Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Florida

Can owner/agent be forced to divulge Rental Information? Generally, NO.

FACTS: Landlord refuses to provide rental history information even when instructed verbally and by fax. Tenant has not given notice to move since exact date of move is unknown. Tenant will fulfill terms of lease fully.

Q. Can a landlord/rental agent REFUSE to divulge rental history of tenant to another landlord/rental agent where tenant wants to move?

A. Yes. There is no legal requirement to share this information with anyone except maybe the gov't during an audit for legitimate purposes.

Any sharing could subject the provider to slander or other legal action unless a proper release and authorization were signed by the tenant and the info. released was limited as to content and who received it for legitimate purposes as set forth in the authorization.