Daytona Beach is Volusia County’s anchor city and one of America’s great event towns — home of the Daytona 500, Bike Week’s half-million visitors, Biketoberfest, and the hard-packed beach that made the city famous. For landlords, it’s also a renter-majority market: about 52% of households rent, the apartment average sits near $1,598 with nearly half of all rentals under $1,500, and the tenant base layers three universities — Embry-Riddle Aeronautical, Bethune-Cookman, and Daytona State — onto a hospitality and healthcare workforce, with Brown & Brown’s downtown headquarters and the One Daytona development adding a professional tier. The geography splits the business: beachside’s older condo and converted-motel stock carries coastal insurance and flood pressure (and 2022’s flooding reached well into mainland neighborhoods like Midtown — flood zones here aren’t only on the sand), while the mainland’s garden apartments and campus-corridor houses do the workforce volume.
Florida’s eviction framework under F.S. Chapter 83 applies uniformly across Daytona Beach and Volusia County. For nonpayment of rent, landlords must serve a written 3-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Vacate — excluding weekends and legal holidays — before filing. For curable lease violations, a 7-Day Notice to Cure applies; for serious or incurable violations, a 7-Day Unconditional Quit Notice — covered in detail in the FAQ below. Once the notice period expires without compliance, the landlord files a Complaint for Eviction with Volusia County Court at the courthouse in downtown Daytona Beach. The tenant has 5 business days to respond. After a favorable judgment, a Writ of Possession is issued and the tenant has just 24 hours to vacate before the Volusia County Sheriff enforces removal. Plan for a realistic 3 to 5 week timeline. Florida has no rent control and no security deposit cap, though strict 15/30-day deposit return rules apply.
Daytona Beach & Volusia County — Local Rules That Affect Landlords
No rent control. Florida state law preempts local rent regulation and Daytona Beach has none.
The Event-Week Economy. Race week and Bike Week turn ordinary units into hospitality gold — event-week rates can approach a month’s rent — but the compliance stack is real: rentals of six months or less carry Florida’s transient-rental taxes, and city and county vacation-rental rules govern short stays. Run the annual-lease base business first and treat event hosting as a side strategy for properly registered units. On annual rentals, event weeks stress your guest policies instead: a lease with clear guest limits and no-subletting language is what stands between you and a tenant running an unauthorized Bike Week hostel.
Three Campuses, Three Price Points. Embry-Riddle’s aviation students arrive with aircraft-grade tuition behind them — parental guarantors are standard and reliable; Bethune-Cookman and Daytona State feed steady demand into the mainland’s affordable corridors. All student leases share the basics: every adult on the lease, joint and several liability, 12-month terms that survive summer, and August turnover planned months ahead.
Beachside vs. Mainland. Beachside’s aging condo and converted-motel stock runs on coastal insurance math — milestone inspections, wind and flood premiums, association assessments — while mainland workforce stock runs on volume and maintenance discipline. Know which business you’re in, and remember Florida’s new flood-disclosure law (F.S. § 83.512) now puts your property’s flood history into the lease packet for terms of a year or longer — relevant on both sides of the Halifax River after 2022.
Security Deposit Rules. Florida requires written notice to tenants within 30 days of receiving a deposit detailing where it is held and whether it is interest-bearing. Non-compliance forfeits deposit claim rights — a defense tenants and legal aid organizations raise regularly in Volusia County eviction proceedings.
Volusia County Court — Where Daytona Beach Landlords File
Daytona Beach landlords have a courthouse in their own downtown: eviction actions are filed with the Volusia County Clerk of Court at the Steven C. Henderson Judicial Center, 125 East Orange Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32114 — or at the historic courthouse at 101 N. Alabama Avenue in DeLand, or online through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal at myflcourtaccess.com. The filing fee is approximately $185 plus $10 per summons. Volusia practice notes worth knowing: a non-military affidavit is required before the Clerk can enter a default; if you believe anyone besides the named tenants may be living in the property — a real concern in an event town — include “and all unknown occupants” as defendants so the writ covers them; and the Sheriff’s writ-of-possession service runs a flat fee (currently about $90 — confirm current rates with the Sheriff’s civil unit). The clerk issues a 5-business-day summons. If the tenant does not respond, file your Motion for Default with the non-military affidavit. If the tenant responds and deposits rent into the court registry, a hearing is set. After a favorable judgment, the Writ of Possession issues and the tenant has 24 hours to vacate before the sheriff executes removal. Self-help eviction — changing locks, removing belongings, or shutting off utilities without a court order — is illegal under F.S. § 83.67 and exposes landlords to damages of up to 3 months’ rent plus attorney fees.
