Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida

Hello, I am currently renting a condo from a private owner. However, the owner has hired a property management company. So that is who I deal with. Some repairs needed to be done in the condo. Due to the fact that I work late, the maintenance guy asked if he could use their key to access the residence. That is when he mentioned the office does not have a spare key. Last week was the first time I was told by the maintenance guy that the management company does not have a spare key. I have been living there since 2013. But the condo was sold after I moved in so the new owner does not have a copy. Originally, I told him that I will make a copy and provide it to them. Honestly, I did not feel comfortable providing it to him but I said I was going to mail it to the office. I received a pretty unpleasant email from office on Friday, stating they have tried repeatedly to get a copy from me. Originally I was going to mail it. Due to the tone of the email, I replied back that It was not my fault that the new owner does not have a copy of it, and someone needed to come to my house to pick up the key. I have dealt about 3 times with the maintenance guy but I have only had 1 conversation with him in regards to the key. They are claiming that all 3 times he told me they needed the key. Which is not true. The management company has only contacted me once in regards to that. Based on my lease agreement, I am obligated to provide a copy of the key if the locks have been changed, in which case they have not. If they claim that I am not willing to provide the key or they are unable to obtain it. What is the worse case scenario? Can they take any legal action against me

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