Landlords Must Provide a Certified Mail (Not E-Mail) Notice to You If They Want To Keep Any Portion of Your Security Deposit

Landlord's Cannot Only Email You A Letter Notifying You of Alleged Damages/Repairs After You Move Out

When you move out of a rental and have provided a forwarding address, the landlord must do the following if they want to keep any part of your security deposit:

(1) send a CERTIFIED MAIL (NOT E-MAIL) notice to you within 30 days of moving out. Many landlords fail to send by certified mail and instead sent a final account statement by e-mail. Other landlords send nothing at all and simply keep the deposits without any notice. If either of these things has happened to you, you should contact this firm to evaluate your legal rights.

(b) Even if a landlord sends a certified mail notice to you, that letter must contain certain disclosures that are required by Florida law. Many landlords who do send a notice letter by certified mail often fail to include the Florida law required disclosures in the letter, which prevents you from knowing about your rights to object to the landlord keeping your deposit. This firm can determine if proper disclosures were given to you.