Florida Bar re Advisory Opinion—Nonlawyer Preparation of & Representation of Landlord in Uncontested Residential Evictions

Pursuant to rule 10-7.1(b) of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, Doris A. Bun-nell petitioned The Florida Bar Standing Committee on the Unlicensed Practice of Law (the Standing Committee) for an advisory opinion on the following question:

Whether it constitutes the unlicensed practice of law for a property manager, with or without a power of attorney, to draft and serve a Three Day Notice, draft and file a Complaint for Eviction and Motion for Default and obtain a Final Judgment and Writ of Possession for the landlord in an uncontested residential eviction and, if so, whether the practice…