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I am in Florida. My former landlord witheld fifty dollars of the security deposit and the one hundred dollar deposit I gave her for the utilities since we agreed to keep them in her name. In Florida, the law states that a landlord must submit, in writing, within 15 days of when the tenant moves out, any claim on the deposit otherwise they forfeit the deposit monies. I took them to small claims court based on that law at which time we unsuccessfully completed the pre-trial mediation. My landlord states that that law only applies to the security deposit, not deposits on utilities. Since she is not the utilities company, I thought that deposit monies were deposit monies regardless of the reason. So, my question is would such a law ( like the 15 days) apply to a deposit for utilities to the landlord? The landlord was contacted repeatedly after I vacated the premises . After 43 days, I quoted the law to her and stated to her that she owes me the full amount regardless of the utility bill. She gave me a portion of the deposit which I promptly returned to her and told her I'd see her in court.
Any information you could provide would be great! Thank you.
Any information you could provide would be great! Thank you.