Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida

I applied for an apartment and it stated that it was pet friendly. I told them the breed of the dogs. There was no restrictions listed in these site or in the folder of the information of these apartment. They have the pet deposit amount listed, but no restrictions. When I was approved, they then said the limit was 35lbs. I told them that one was 45lbs. The leasing agent stated that she asked and that was fine as long as I paid the pet deposit. I sent them the pet deposit in a Friday, which is when I brought my dogs in. The following week I had a letter in the door that it was 25lbs, following with a call telling me I told the leasing agent I wasn't bringing the dogs in and I had a day to get rid of them. I just moved in. I told them that I couldn't do that and I would just leave without having them evict me and that they could keep the deposit and the month's rent. In addition to all this, my stove only had two burners, the bathroom sink is broken, the shower head sprays water towards the ceiling and the bathroom. The oven doesn't shut all the way. I have found roaches on the first night. Also, there are drug dealers and addicts in my building, I had to sign a paper stating I wouldn't do drugs on the premises, and my neighbors are banging constantly, blinds are missing from my windows. They informed me I have to give 30 day notice of leaving and would have to pay an extra months rent and two months rent. One of my dogs is becoming my service dog, so he will not be an issue. However I'm trying to find what my legal rights are and how I can keep from going to court or being slapped with three months rent if I leave without violating the lease agreement.

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