FAQ #1: Is Florida
residential rental property income subject to state and local
sales tax?
Answer: Yes, Florida has
a
sales and use tax on residential rental property
income received from residential rental property leased for less
than seven months.
FAQ #2: Are Florida
residential landlords required to be licensed?
Answer: Yes, the
Florida Local Occupational License Tax Act
allows local governing authorities the right to collect
an occupational license tax from residential landlords.
FAQ #3:
Which government agency handles worthless check
complaints in Florida?
Answer: The state
attorney's office in each
Judicial Circuit in Florida has a division that
processes worthless check complaints.
FAQ #4:
Is there a legal limit in Florida on how much a landlord
can charge for a security deposit?
Answer: No, Florida
doesn't have any statutory limit on the amount that landlords
can charge for security deposits.
FAQ #5: Can utility
services in Florida discontinue service and place liens against
residential rental property for former tenants unpaid utility
services?
Answer:
No,
Florida Statutes prohibit utility services from
discontinuing service and placing liens against rental property
for former tenants unpaid utility services.
FAQ #6: Are Florida
residential landlords required by law to allow military
personnel to terminate their tenancy upon being transferred?
Answer: Yes,
Florida Statutes allow active duty military personnel to
terminate their tenancy upon receipt of permanent change of
station orders transferring them thirty-five miles or more from
their residence.
FAQ #7: What are rental
certificates?
Answer: Rental
certificates are certificates of compliance/occupancy for
residential rental properties that are issued by local governing
authorities in order to collect occupational license fees from
landlords for regulating rental housing units.
FAQ #8: How much time
after a tenant vacates the premises does a Florida residential
landlord have to refund the tenant's security deposit?
Answer:
Florida Statutes give landlords thirty days to either refund
a tenant's security deposit in full, or to send a Notice Of
Intent To Impose Claim On Security Deposit For Damages.
FAQ #9:
Does Florida have a lead based paint hazard reduction
statute?
Answer: No, Florida has
no statutes regulating lead based paint hazard reduction,
remediation or abatement.
FAQ #10:
Does the state of Florida place a limit on how much a
landlord can charge a prospective tenant for an application
fee?
Answer: No, Florida has
no statute regulating tenant application fees.
FAQ #11: Are resident
managers required in multi-family rental properties in Florida?
Answer:
No, there is no requirement to have resident managers
in multi-family rental properties in Florida.
FAQ #12:
Does Florida Statutes give tenants the right to make
repairs and then deduct their costs from their rental payments?
Answer:
No, Florida has no repair and deduct statute which
allows tenants to deduct repair costs from rental payments.