Daytona Beach Rental Market Snapshot
Current data for Daytona Beach landlords and investors
Metric
Data
Notes
Median Monthly Rent
~$1,598
RentCafe/Yardi, May 2026 — nearly half of rentals price under $1,500; houses median ~$2,200
Vacancy Rate
~7.5%
Renter-majority city — 52% of households rent across student, workforce, and professional tiers
Rental listings; campus corridors turn in August, beachside slowest off-season
Landlord-Friendly Rating
7/10
Strong state law, deep affordable demand, courthouse in town; beachside insurance and event-week wear are the drags
Florida Eviction Laws
State statutes, notice requirements, and landlord rights that apply to every Daytona Beach rental
⚡ Quick Overview
3
Days Notice (Nonpayment)
7
Days Notice (Violation)
15-30
Avg Total Days
$185
Filing Fee (Approx)
💰 Nonpayment of Rent
Notice Type3-Day Notice to Pay or Vacate
Notice Period3 days
Tenant Can Cure?Yes
Days to Hearing7-14 days
Days to Writ1-5 days
Total Estimated Timeline15-30 days
Total Estimated Cost$250-$500
⚠️ Watch Out
3-day notice excludes weekends and holidays. Notice must demand exact amount owed - overcharging voids the notice. Tenant can deposit rent with court registry to contest.
Serve the required notice based on the eviction reason (nonpayment or lease violation).
Wait for the notice period to expire. If tenant cures the issue (where allowed), the process stops.
File an eviction case with the County Court. Pay the filing fee (~$185).
Tenant is served with a summons and has the opportunity to respond.
Attend the court hearing and present your case.
If you prevail, obtain a writ of possession from the court.
Law enforcement executes the writ and removes the tenant if necessary.
⚠️ Disclaimer: This page provides general information about Florida eviction laws and does not constitute legal advice.
Eviction procedures can vary by county and may change over time. Local jurisdictions may have additional requirements or tenant protections.
For specific legal guidance, consult a qualified Florida attorney or local legal aid organization.
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Common questions from Daytona Beach and Volusia County landlords
How long does an eviction take in Daytona Beach?
Plan for roughly 3 to 5 weeks. An uncontested default in Volusia County Court typically resolves in about 2 to 4 weeks from filing to writ — the Clerk requires a non-military affidavit before entering a default — while a contested case where the tenant answers and deposits rent into the court registry can run 4 to 5 weeks before a hearing. The tenant has 5 business days to respond after service.
Where do Daytona Beach landlords file an eviction?
At the Steven C. Henderson Judicial Center, 125 East Orange Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32114 — right downtown — or at the historic courthouse in DeLand, or online via myflcourtaccess.com. The fee is roughly $185 plus about $10 per summons. If anyone besides the named tenants may live in the property, add “and all unknown occupants” as defendants so the writ covers everyone.
How much notice do I have to give for nonpayment of rent?
Florida requires a written 3-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Vacate (F.S. § 83.56). The three days exclude weekends and legal holidays — only business days count — and the notice must demand the exact amount of rent due. Overstating the amount can void the notice, so calculate it carefully before serving.
Can I evict a tenant in Daytona Beach without a written lease?
Yes. Oral, seasonal, and month-to-month tenancies are all covered by Florida law. For nonpayment you use the same 3-Day Notice; to end a month-to-month tenancy without cause you serve a 15-Day Notice (F.S. § 83.57). A seasonal lease with a firm end date simply expires. Either way you must go through Volusia County Court — you cannot remove a tenant without a court order.
Does Daytona Beach have rent control?
No. Florida has no rent control, and state law preempts any local rent regulation, so there is no statutory cap on rent increases in Daytona Beach or Volusia County. Increases on a fixed-term lease still wait until the term ends, and a month-to-month increase requires proper written notice.
My tenant trashed the unit during Bike Week — do I really have to give them a chance to “cure”?
No — Florida draws a line between violations a tenant gets to fix and conduct that ends the tenancy outright, and serious damage falls on the second side. Under F.S. § 83.56(2)(a), when a tenant’s noncompliance is of a nature the tenant should not be given an opportunity to cure — the statute’s examples include destruction, damage, or misuse of the property, and continued unreasonable disturbance — the landlord may serve a 7-Day Unconditional Quit Notice terminating the rental agreement with no right to fix it. The same section’s companion rule, § 83.56(2)(b), covers repeat offenders: a curable violation that recurs within 12 months of a written warning for the same conduct also supports termination without a second chance to cure. Two disciplines decide these cases. First, evidence: judges scrutinize unconditional-quit evictions, so build the file before serving — dated photos of the damage, repair estimates, police report numbers, witness statements, and your prior notices. Second, calibration: a hole punched through drywall and a destroyed unit are different animals; use the unconditional quit for genuinely serious or repeated conduct and the 7-Day Notice to Cure for everything borderline, because overreaching converts a strong case into a dismissed one. For suspected illegal activity, document, involve police, and file — never confront or change locks yourself. The eviction still proceeds through Volusia County Court on the normal timeline; the unconditional notice just removes the tenant’s right to fix it.
This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Eviction laws and court procedures may change. Always verify current requirements with a licensed Florida attorney or Volusia County Court before taking action.
