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Florida room rental agreement
Written for Florida law, checked October 1, 2026 General information, not legal advice
Rentari offers a general room-rental agreement form, but it is not tailored to Florida or every local rule. Review the room, shared spaces, occupancy requirements, and applicable Florida and city rules before using a form. The state table below covers selected deposit and entry rules, not every room-rental requirement.
Florida rules that apply
- Security deposit limit
- No limit
- Florida sets no maximum
- Fla. Stat. ch. 83, part IIFla. Stat. § 83.49
Security deposit limit
Not set by statuteFlorida does not cap the amount of a security deposit or advance rent. Deposit money covers any money the landlord holds for the tenant, including damage, security, pet and advance rent deposits.
Fla. Stat. § 83.49 Fla. Stat. § 83.43(4)
More detail (5)
- A landlord may offer a fee in lieu of a security deposit, but does not have to. If you offer it, you must offer it to every new tenant on the same premises and may not use the tenant's choice when deciding the application. Fla. Stat. § 83.491(1), (7)
- The fee option needs a written agreement signed by both sides, the written notices listed in the statute and the statutory disclosure in capital letters. The fee may not go up during the rental agreement, and the tenant may switch to paying the deposit at any time. Fla. Stat. § 83.491(3), (4)
- A renewal counts as a new rental agreement, and a deposit carried forward counts as a new deposit. Fla. Stat. § 83.49(6)
- The absence of a numerical cap does not approve every proposed charge. Section 83.44 requires good faith in performing or enforcing the agreement; section 83.45 permits a court to refuse, limit or sever an unconscionable provision. Review the actual terms and housing protections before collection. Fla. Stat. § 83.44 Fla. Stat. § 83.45
- Separate ordinary pet charges from assistance-animal protections. For covered service-animal housing, section 413.08(6) bars extra compensation for the animal while preserving liability for actual damage. Emotional support animals have a separate reasonable-accommodation provision in section 760.27, including the no-extra-compensation rule and its stated conditions. Review the applicable accommodation requirements before proposing a pet deposit; this guide does not decide a resident's request. Fla. Stat. § 413.08 Fla. Stat. § 760.27
The Florida lease states the deposit amount and says Florida law does not cap it.
Landlord entry
You may enter at any time to protect or preserve the premises. To make repairs, give at least 24 hours' notice and enter between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. The tenant may not unreasonably refuse consent to entry to inspect, make repairs or improvements, supply agreed services or show the unit.
More detail (3)
- For inspections, showings and the other purposes in (1), you may enter with the tenant's consent, in an emergency, when the tenant unreasonably withholds consent, or when the tenant has been absent for half a rent period. The statute sets no notice period for these. Fla. Stat. § 83.53(2)
- If rent is current and the tenant told you about an absence, you may enter only with consent or to protect or preserve the premises. Fla. Stat. § 83.53(2)(d)
- You may not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant. Fla. Stat. § 83.53(3)
The Florida lease gives the 24 hours' notice and 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. window for repairs and lists the other statutory grounds for entry.