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A Florida Rental Application is a document that a landlord uses to get a uniform set of information from every applicant who wishes to move into an available rental. This document is in accordance with the Federal Fair Housing Act and will ask the applicant questions that will give a landlord an in-depth view of the applicant’s financial and employment status to determine who the best tenant would be.
A rental application generally asks questions about the applicant's finances, address, and social security number. In addition, rental applications will ask for information on some of the following topics:
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The Florida rental application allows landlords to verify a prospective tenant's background information and credit history before signing a lease agreement. In Florida, there is no maximum for an application fee; the landlord may ask for any amount.
Florida landlords may also ask approved tenants for any amount as a security deposit; there is no limit. Tenants are also required to pay a pet deposit fee to have a pet on the property. In Florida, the landlord must keep any fees or deposits in a separate account.
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The rental application should include the following sections:
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According to state law, a tenant’s security deposit must be returned to him or her no later than 15 days after he or she vacates the premises (Fla. Stat. Ann. § 88.49, 83.43 (12)).
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