Florida Lease Agreement

• No limit. 15 days to return the deposit if no claim is made; a claim needs written notice within 30 days, and the tenant has 15 days to object (Fla. Stat. § 83.49(3)). Both deadlines run from the termination of the rental agreement (§ 83.49(3)(a)).

Source read 6 Oct 2026 · Fla. Stat. § 83.49

• Only if held in an interest-bearing account or under a surety bond (Fla.

Source read 6 Oct 2026 · Fla. Stat. § 83.49

• Written notice, given in the manner provided in § 83.56(4), not less than 30 days prior to the end of any monthly period (§ 83.57(3)).

Quoted from the source:

“not less than 30 days' notice prior to the end of any monthly period”

Source read 27 Sep 2026 · Fla. Stat. § 83.57(3) (as amended by s. 2, ch. 2023-314)

• Not less than 7 days' written notice prior to the end of any weekly period (§ 83.57(4)).

Quoted from the source:

“not less than 7 days' notice prior to the end of any weekly period”

Source read 27 Sep 2026 · Fla. Stat. § 83.57(4)

• Holdover after expiration without permission: landlord may recover possession under § 83.59 and double rent for the holdover period (§ 83.58); no notice period is stated.
• A fixed-term lease may require 30-60 days' notice of intent to vacate from the tenant only if it requires the landlord to give the same notice of nonrenewal (§ 83.575(1)); liquidated damages for missing notice require the landlord's written reminder within 15 days before the notification period starts (§ 83.575(2)).

Quoted from the source:

“A rental agreement may not require less than 30 days' notice or more than 60 days' notice from either the tenant or the landlord.”

Source read 27 Sep 2026 · Fla. Stat. § 83.58; § 83.575 (s. 6, ch. 2025-16)

• No just-cause requirement; tenancies without a specific duration end on § 83.57 notice, and local governments are preempted from regulating residential tenancies (§ 83.425).

Quoted from the source:

“The regulation of residential tenancies, the landlord-tenant relationship, and all other matters covered under this part are preempted to the state.”

Source read 27 Sep 2026 · Fla. Stat. § 83.57; § 83.425 (s. 1, ch. 2023-314)

• Rent unpaid when due and the default continues for 3 days, excluding Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays, after delivery of a written demand for payment of the rent or possession (§ 83.56(3)).
• Notice must be in substantially the statutory form ('You are hereby notified that you are indebted to me in the sum of ___ dollars for the rent and use of the premises ...') (§ 83.56(3)).
• Delivered per § 83.56(4): mailing, delivering a true copy, e-mailing under § 83.505, or if the tenant is absent, leaving a copy at the residence.

Quoted from the source:

“the default continues for 3 days, excluding Saturday, Sunday, and legal holidays, after delivery of written demand by the landlord”

Exceptions:

• Partial rent accepted after the notice: landlord must give a receipt and serve a new 3-day notice for the new balance (§ 83.56(5)).

Source read 27 Sep 2026 · Fla. Stat. § 83.56(3), (4)

• Curable noncompliance with § 83.52 or material lease provisions: written notice specifying the noncompliance and demanding remedy within 7 days of receipt, else the lease is deemed terminated; statutory form in § 83.56(2)(b).

Quoted from the source:

“Demand is hereby made that you remedy the noncompliance within 7 days of receipt of this notice or your lease shall be deemed terminated”

Exceptions:

• If the same conduct or conduct of a similar nature recurs within 12 months after the notice, the landlord may terminate without a further cure opportunity (§ 83.56(2)(a)-(b)).

Source read 27 Sep 2026 · Fla. Stat. § 83.56(2)(b)

• Noncompliance the tenant should not be given an opportunity to cure: destruction, damage or misuse of the landlord's or other tenants' property by intentional act; an act of fraudulent entry violating s. 817.537(2) (regardless of criminal proceedings); a subsequent or continued unreasonable disturbance; or a subsequent or continued noncompliance within 12 months of a written warning (§ 83.56(2)(a)).
• Statutory form: 'You are advised that your lease is terminated effective immediately. You shall have 7 days from the delivery of this letter to vacate the premises.'

Quoted from the source:

“You shall have 7 days from the delivery of this letter to vacate the premises.”

Source read 27 Sep 2026 · Fla. Stat. § 83.56(2)(a) (as amended by ch. 2026-143)

• This notice is for entry to make repairs.
• Entry for repairs is limited to the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m..

Source read 19 Aug 2026 · Fla. Stat. § 83.53

• § 83.56(4): delivery of the written notices required by subsections (1)-(3) shall be by mailing, delivering a true copy, e-mailing in accordance with § 83.505 (only where both parties signed the statutory addendum consenting to electronic delivery and designated e-mail addresses; an e-mailed notice is deemed delivered when sent unless returned undeliverable; either party may revoke consent in writing), or, if the tenant is absent from the premises, by leaving a copy at the residence.

Quoted from the source:

“by mailing, delivering a true copy thereof, e-mailing in accordance with s. 83.505, or, if the tenant is absent ... by leaving a copy”

Source read 27 Sep 2026 · Fla. Stat. § 83.56(4); § 83.505 (s. 1, ch. 2025-16)

• No local overlays: since ch. 2023-314 (eff. 2023-07-01) § 83.425 preempts the regulation of residential tenancies to the state, so county/city tenant-notice ordinances (e.g., the pre-2023 Miami-Dade 'Tenant Bill of Rights' notice periods) no longer apply.

Quoted from the source:

“are preempted to the state”

Source read 27 Sep 2026 · Fla. Stat. § 83.425