Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida

How long legally does a landlord have before returning prospetive tenants inital deposit, when landlord cannot rent to that tenant.


Asked on 9/09/09, 4:12 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Sarah Grosse Sarah Grosse, Esquire

You are not talking about return of a security deposit after vacating the rental, correct? The application fee/initial deposit may or may not be refundable, depending upon the agreement you signed. The law does not prescribe a time for returning an intitial deposit (but, it does for securty deposits, so that's why I wanted to be clear what you mean).

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Answered on 9/09/09, 6:23 pm


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