Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Florida

When a landlord takes the inital deposit from a prospective tenant to lease a property should it be placed into an escrow account before the lease is agreed to ? if the landlord fails to perform and agrees to return the deposit money, how much time should be a allowed by law.


Asked on 9/14/09, 3:34 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Sarah Grosse Sarah Grosse, Esquire

The answers to your questions are solely governed by a contract you have with the prospective landlord.

The FL Statutes contain rules for "deposit money" which is paid by a "tenant", wherein a "tenant" is a person who is entitled to occupy the premises (See Ch. 83, F.S.). You were not a tenant, and the retention/return of your initial deposit is not governed by the FL Statutes.

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Answered on 9/15/09, 11:02 am


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