Start with Florida Statutes section 83.56
The Florida Legislature's current page identifies the 2026 Florida Statutes and prints the three-day notice language in section 83.56(3). It states that the three-day period excludes Saturday, Sunday, and court-observed legal holidays. Subsection (4) lists delivery by mailing, delivering a true copy, emailing in accordance with section 83.505, or—if the tenant is absent—leaving a copy at the residence.
Sources checked October 2, 2026. Statutes can change. Review the live Legislature pages and the complete rental agreement before relying on any template.
What is the Sun State three-day notice template?
Sun State's Florida Three-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Vacate is a one-page fillable template based on sections 83.56(3)-(4) and 83.505. Its configured revision is September 2, 2026. It preserves a fixed statutory-demand paragraph and provides fields for customer-supplied facts.
What information appears in the template?
| Template area | Displayed fields | Sun State boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Notice heading | Notice date and tenant name or names | No decision about who must be named or when a notice should be dated |
| Statutory demand | Rent amount, leased-premises street address, city, county, ZIP code, and pay-or-vacate date | No rent classification, amount verification, or deadline calculation |
| Landlord or agent | Name, payment-and-notice address, city, state, ZIP code, and telephone number | No agency, authority, or proper-payment-location determination |
| Manual signature | Blank landlord or authorized-agent signature line | The software does not execute the notice |
| Delivery certificate | Delivery date, four method choices, designated tenant email, printed name, and manual signature | No selection, delivery, or certification is made for the customer |
1. Keep the notice date and delivery date distinct
The template displays a notice-date field near the top and a separate delivery-date field in the certificate. The statutory period is described in relation to delivery, not merely the date printed at the top.
Sun State does not determine when delivery legally occurred, whether two dates may be the same, or whether a particular date starts a statutory period.
2. Use only tenant names and premises information independently verified
The template asks for tenant name or names and the leased premises' street address, city, Florida county, and ZIP code. Section 83.56(3) specifically includes the address of the leased premises, including county, in its printed notice language.
This guide does not identify the proper tenant, resolve spelling or party-name differences, determine occupancy, or choose a county. Compare the information with records you trust and obtain legal help for disputed facts.
3. Do not use the filler to decide what counts as rent
The statutory language calls for a dollar sum for the “rent and use of the premises.” The template provides one currency field and places the customer's number into that sentence.
4. Enter the deadline only after determining it outside the software
The template asks the customer to enter the pay-or-vacate date. It does not calculate that date. The current statute says the three-day period excludes Saturday, Sunday, and court-observed legal holidays and ties the period to delivery of the written demand.
This page does not count days, identify holidays, extend time for a delivery method, or determine whether a lease adds another requirement. A generic example could be wrong for a specific delivery date, location, lease, or circumstance.
5. Review the landlord or authorized-agent fields separately
The template displays a name, a physical payment-and-notice address, city, state, ZIP code, and telephone number. These entries appear beneath the statutory demand and before the manual signature line.
Sun State does not determine who has authority to act, whether an agent may sign, where payment must be accepted, or whether an address satisfies the law or rental agreement.
6. Treat every delivery choice as a legal question, not a menu recommendation
The delivery certificate displays four choices that track the methods described by current section 83.56(4): hand delivery, mail, leaving a copy at the residence while the tenant is absent, and email under section 83.505. Showing a checkbox does not mean that method is available or effective in a particular situation.
The current email statute says electronic delivery may be used when the parties have signed the specified rental-agreement addendum and provided valid email addresses. It also addresses voluntary election, revocation, address updates, undeliverable email, and retention of the notice and transmission evidence.
Sun State does not inspect an addendum, confirm absence, select a method, perform delivery, monitor an inbox, or decide whether delivery was effective.
7. Leave execution and delivery certification until the underlying acts occur
The released template leaves the landlord or authorized-agent signature blank for signing after printing. Its certificate asks for a delivery date, method, printed name, and a separate signature after delivery.
A generated PDF is not a signed notice, proof of delivery, a filed eviction case, or a court order. The filler does not sign, serve, file, notarize, certify facts, or remove a tenant.
8. Keep a three-day notice separate from an eviction order
The Florida Bar's consumer guide explains that a landlord must use court procedures and cannot lock out a tenant, shut off utilities, remove doors or appliances, or remove the tenant's property as a substitute for a court order. The Bar also cautions that landlord-tenant proceedings are technical.
This guide does not describe a complete eviction case, tell either party what to do after receiving or delivering a notice, or evaluate defenses. Seek prompt legal help when possession, housing, deadlines, or disputed money are at stake.
Before using any three-day notice template
- Open the current Legislature pages for sections 83.56 and 83.505
- Read the complete rental agreement and any notice-delivery addendum
- Independently verify every name, address, amount, and date
- Decide outside the software whether the template and each entry are legally appropriate
- Leave signatures and the delivery certificate for the correct person and time
- Keep the completed notice and any delivery records according to independently determined requirements
This checklist organizes source review. It does not establish that a notice is proper, complete, timely, or enforceable.
Common factual questions
What law contains Florida's three-day notice language?
Florida Statutes section 83.56(3) contains the printed three-day notice language. Subsection (4) addresses delivery methods, including email in accordance with section 83.505.
Does “three days” include weekends?
The current statute says the period excludes Saturday and Sunday. It also excludes court-observed legal holidays. This guide does not calculate a deadline.
Is the Sun State template an official government form?
No. It is a Sun State fillable template based on statutory language. The Florida Bar separately hosts a free landlord-tenant Form 1 and cautions readers that laws change.
Does the Sun State filler calculate the rent amount?
No. The customer supplies the amount. The software does not read a lease, classify charges, apply payments, or determine what is legally due.
Does the filler calculate the pay-or-vacate date?
No. The customer supplies the date. Sun State does not count days, identify holidays, or adjust time for a selected delivery method.
Can a Florida three-day notice be delivered by email?
Current section 83.56(4) refers to email in accordance with section 83.505. Section 83.505 lists conditions involving a signed addendum, designated email addresses, voluntary election, revocation, undeliverable messages, and retained transmission evidence. This guide does not decide whether those conditions are met.
Does generating the PDF serve or file the notice?
No. The software generates a PDF. It does not sign, deliver, serve, file, or prove receipt of the notice.
Can a landlord remove a tenant after sending the notice?
A notice is not a court order. The Florida Bar's consumer guide explains that a landlord must use court procedures and may not use prohibited self-help measures.
Current sources and independent help
Florida Statutes section 83.56 ↗
Read the Legislature's current termination, notice-language, delivery, partial-rent, and related provisions.
Florida Statutes section 83.505 ↗
Read the current conditions and recordkeeping language for voluntary electronic delivery.
Florida Bar landlord-tenant forms library ↗
Access the Bar's free forms and read its warning that changing law may affect them.
Florida Bar landlord and tenant guide ↗
Review the Bar's consumer overview of residential landlord and tenant rights and duties.
Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service ↗
Request a lawyer referral for advice about applicability, rent, timing, delivery, lease terms, defenses, or next steps.
Prepared by Sun State Legal Forms. Published and substantively reviewed October 2, 2026 using the current 2026 Florida Statutes pages and the complete released one-page Sun State template, revision September 2, 2026. Read our content and source-review standards.