Vanessa Mikes v. Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers

Opinion

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

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Case No. 6D2023-0132 Lower Tribunal No. 21-CC-2655 _____________________________

VANESSA MIKES,

Appellant,

v.

HOUSING AUTHORITY of the CITY OF FORT MYERS,

Appellee.

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Appeal from the County Court for Lee County. Josephine Gagliardi, Judge.

April 17, 2025

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

STARGEL and SMITH, JJ., concur. NARDELLA, J., dissents, with opinion.

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NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED _____________________________

Vanessa Mikes (“Mikes”) appeals from a final judgment of eviction entered

in favor of the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers (“Housing

Authority”). Because I find the trial court erred in concluding that the Housing

Authority provided Mikes with a written warning under section 83.56(2)(a), Florida

Statutes (2021), I would reverse and remand for further proceedings.

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Michelle Trunkett, of Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc., Fort Myers, for Appellant.

Alexander L. Brockmeyer and Stephen M. Smith, of Boyle, Leonard & Anderson, P.A., Fort Myers, for Appellee.