FL tenant abandonment statues

[James Strawser]

My senior tenant decided to not sign a new lease agreement with increased rental charge as of June 1st. I served him a notice of termination of the verbal agreement in May. Asked him to sign new lease, he declined and said "no you will have to evict me and you cant because of COVID-19". On June 17th I still have not received any rent or a new signed lease. I went to the property to do some maintenance and checked on the tenant. I ended up calling EMS to have him taken as he was barely conscious on tue floor. He is still in the hospital as of today.

Can I take back over the property in 14 days as abandonment? If he is still away from the property and behind on June rents.

Do I need to give notice at the hospital he is at that he has an avandoned the property and not paid rent?

What have other landlord's done in this situation?

An attorney has only said that we could sue the tenant for June's rent and that is all no eviction at this point in time.

According to what I have read in the FL statues it appears legal and justified. Although I may only be looking at it through my own eyes of wanting my property back.

I am under the FHA loan, and doing house hacking on this triplex.

Thanks for any information given!