Florida Security-Deposit Claim Notice Delivery Requirements
A Florida landlord intending to claim against a residential security deposit must provide the statutory notice within 30 days. Current law allows certified mail or qualifying email under § 83.505.
Trigger
A residential tenancy ends and the landlord intends to retain some or all of the deposit for a claim.
Sender
The landlord or landlord’s agent
Recipient
The tenant at the last known mailing address or qualifying email address
Timing
Within 30 days after termination of the rental agreement.
Mailing method
Certified Mail or email that complies with Florida Statutes § 83.505.
Jurisdiction
Florida; verified 2026-10-28
Timing
When the notice has to go out
Within 30 days after termination of the rental agreement.
The landlord must give the notice within 30 days after the rental agreement ends.
This counts calendar days from the date you enter. Florida Statutes § 83.49(3) says which date the count starts from, whether mailing or delivery counts, and what happens when the last day falls on a weekend or holiday. If your rule counts from delivery, allow for transit: most letters arrive about 6 business days after they are sent, and about 4 in 5 within 10.
- Use the substantially prescribed claim language.
- State the amount and reason for the proposed deduction.
- Provide the address for the tenant’s written objection and explain the 15-day objection period.
- Use the move-out date to set a hard 30-day production deadline.
- Choose mail or email only after confirming the current consent and address rules.
- Retain the notice, delivery evidence, tenant objections, and final deposit accounting together.
Where KiteCourier fits
Large property-management workflow, but email now reduces the Certified Mail share and weakens the product wedge.
Product constraint
KiteCourier does not determine lawful deductions, calculate deadlines, or satisfy the separate email-consent framework.
Alternatives
- Qualifying email under the consent, address, and delivery rules in § 83.505.
Exceptions and qualifications
- The statute excludes or modifies coverage for some transient, regulated, and public housing.
- A tenant who vacates early without the separate seven-day notice can affect the landlord’s notice obligation.
Source record
Verify the current authority
Florida Statutes § 83.49(3)
The 2026 edition defines the 30-day notice and allows Certified Mail or qualifying email.
Florida Statutes § 83.505
Sets the signed-addendum, valid-address, and consent rules for delivering a notice by email.
Reviewed 2026-10-28 by KiteCourier research. This guide summarizes the cited sources; it is not legal advice and does not determine whether a rule applies to a particular matter. Rules, forms, fees, and agency guidance can change.
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