlas.com/laws/entry-notice/florida/" — free to cite and quote with a link (how these records are verified). Everything above is cited in the citations section below.

Notes and caveats

24 hours is textually a repair rule — treat it as the planned-entry floor — the statutory 24-hour definition of reasonable notice is textually tied to entry 'for the purpose of repair' (F.S. 83.53(2)); other purposes fall under the consent, emergency, unreasonable-withholding, and extended-absence pathways. The safe practice is to treat 24 hours as the statewide floor for all planned, non-emergency entries.

Common questions: Florida entry notice

Each answer is the verified value from the table above, restated as a direct answer. Free to quote with a link to this page.

How many hours' notice must a landlord give before entering in Florida?: 24 hours. That is the statutory definition of 'reasonable notice' for entry to make repairs, which must also happen at a reasonable time between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. The figure was raised from 12 hours by ch. 2022-222, effective July 1, 2022.
What reasons allow a landlord to enter a rental in Florida?: A landlord may enter for inspection; necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supplying agreed services; or exhibiting the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors. The tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent.
Can a landlord enter without notice in an emergency in Florida?: Yes — Florida recognizes an emergency exception to the entry-notice requirement.
Are there time-of-day limits on when a landlord can enter in Florida?: Repair entries must occur between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Changes since last full verification

The Verified date above (October 1, 2026) marks the last time every figure on this page was verified end-to-end against official sources. The changes below were published since then, each verified against the official source it names (what these dates mean).

Correction, October 2, 2026 — Notice periods now print in the unit each statute uses (correction). Entry notice: the statutes of Alabama, Arizona, Hawaii, Kentucky, Rhode Island and Washington say two days and Oklahoma's says one day, and those pages show days; Delaware's and Vermont's say 48 hours, and their pages, which had shown 2 days, now show 48 hours. Eviction notice for unpaid rent: California, Florida and Utah give three days that leave out Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, and their pages now show 3 business days, as does California's lease-violation notice; Nevada's shows 7 judicial days; Alabama's two notices show 7 business days. Each statute was read on its official site on October 1, 2026. No period changed.

Citations

F.S. 83.53 · (1)-(3) (verified 2026) Official source

How this record was verified: Direct read of 2025 Florida Statutes text on the official legislature site (leg.state.fl.us / Online Sunshine): F.S. 83.49 (full text), 83.53 (full text), 83.57 (full text), 166.043 (full text). Web verification of surrounding context (83.46, 83.505, 125.0103, 2023 ch. 2023-17 and ch. 2023-314 amendments) against official-source cross-references and multiple concurring secondary sources. October 1, 2026: every section the security deposit, rent increase, late fee, entry and eviction answers rest on was read again in the 2026 Florida Statutes on the Legislature's own sites (leg.state.fl.us and flsenate.gov), an edition that takes in the 2026 regular session and its special sessions: sections 83.43, 83.46, 83.49, 83.491, 83.505, 83.53, 83.56, 83.57, 83.575, 83.59, 83.60, 83.62, 83.67, 83.425, 125.0103, 166.043, 51.011, 723.002 and 817.537. Chapter 2026-143 (in force October 1, 2026) is the only 2026 law that amends one of them and is stated on the eviction page. The court rule on counting days (Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.514) was read as in force on July 1, 2026, and the damages test for late fees in the Florida Supreme Court's decision in Lefemine v. Baron.