provision,subject,what_it_requires,key_figure,notes
"Fla. Stat. 83.49(2)","Disclosure of where the deposit is held","In the lease or within 30 days of receiving a deposit or advance rent, the landlord must give written notice disclosing the deposit and where it is held. If the landlord later changes the manner or location, they must notify the tenant within 30 days of the change.","30 days","No new notice is required solely because the depository merged, changed its name or transferred ownership. Subsection (2) does not apply to a landlord renting fewer than five individual dwelling units."
"Fla. Stat. 83.49(1)","How the deposit may be held","A separate non interest bearing account in a Florida banking institution, a separate interest bearing account, or a surety bond.","three permitted methods","Interest depends on the method: the interest bearing account and surety bond alternatives have distinct statutory interest obligations. Review subsection (1)."
"Fla. Stat. 83.49(3)(a) path one","No claim: return within 15 days","Where no claim is intended, the statute requires return of the deposit with any interest owed within 15 days after vacation for termination of the rental agreement.","15 days","Applies where no claim is intended, following vacation for termination of the rental agreement. Do not infer comparative rankings across jurisdictions."
"Fla. Stat. 83.49(3)(a) path two","Claim: notice within 30 days","Where the landlord does intend to claim any part of the deposit, written notice of that intention and the reasons must be sent by certified mail to the tenant last known address within 30 days of vacating.","30 days","The notice must contain statutory warning language in substantially the form set out in the statute, telling the tenant about the 15 day objection window."
"Fla. Stat. 83.49(3)(a)","Missing the 30 day deadline","A landlord who fails to give the required notice within 30 days forfeits the right to impose a claim on the deposit and may not seek a setoff against it.",forfeiture,"Subject to applicable exceptions, loss of the claim against the deposit does not eliminate a separate action for damages after returning the deposit."
"Fla. Stat. 83.49(3)(b)","Tenant objection window","Unless the tenant objects to the claim or its amount within 15 days of receiving the notice, the landlord may deduct the claimed amount and must remit the balance within 30 days of the notice date.","15 days","Failure to object in time does not waive any right to seek damages in a separate action."
"Fla. Stat. 83.49(3)(b)","Where the tenant does object","A written objection preserves a dispute about the proposed deduction. Entitlement may be resolved by agreement or legal proceedings.","court or agreement","An objection is not itself a finding about entitlement. Consult current law for the applicable remedy."
"Fla. Stat. 83.49(5)","The seven day forwarding address rule","Unless otherwise provided by written agreement, subsection (5) requires specified departing tenants to give at least seven days written notice by certified mail or personal delivery, including an address where they can be reached.","7 days","Applies to the departures described in subsection (5). Failure relieves the subsection (3)(a) notice requirement but does not waive rights to the deposit."
"Fla. Stat. 83.505","Notice by email","Notice of intention to impose a claim may be sent by email under section 83.505 as well as by certified mail.","email permitted","Email notice must satisfy section 83.505; do not assume an ordinary email automatically qualifies."
"Fla. Stat. no cap","Deposit amount","Florida sets no statutory limit on the size of a residential security deposit.","no statutory limit","Homzora has not identified any Miami or Miami-Dade ordinance imposing one, and does not publish a cap figure."