Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida
landlord/tenent
My qusetion is how can this landlord make us pay for lawn maintance that they are not doing . My husband maintains the yard & scrubs here . My other issue is how long can they hold my rent check . I paid the rent on the 5th of this month like every month & they still haven't cashed it or deposited in the bank yet .
Asked on 2/24/09, 10:46 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Brent Rose
The Orsini & Rose Law Firm
Re: landlord/tenent
Depending on what your lease says, you don't legally have to pay for maintenance a landlord is not doing. They can hold your rent check as long as they want. Maybe they'll never cash it and the money won't come out of your bank account.
Answered on 2/24/09, 1:31 pm
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