Property Management
A Florida property manager who receives a tenant's habitability complaint about a broken HVAC system in summer is legally required to:
AAddress the issue within 30 days
BAddress the issue within a reasonable time (usually 7 days for significant habitability issues under Florida law)✓ Correct
COnly act if the tenant's lease addresses HVAC maintenance
DLet the tenant repair it and deduct from rent
Explanation
Under Florida's landlord-tenant law (Chapter 83.51 F.S.), landlords must maintain premises in a habitable condition. After written notice from a tenant, the landlord must remedy significant habitability issues (like a broken HVAC in Florida's heat) within 7 days, or the tenant may have legal remedies including termination of the lease.
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