Florida rental notices

3-day notice for unpaid rent (§83.56(3))

Dates like 2026-12-24, separated by commas. Check your clerk's holiday calendar.

Counted from the day after delivery, skipping weekends and the court-observed holidays (§110.117: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and the Friday after, Christmas; a holiday on Saturday is observed Friday, on Sunday, Monday). If you mail the notice, ask your attorney how to count mailing time.

7-day notices (§83.56(2))

For problems other than rent: - A problem the tenant can fix (unauthorized pets, guests or vehicles, parking, an unsanitary unit): a 7-day notice to cure. If it isn't fixed within 7 days after delivery, the lease can be ended. If the same thing happens again within 12 months, no second chance is required. - A problem that can't be fixed (intentional damage, repeated serious disturbance): a 7-day notice to vacate. These are calendar days: the statute doesn't skip weekends here. Use the Florida Supreme Court-approved form (Form 2).

Calendar days, counted from the day after. Don't count on a weekend or holiday extending the deadline: send early.

Ending a tenancy (§83.57, §83.575)

No fixed end date: either side ends it with written notice before the end of a rental period, at least: - week to week: 7 days - month to month: 30 days (it was 15 days before July 2023) - quarter to quarter: 30 days - year to year: 60 days Fixed-term lease: the lease can require notice before the end of the term, but not less than 30 or more than 60 days, and then you must give the same notice if you won't renew. A fee for a tenant's missing notice applies only if you sent a written reminder first.

This app doesn't write leases or legal notices: that's the practice of law. Use the official forms, and have a Florida real estate attorney review your lease. The Florida Supreme Court approved a set of landlord-tenant forms, published by The Florida Bar: residential leases for a single-family home or duplex and for an apartment, the 3-day notice for unpaid rent (Form 1), the 7-day notice for other problems (Form 2), and more.

Security deposits (§83.49)

Holding the deposit: keep it in a separate Florida bank account (interest or non-interest) or post a surety bond. If you rent 5 or more units, give written notice within 30 days of receiving it saying where and how it's held. ## After the tenant moves out - No claim: return the deposit within 15 days. - To keep any of it: send written notice of your claim within 30 days, by certified mail to the tenant's last known mailing address (or by e-mail if the tenant agreed to e-mail notices, §83.505), in the statute's wording. Miss the deadline and you lose the right to claim against the deposit. - The tenant has 15 days after receiving your notice to object in writing. If they don't, deduct your claim and send the rest within 30 days after the date of your notice. A lease may instead offer a monthly fee in lieu of a security deposit (§83.491), with its own rules.

Calendar days, counted from the day after. Don't count on a weekend or holiday extending the deadline: send early.

Entry (§83.53)

For repairs: reasonable notice of at least 24 hours and entry between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. See the statute for emergency, consent and absence exceptions.

Florida Supreme Court-approved forms

Forms directory

Form 1

Form 2

Single-family lease

Multi-family lease