Rentvana guides
Rental guides
Straight answers about renting in Florida. Pick a topic or search.
Your rights under Florida law
- The 15-day and 30-day rules in Florida security deposit law6 min
- When can a Florida landlord enter your home?4 min
- Repairs in a Florida rental, and when you can withhold rent5 min
- What it costs to break a lease early in Florida5 min
- How much notice to end a month-to-month lease in Florida4 min
- Late fees and rent due dates in Florida3 min
- How Florida's 3-day notice to pay rent works4 min
- What a Florida eviction looks like, step by step4 min
- What counts as landlord retaliation in Florida, and what to do3 min
- Why a Florida landlord can't lock you out or cut your utilities3 min
- Your rights when your rental is sold or foreclosed3 min
- Florida rental law changes since 2023, in one place4 min
Applying and moving in
- How to search every rental on the MLS3 min
- What you need to rent a home in Florida4 min
- Condo and HOA approval for renters in South Florida5 min
- Rental application and credit check fees in Florida3 min
- Income requirements for renting in South Florida, and the 3x rule3 min
- Renting with a 600s credit score in South Florida4 min
- Guarantors and co-signers on a Florida lease3 min
- Renting after an eviction or bankruptcy in Florida4 min
- Renting with a housing voucher in South Florida4 min
- How to spot a rental scam in South Florida4 min
- Renting a condo, an apartment or a house in South Florida3 min
- Seasonal vs annual leases in South Florida4 min
- Renting a furnished home in South Florida3 min
- Roommates, guests and subletting in a Florida rental3 min
- Setting up electricity, water and internet in a South Florida rental4 min
- Move-in and move-out inspection checklist for Florida renters3 min
Money
Moving and neighborhoods
- Moving to Fort Lauderdale as a renter3 min
- Moving to Miami as a renter3 min
- Moving to West Palm Beach as a renter3 min
- Moving to Boca Raton as a renter3 min
- Moving to Port St. Lucie as a renter3 min
- Choosing between Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach as a renter3 min
- Commuting in South Florida by Brightline, Tri-Rail, Metrorail or I-953 min
Pets
Hurricanes and insurance
For landlords
- How the $99 Flat-Fee MLS Listing works3 min
- How to price your rental in South Florida3 min
- Full-Service Leasing, explained3 min
- Your rental listing expired or was withdrawn. Now what?3 min
- Screening tenants in Florida without breaking fair housing law5 min
- Disclosures a Florida landlord has to give4 min
- Handling security deposits as a Florida landlord4 min
- When a tenant stops paying rent in Florida4 min
- Renting to a tenant with a housing voucher3 min
- Property taxes on a Florida rental3 min
- Insuring a Florida rental3 min
- Hurricane prep and storm repairs for Florida landlords3 min