United States · FL

Evicting a bad tenant in Florida costs ~$7,135.

That's the typical combined hit from filing fees, 1 months of lost rent, property damage, legal costs, and turnover — per bad tenant. Here's the full breakdown and a calculator for your specific situation.
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Filing fee

$185

County Court

Avg timeline

28 days

~4 weeks

Lost rent

$1,950

1 months at $1,950/mo

Property damage

$2,500

Beyond security deposit

Legal fees

$1,000

Attorney + court costs

Turnover

$1,500

Repairs, cleaning, re-listing

How Florida handles evictions

Fast 3-day pay-or-quit notice; landlord-friendly.

Calculate your risk
Adjust the inputs to model your specific situation in Florida.

Default: regional median

Filing → unit re-rented

Beyond security deposit

Court filing fee

$185

Lost rent during process

0.9 months at $1,950/mo

$1,755

Property damage

$2,500

Legal fees

$1,000

Turnover & re-listing

$1,500

Estimated total loss

$6,940

That's what one bad tenant typically costs a Florida landlord.

Most of that loss is preventable.

Bad tenants almost always leave a paper trail — the problem is that most landlords don't check carefully. Here's what a proper screening catches before you sign the lease.

Fake pay stubs & inflated income

AI analysis catches font mismatches, math errors, and metadata red flags in uploaded income documents.

Prior evictions they didn't mention

Eviction history searches surface past court records even when applicants claim a clean record.

Former landlord reference gaps

Automated verification reaches out directly — applicants can't forward requests to a friend pretending to be their landlord.

The fix

$99 of screening vs $7,135 in losses.

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