Florida Residential Lease For Single-Family Home or Duplex is a contract necessary for leasing a residential property in Florida. This document is suitable for leasing an independent or freestanding and unattached dwelling unit with a yard around it. Please do not use this contract form for leasing an apartment in a residential building. This lease agreement complies with Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Part II, Chapter 83, Florida Statutes. The agreement has 29 prominent sections comprising of the terms and conditions of the lease. Please prepare it in its entirety together with all signing parties as numerous inputs, selection of choices, and signatures are required in these sections. Please enclose a copy of the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Part II, Chapter 83, Florida Statutes and duly signed Addendum for Early Termination Fee or Liquidated Damages with the lease agreement.

Directions to Prepare Florida Residential Lease For Single-Family Home or Duplex

• Section 1: Enter the names, phone numbers, and email addresses of the landlord and tenant on the respective lines.
• Section 2: Enter property address, list available appliances or furniture on the property, and specify the names of proposed occupants.
• Section 3: Specify dates of lease commencement and termination.
• Section 4: Enter rent amount, information on rent installment or full rent payment, and the amount of tax payable by the tenant. Continue by specifying the total amount due, name and address of the person to remit the payment, mode of remittance, and undertaking for bad check payment along with the amount of fees for the same.
• Section 5: Please fill in the amounts of advance payment as applicable along with the name and address of landlord to remit the advance payment.
• Section 6: Please specify the amount of the late charge and the number of days permissible on the respective lines.
• Section 7: Specify permission for smoking and keeping pet/s on the property.
• Section 8: Enter name of landlord’s agent and specify if the agent or landlord receives future notices after entering the name and address for sending notices.
• Section 9: Specify and list if the landlord pays for any utilities or write none if not applicable.
• Section 10: Select payment responsibility between landlord and tenant for maintenance heads listed. Then enter the name and address to notify about the required maintenance.
• Section 11: Specify permission to sublease the property.
• Section 12: Provide the requested information about keys and locks. Continue by providing name and address for returning keys upon termination of the lease.
• Section 13: Complete lead-based disclosure as applicable and sign Certification of Accuracy.
• Section 16: Select if the tenant or landlord pays homeowner’s association application fees and security deposit.
• Section 17: Select permission for use of the premises.
• Section 28: Select broker’s payment responsibility between the landlord and tenant and write the name, license number, and commission of the brokerage company.
• Section 29: The tenant must sign a declaration about personal property.
• Landlord and tenant must date and sign the lease agreement to execute it.
• Please provide information about Preparer of the agreement if any.
• Attach a copy of Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Part II, Chapter 83, Florida Statutes.
• Attach a copy of the duly signed Addendum for Early Termination Fee or Liquidated Damages.