Can I change lock?

The tenant moved out all his stuff yesterday. My witness confirms his room is empty.
Yesterday was the last day of the 3-day notice period -- he did not pay rent for May.

But he has not returned the keys. It is hard to deal with him.

May I change lock?

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• 这还有什么好犹豫的？马上换啊 -师太明年三十八- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/13/2014 postreply 12:02:34

• there is a waiting period. Here is 3-days if personal belonging -sweetptt- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/13/2014 postreply 12:05:34

• is gone. You need post abandonment notice. -sweetptt- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/13/2014 postreply 12:05:58

• Where? I am in Florida. -pangpangxiongxiong- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/13/2014 postreply 12:06:41

• google abandonment notice。 -sweetptt- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/13/2014 postreply 12:07:35

• It does not meet the abandonment definition in Florida -pangpangxiongxiong- ♀ (147 bytes) () 05/13/2014 postreply 12:25:04

• This definition is only for lease of tenant-at-will, not for fix -lexm5- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/13/2014 postreply 12:35:45

• Read florida code 83.05, you can change lock -lexm5- ♀ (724 bytes) () 05/13/2014 postreply 12:35:08

• Thank you. It looks that I can claim "surrender", not "abandonme -pangpangxiongxiong- ♀ (88 bytes) () 05/13/2014 postreply 12:48:04

• It is not surrender if he didn't get you the key. -lexm5- ♀ (66 bytes) () 05/13/2014 postreply 12:59:39

• You are right. It is abandonment under 83.05(2)(c). -pangpangxiongxiong- ♀ (505 bytes) () 05/13/2014 postreply 13:12:58

• Now you talk like a lawyer: Evidences! -lexm5- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/13/2014 postreply 13:16:48

• Take as many photos as you want. Then change lock. That's it! -凌长老- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/13/2014 postreply 15:02:27

• 会不会再回来搞破坏啥的? -乐码- ♀ (44 bytes) () 05/13/2014 postreply 21:50:24