Pasco County Florida eviction of a paying tenant ?

[Stephen S.]

I have never wanted to evict a tenant for anything other than non-payment of rent. And every court document that I have seen appears to assume that this will be the sole reason for evicting someone.

I now have a house with a tenant that I do not like. The previous owner rented to this tenant at about half the going rent with some casual verbal agreement in place that the tenant would be doing repairs and/or upgrades to the property.

When I got the place there was six months left to run on the lease. The six months have passed and the lease terms reverted to month-to-month. In those six months the tenant has never once paid the rent on time. The house needs a number of things done in order to make me happy and many of them cannot be done with a tenant living there.

Is the eviction procedure the same for "I just want you out" as it is for "you haven't paid the rent"? And if so; what is the 'three day notice' demand for? All the forms I've seen are based on demanding back rent or possession.

I have thought about just doubling the rent but then there is the risk that he will just pay it. <g>

What say you Florida People? How would you go about it?