Walk It Through: The Certified Letter And The 15 Days
A Florida deposit, from the move out notice to the objection window.
The lease is ending, and you are about to hand back the keys.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One deposit in one rental. How the deposit is held, the interest owed, and what counts as damage beyond wear are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Notice of a claim on the depositThe written notice a landlord sends within 30 days, by certified mail or by e-mail as the statute allows, stating the claim against the deposit and the reason.
- Security depositMoney a landlord holds for a tenant, kept in a separate account in a Florida financial institution, or covered by a surety bond instead. With no claim against it, it comes back with any interest owed within 15 days after the lease ends.