{
 "question": "What should a Florida landlord know about deposits and notices?",
 "url": "https://shenandoahmiami.com/answers/landlord-deposits-notices/",
 "answer": "Under Florida Statutes §83.49, a landlord in Florida returns a security deposit within 15 days after the tenancy ends if there is no claim, or sends written notice of a claim within 30 days. Missing the 30-day notice forfeits the right to claim against the deposit. Nonpayment, noncompliance and month-to-month notices have separate deadlines.",
 "short": "15 and 30 days",
 "category": "Renting out",
 "dateModified": "2026-10-30",
 "dataThrough": "2026-09-28",
 "author": {
  "name": "Gatien Salaun",
  "brokerage": "Coldwell Banker Realty",
  "license": "SL3347568",
  "url": "https://shenandoahmiami.com/about/"
 },
 "attribution": "Based on information from the Southeast Florida Multiple Listing Service (SEFMLS) or from MIAMI Association of REALTORS® for the period September 27, 2022 through September 28, 2026. Data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by the MLS and may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.",
 "table": {
  "caption": "Landlord deadlines under Florida Statutes Chapter 83, Part II, checked October 29, 2026.",
  "columns": [
   "Situation in Florida",
   "Deadline",
   "Statute"
  ],
  "rows": [
   [
    "Written notice of how the deposit is held",
    "In the lease, or within 30 days after receipt (landlords of fewer than 5 units excluded)",
    "§83.49(2)"
   ],
   [
    "Deposit returned, no claim",
    "Within 15 days after the tenancy ends",
    "§83.49(3)(a)"
   ],
   [
    "Deposit claim notice",
    "Written notice within 30 days; tenant has 15 days to object",
    "§83.49(3)(b)"
   ],
   [
    "Nonpayment of rent",
    "3-day notice, excluding Saturday, Sunday and court-observed legal holidays",
    "§83.56(3)"
   ],
   [
    "Curable noncompliance",
    "7-day notice to remedy; the lease terminates if not remedied",
    "§83.56(2)"
   ],
   [
    "Noncurable noncompliance",
    "7 days to vacate",
    "§83.56(2)"
   ],
   [
    "Month-to-month tenancy ending",
    "At least 30 days' notice before the end of a monthly period",
    "§83.57"
   ]
  ]
 }
}