The Florida Senate

SB 1562: Security Deposits

GENERAL BILL by Smith

Security Deposits; Prohibiting a security deposit paid in connection with a residential tenancy which is collected before occupancy from exceeding the equivalent of 1 month’s rent; prohibiting such security deposit that is paid during the term of the lease from exceeding a specified percentage of the equivalent of 1 month’s rent, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/27/2025	Senate	• Filed

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• SB 1562, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/27/2025 at 1:47 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 1592	Housing	Davis	Compare	Last Action: 2/27/2025 S Filed

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  83.49	Deposit money or advance rent; duty of landlord and tenant.	Page 1 (pdf)

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