Florida security deposit itemization
A Florida landlord must send the itemized statement within 30 days after move-out. Miss it and the right to deduct anything is gone. The generator checks the deadline, the delivery method and the documentation as you fill it in.
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What Florida requires
- Deadline
- Return the full deposit within 15 days if you claim nothing; otherwise send the notice of intent to impose a claim within 30 days. A tenant who left without the seven days' written notice with an address that § 83.49(5) requires relieves you of the notice, not of the deposit.
- Delivery
- A notice of intent to impose a claim goes by certified mail to the tenant's last known mailing address, or by email if the tenant signed the § 83.505 electronic-notice addendum. A full refund with nothing claimed has no prescribed method.
- If it is late
- A late notice forfeits the claim; the prevailing party recovers attorney's fees.
- Deposit account
- Hold it in a separate account at a Florida financial institution, never commingled or pledged: either non-interest-bearing, or interest-bearing with the tenant getting 75% of the account's annualized interest or 5% a year simple, whichever you elect. The alternative is a surety bond filed with the circuit court clerk for the lesser of the deposits you hold or $50,000, plus 5% a year simple interest to the tenant.
- Notice wording
- The statute prescribes the wording; the PDF prints the § 83.49(3)(a) notice of intent to impose a claim, with the tenant's 15-day objection window.
- Also
- In the lease or within 30 days of receiving the deposit, tell the tenant in writing (in person, by mail, or by email under § 83.505) the name and address of the depository or that you posted a surety bond, whether interest is owed, and the § 83.49(2)(d) disclosure; do it again within 30 days of changing how or where the deposit is held. Landlords renting fewer than five units are exempt from this notice, not from the account rules.
- Statute
- Fla. Stat. §§ 83.49 (as amended by ch. 2025-16), 83.505
What goes on the statement
The deposit and the date it was received, each deduction with a specific description and amount, the total withheld, and the refund or balance owed. Florida landlords also record how and when the statement was sent, because the deadline is measured to that date. Damage lines should say what was damaged and how, not just a room name: a tenant, and a judge, can tell a burn mark from carpet wear.
Interest, a separate deposit account, receipts, photographs and a sworn attestation are only required in some states. The generator shows the fields Florida needs and leaves out the ones it does not.
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