Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Florida
security deposits are for?
i want to know if it is legal to deduct monies from the security deposit to clean carpets, that werent cleaned before we moved in. Is it the tenants responsibility to clean the carpets before moving out?
what is the purpose of the security deposit.
Asked on 12/27/99, 2:27 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Randall Reder
Randall O. Reder, P.A.
Re: security deposits are for?
Security deposit is to pay for damages beyond
normal wear and tear. What that is depends
upon the judge. Normally, cleaning carpets is
not an expense to be deducted from security deposit.
However, I was involved in one case where the judge
did find the tenants caused carpet damage in
excess of normal wear and tear.
Answered on 1/01/00, 11:28 am