Florida landlord-tenant law is mostly manageable — until a date slips. The statutes that bite all bite on timelines. Here are the ones worth hard calendar entries. (General information, not legal advice; consult a Florida attorney for your situation.)
§83.49 — the deposit clock
Fifteen days to return the deposit if you claim nothing. Thirty days to send certified-mail notice of intent to impose a claim — miss it and you can forfeit the right to claim at all. The clock starts at lease termination/vacancy. Our free Florida deposit-deadline calculator does the date math from the move-out date.
§83.56 — three-day notices
The three business days (excluding weekends and court holidays) must be counted correctly, the amount must be the exact unpaid rent — not fees — and service rules matter. A ledger that can produce the precise rent-only figure on demand is the difference between a clean notice and a dismissed case.
§83.575 and your own lease's renewal window
If your lease requires the tenant to give notice of non-renewal (up to 60 days in FL), you need to know that window before it closes — which means watching lease-end minus 60, not lease-end. Renewal autopilot surfaces every lease at 90 days out precisely so these windows never sneak past.
Make the calendar automatic
Every date above derives from a lease document. Software that extracts lease dates can compute the calendar for you — see our Florida landlords page for the full picture, or plans on the pricing page.