Florida Security deposit limit

Related Florida rules

Deposit return deadline

Return within 15 days if the landlord makes no claim. Otherwise, written notice of the claim within 30 days, sent by certified mail or email.

Verified Source: Fla. Stat. § 83.49(3)(a) · last checked 2026-10-28 · Full Florida deposit return deadline page

Interest on deposits

Not required. The landlord may hold deposits in a separate non-interest-bearing Florida account. If the landlord uses an interest-bearing account, the tenant gets at least 75% of the annualized interest or 5% simple interest (landlord's choice). A landlord who posts a surety bond instead must pay 5% simple interest.

Verified Source: Fla. Stat. § 83.49(1) · last checked 2026-10-28 · Full Florida interest on deposits page

Move-in/move-out checklist

Florida's landlord-tenant law (Fla. Stat. ch. 83, part II (§§ 83.40–83.683), reviewed by full-text search on 2026-10-15) sets no move-in or move-out inspection or checklist requirement; the lease terms control.

Verified Source: Fla. Stat. ch. 83, part II (§§ 83.40–83.683) · last checked 2026-10-15 · Full Florida move-in/move-out checklist page