First time landlord learning from my mistakes needing eviction advice in South Florida

[Mark Weinstock]

This is my first experience as a landlord and really don't think I've handled it well. My first big mistake was I got to friendly with the tenants.

Mistake number 2 is the first time they were late with the rent I let them slide on the late fee  big mistake that was there ticket to thinking they can be late anytime.

Anyways I have this tenant for about 4 years already rent is $1200 a month. For the first 2 years they never missed a payment then the husband got hurt on the job and they got behind making partial payments making all kinds of promises like they will have it at the end of the month one month they even somehow got the county or VA to help them pay.

Anyways before i knew it there about $5000 behind the wife promising me they will get it caught up telling me they have a settlement  coming and all different kinds of BS promises  never materialized yo date they payed back $300 towards what they owe but at that point they started paying monthly again and not missing any payments for about 2 yrs until last month rent is due on the 3rd they said they having some issues and will be late promised me they have it on the 11/26

On the  26th the tenant called no money telling me there still having problems now telling me they will have a full $1200  on 12/3 and by the middle of next month they will pay me the $1200 there behind.

Anyways this is completely out of control I'm thinking i need to evict them or at the very least i need to serve them notice get the process started 

I'm looking for advice on maybe a local service that can help me through the process I have no idea how to file this thing the proper way with all the previous back rent they still owe me and the fact that they never resigned the lease after the first year.

I live in South Florida Broward county

HELP