Florida landlord guide
Deposit limits, entry notice, termination notice and rent increase rules for Florida, with the sources they come from.
Florida landlord-tenant rules at a glance
- Security deposit limit
- No statutory limit
- Deposit return / claim rule
- 15 days
- Deposit interest
- Not required; if in an interest-bearing account, 75% of interest or 5%
- Notice before entry
- 24 hours for repairs; entry between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
- Ending a month-to-month
- 30 days (month-to-month); 7 days (week-to-week)
- Notice before a rent increase
- No statutory requirement; local rules preempted since 2023
- Late fees
- No statutory cap
- Rent control
- None; local rent regulation preempted by 2023 law (HB 1417)
General information from the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (Fla. Stat. §§ 83.40–83.683), last reviewed 2026-08-21. Not legal advice; municipal bylaws can add requirements.
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