Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida

My husband and I mutually agreed to early lease termination with our landlord. We agreed to continue paying rent until a new lease was signed with a new tenant. We paid our full June rent ( $3500) . A new tenant lease was signed effective June 17 but the landlord is now refusing to return 14 days of rent we had paid ( $1633) . Do we have any legal recourse as he received double rent for those 14 days?


Asked on 8/12/16, 10:28 am

3 Answers from Attorneys
David Slater David P. Slater, Esq.

I would think so, if you can prove it.

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Answered on 8/12/16, 10:37 am
Barry Kaufman The Law Office of Barry W. Kaufman

Agreed. You'd have to sue him in small claims court and be able to prove your case.

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Answered on 8/12/16, 10:39 am
Barry Stein De Cardenas, Freixas, Stein & Zachary

Your early termination agreement controls. That document needs to be reviewed by an attorney. No way to know if you are entitled to a partial rental return without seeing that document.

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Answered on 8/12/16, 11:54 am


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