Florida Florida Statutes

§ 83.505 — Electronic delivery of notices

FS § 83.505Ch. 83

Statute text

(1)A landlord or tenant may electronically deliver via an e-mail address any notices required under this part to the other party if the parties have signed an addendum to the rental agreement that the parties specifically agree to the electronic delivery of notices and have each provided a valid e-mail address for such purpose, and the addendum conspicuously advises the parties that such election is voluntary and that they may revoke such agreement or update their e-mail addresses at any time. Such addendum must be in substantially the following form:Landlord election:Notices from a tenant may contain time-sensitive information about the tenant's housing. The election to receive notices from the tenant by e-mail is voluntary.☐ I (name) , the landlord or the landlord's agent, agree to receive notices required by the rental agreement or under part II of chapter 83, Florida Statutes, from the tenant by e-mail. I designate the following e-mail address for receipt of notices from the tenant: (landlord's or landlord's agent's e-mail address) .☐ I do not agree to receive notices by e-mail.I may revoke my agreement to receive notices by e-mail by providing written notice to the tenant which is effective upon delivery of such written notice and does not affect the validity of any notice that was previously sent by e-mail.I may update my e-mail address designated for electronic delivery at any time by providing written notice to the tenant specifying the new e-mail address, which takes effect upon delivery of such notice.Tenant election:Notices from a landlord may contain time-sensitive information about a tenant's housing. The election to receive notices from the landlord by e-mail is voluntary.☐ I (name) , the tenant, agree to receive notices required by the rental agreement or under part II of chapter 83, Florida Statutes, from the landlord by e-mail. I designate the ing, the tenant may terminate the rental agreement by giving a written notice of termination and surrendering possession of the premises to the landlord no later than 30 days after the date of the damage or loss. Termination of a rental agreement under this section is effective upon the tenant surrendering possession of the dwelling unit. For the purpose of this section, the term “substantial loss or damage” means the total cost of repairs to or replacement of the personal property is 50 percent or more of the personal property's market value on the date the flooding occurred. (3) ="Number">5. Functioning facilities for heat during winter, running water, and hot water.

(b)Unless otherwise agreed in writing, at the commencement of the tenancy of a single-family home or duplex, the landlord shall install working smoke detection devices. As used in this paragraph, the term “smoke detection device” means an electrical or battery-operated device which detects visible or invisible particles of combustion and which is listed by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., Factory Mutual Laboratories, Inc., or any other nationally recognized testing laboratory using nationally accepted testing standards.

(c)Nothing in this part authorizes the tenant to raise a noncompliance by the landlord with this subsection as a defense to an action for possession under s. 83.59.

(d)This subsection shall not apply to a mobile home owned by a tenant.

(e)Nothing contained in this subsection prohibits the landlord from providing in the rental agreement that the tenant is obligated to pay costs or charges for garbage removal, water, fuel, or utilities.

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Legislative history

s. 2, ch. 73-330; s. 22, ch. 82-66; s. 4, ch. 87-195; s. 1, ch. 90-133; s. 3, ch. 93-255; s. 444, ch. 95-147; s. 8, ch. 97-95; s. 6, ch. 2013-136; s. 4, ch. 2025-16.