🇺🇸 Florida tenant document
Landlord kept your deposit? Check the Florida return rules, then challenge withheld funds with an organized written demand, your dates and amounts, an evidence plan, and official starting points in one downloadable pack.
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Official framework
Florida Statutes §§ 83.49 and 83.505
Florida generally uses a 15-day return period when the landlord makes no claim, or a 30-day period to send a written notice of intention to impose a claim, both measured from termination of the rental agreement upon the tenant vacating.
Read the official statute ↗Content reviewed October 1, 2026. General information only—not legal advice.
Florida security deposit rules
Florida Statutes § 83.49 generally requires a landlord who makes no claim to return the deposit within 15 days after the rental agreement terminates, or to send a written notice of intention to impose a claim, stating the amount and reason, within 30 days by certified mail or by e-mail under a signed electronic-notice addendum. A tenant generally has 15 days after receiving that notice to object in writing, a landlord who misses the 30-day notice period may forfeit the right to impose a claim on the deposit, and a court may award costs and attorney fees to whichever party prevails.
Watch your own deadline: Florida Statutes § 83.49(3)(b) describes a 15-day period after you receive a landlord’s notice of intention to impose a claim for you to object in writing to the landlord’s stated address. If you received such a notice, confirm the date you received it (an e-mailed notice under § 83.505 may be treated as delivered when sent) and send this written objection well before that period ends.
Check coverage: Section 83.49 does not apply to transient hotel or motel rentals or where rent or deposits are regulated by law or a public body, with limited exceptions; a fee paid in lieu of a deposit under § 83.491 is not a security deposit; and § 83.425 preempts local regulation of security deposits.
These are general summaries, not conclusions about your situation. Review the linked official text and obtain legal advice when needed.
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Florida generally uses a 15-day return period when the landlord makes no claim, or a 30-day period to send a written notice of intention to impose a claim, both measured from termination of the rental agreement upon the tenant vacating. Check the official statute for the conditions that apply to your tenancy.
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