JENNY REY
v.
FL BELLEZA, LLC D/B/A BELLEZA APARTMENTS

Fla. 6th DCA | 2026-11-06
No. 2025-3063
Sanders-Morency, J., Nardella, J., White, J., Pratt, J.
2026 FL 15074 Florida District Court of Appeal, Sixth District (2026)

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Holding

A tenant who interposes any defense other than payment in an eviction action must pay into the court registry the accrued rent as alleged in the complaint or as determined by the court and the rent that accrues during the pendency of the proceeding when due.


Headnotes

[1] A tenant who raises defenses other than payment in an eviction action must deposit into the court registry the accrued rent as alleged in the complaint or as determined b…

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Key Quotes

“[I]f the tenant interposes any defense other than payment the tenant shall pay into the registry of the court the accrued rent as alleged in the complaint or as determined by the court and the rent that accrues during the pendency of the proceeding, when due.”

The court cited Florida Statute § 83.60(2) as the basis for its decision.

Facts & Procedural History

Jenny Rey, a tenant at Belleza Apartments, was involved in a dispute with FL Belleza, LLC regarding rent and raised defenses other than payment in res…

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Opinion of the Court

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 6D2025-3063 Lower Tribunal No. 2025-CC-006801

JENNY REY, Appellant,

v.

FL BELLEZA, LLC d/b/a BELLEZA APARTMENTS, Appellee.

Appeal from the County Court for Osceola County. Gabrielle N. Sanders-Morency, Judge.

November 6, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See § 83.60(2), Fla. Stat. (2025) (“[I]f the tenant interposes any defense other than payment the tenant shall pay into the registry of the court the accrued rent as alleged in the complaint or as determined by the court and the rent that accrues during the pendency of the proceeding, when due.").

NARDELLA, WHITE and PRATT, JJ., concur.

Jenny Rey, Davenport, pro se.

William J. McCabe, Longwood, for Appellee.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING

AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED


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