Donald Wood v. Molly McIntosh

• Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
• Decided: October 8, 2025
• Docket: 3D2024-2085
• Status: Published

Opinion

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed October 8, 2025. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

No. 3D24-2085 Lower Tribunal No. 23-8461-CC-26

Donald Wood, Appellant,

vs.

Molly McIntosh, Appellee.

An Appeal from the County Court for Miami-Dade County, Lissette De La Rosa, Judge.

Graham Legal, P.A., and H. Dillon Graham, III, for appellant.

Counselaw and Angelo M. Martin; Belony Law Group and Erigene Belony, for appellee.

Before FERNANDEZ, MILLER and GOODEN, JJ.

PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See Duffner Family 2012 Irrevocable Tr. v. Lee R. Duffner

Revocable Living Tr., 394 So. 3d 236, 239 (Fla. 3d DCA 2024) (affirming that

this Court reviews section 83.56, Florida Statutes (2024), and the

interpretation of a lease under a de novo standard of review); Hirschenson

v. Compu-Link Corp. of MI, 389 So. 3d 574, 576 (Fla. 3d DCA 2023) (stating

the trial court’s factual findings are reviewed for competent, substantial

evidence); § 83.56(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2024), (“Examples of

noncompliance which are of a nature that the tenant should not be given an

opportunity to cure include, but are not limited to, destruction, damage, or

misuse of the landlord's or other tenants' property by intentional act or

a subsequent or continued unreasonable disturbance. In such event, the

landlord may terminate the rental agreement . . . .” (emphasis added)).