Ensuring Electronic Signature Lawfulness for Home Office Rental Agreement in United States

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foreign [Music] Florida rental law set expectations for landlords and tenants regarding lease agreements and evictions this video examines Florida's statutes for standard lease agreements month-to-month lease agreements and evictions were eforms the largest online database of fillable legal forms check out the link below to access a fillable lease agreement template first up what are some different types of lease agreements standard lease agreement a standard lease agreement is the most commonly used contract it allows the landlord and tenant to agree to binding terms regarding a rental property standard agreements often last for one-year terms month-to-month lease agreements a month-to-month lease is also known as an at-will tenancy it is precisely what it sounds like a contract between a landlord and tenant that automatically renews monthly in Florida either party can terminate the lease with at least 15 days notice before we move on let's cover required disclosures that you need to know before renting out a property the State of Florida requires all rental agreements to include the following six disclosures identification the property owner has to list their information or that of an authorized agent who can access the premises and receive notices on their behalf fire all buildings more than three stories high must include a fire protection notice lead-based paint this is a federal requirement for properties built before 1978 that may contain lead-based paint radon a statement about radon gas is required to include in every Florida lease agreement security deposit when a tenant pays a security deposit there is specific language that has to be included in the agreement security deposit receipt disclaimed that within 30 days of receiving a deposit the landlord will provide the tenant with a security deposit receipt identifying where it is being held and whether or not it will accrue interest you can find more on required disclosures including template language at the link in the description below next let's look at landlord access a landlord can access a rental property after providing at least 24 hours notice to the tenant they can only enter a rental property during reasonable hours generally 7 30 a.m to 8 PM they can only enter under one of the following four circumstances direct tenant consent emergencies unreasonable withholding of consent by the tenant or the tenant's undisclosed absence for half the time frame of periodic payments now for security deposit laws Florida doesn't set a maximum amount landlords can request for security deposits generally one to two months rent is standard when a tenant moves out the landlord has 15 days to return their deposit in full or 30 days if they have to make appropriate deductions finally let's talk about eviction laws there are three legal reasons for eviction in Florida non-payment of rent when a tenant fails to pay rent on time a landlord can send this notice giving the tenant three days to either pay the rent in full or vacate the property non-compliance when a tenant breaches the lease agreement the landlord can send this notice giving the tenant seven days to fix the breach or vacate the property month-to-month tenancy when a landlord and tenant sign a month-to-month lease agreement either party can terminate it at any time with at least 15 days notice before we go where can you find legal documents online you're in need of a lease agreement disclosure eviction notice or any other form we have thousands of state-specific ready to go templates available for you to download with no membership or credit card required thanks for watching and be sure to subscribe for more videos on everyday legal topics [Music]