Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Florida

I have been renting from my landlords for almost 3 years now and my lease finally expired on 7/31/14. Before this termination, I started having Realtors come to the house stating that it is for sale and that the landlord had put that there was a lock box on the door. Well they saw that people were still living there. So I called the landlord and she told me yes the house is for sale. I then asked her how long do I have to stay in the house. She couldn't give me an answer (which I understood). Then she verbally tells me that I am on a month to month lease. I did not receive any papers or sign anything. I moved out on 8/5/14 and now they are refusing to refund back my deposit. She stated my lease was up and I did not give her 30 day notice of me leaving. I will agree that I did not give 30 days but she knew I was leaving and I did not sign a month to month lease. Am i entitled to some of my deposit back and how can I go about getting it?


Asked on 9/11/14, 10:39 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Barry Stein De Cardenas, Freixas, Stein & Zachary

Your lease agreement controls. It needs to be reviewed to determine if you honored your agreement. Typically a security deposit is for damages NOT for rental not paid. You would be responsible for the rental for the entire month during the month you left, which appears to be August.

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Answered on 9/11/14, 11:15 am


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