Security deposits
Understand the records and questions that can matter when a landlord holds, returns, or claims against a deposit.
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Understand the records and questions that can matter when a landlord holds, returns, or claims against a deposit.
Open the guide →Planned. This guide will not publish until the notice path, property conditions, and primary state and local sources are checked.
Local context
Florida statutes establish many statewide landlord-tenant rules, but building, housing, and health-code questions may still depend on the property and local code. Federally assisted housing can also carry additional requirements.
Our guides identify the jurisdiction they cover and flag facts that may require a local agency, legal-aid organization, or lawyer to review the situation.