Florida Lease Agreement

1. Deposit details. Where the deposit is held (bank name and address, or a surety bond), whether the tenant earns interest, and the capitalized deposit disclosure from Fla. Stat. § 83.49(2), word for word.
2. Two safety notices. The radon gas notice required by Fla. Stat. § 404.056(5), and for leases of 1 year or longer a flood disclosure in a separate document under Fla. Stat. § 83.512.
3. A name and address for notices. The landlord or an agent who receives notices and demands, given in writing at or before move-in (Fla. Stat. § 83.50).

This form puts all of these in, together with Florida's rules on entry, notices and holdover. You fill in names, money and dates and pick from a few choices.

Florida sets no cap on the deposit, and cities and counties cannot set one either (Fla. Stat. § 83.425). The deposit goes into a separate Florida bank account, with or without interest, or the landlord posts a surety bond (Fla. Stat. § 83.49(1)). In an interest-bearing account the tenant gets at least 75% of the account's annualized average rate or 5% simple interest a year, whichever you elect; with a bond it is 5%.

After the lease ends you return the deposit within 15 days if you keep nothing. If you want to keep part of it, send a written claim by certified mail within 30 days, or you lose the right to claim (Fla. Stat. § 83.49(3)(a)). The tenant then has 15 days to object, and you send the rest within 30 days of your notice (Fla. Stat. § 83.49(3)(b)).

Since October 1, 2025, a lease of 1 year or longer needs a flood disclosure given at or before signing, and the law says it must be in a separate document (Fla. Stat. § 83.512). So the PDF prints it on a separate last page with its own title and signature lines. Answer the three questions honestly: whether you know of flooding that damaged the unit while you owned it, filed a flood insurance claim, or got flood aid such as FEMA. If you skip it or get it wrong, a tenant whose home loses half or more of its value to a flood can end the lease within 30 days and get advance rent back.

For a lease shorter than a year the page is not required, but it does no harm, so the form always includes it.

Entry for repairs: at least 24 hours' notice, between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.; you may enter at any time to protect or preserve the property (Fla. Stat. § 83.53).

End of the lease: a lease may require notice of non-renewal, but no less than 30 and no more than 60 days (Fla. Stat. § 83.575). Pick 30, 45 or 60 days; the clause binds both sides. If the tenant stays on with your consent, the tenancy turns month to month, and either side ends it with at least 30 days' notice before the end of a monthly period (Fla. Stat. § 83.57(3)). For a tenancy that starts month to month, use the month-to-month rental agreement.

For unpaid rent you deliver a 3-day notice to pay or leave; the 3 days do not count Saturday, Sunday or legal holidays (Fla. Stat. § 83.56(3)). For other breaches it is a 7-day notice: to cure for things like an unauthorized pet or a messy unit, or to end the lease for things like intentional damage or a repeat after a written warning within 12 months (Fla. Stat. § 83.56(2)). The lease states these terms; you can make the notice itself with the Florida eviction notice generator. Florida sets no cap on late fees, so the amount and grace period are yours to choose.

Print one copy for you and one for each tenant. Everyone signs and dates the lease and the separate flood disclosure page; for a home built before 1978, attach the federal lead paint disclosure and the EPA pamphlet. A residential lease does not normally need a notary. Florida law does not require a move-in checklist, but a signed move-in checklist makes deposit claims far easier to back up. Renting outside Florida? Use the general residential lease agreement.

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