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--></style><div><div class="yiv3086630802WordSection1"><div class="yiv3086630802MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>Do you feel the Notice of Intention to Impose Claim on Security Deposit must be “mailed” within 30 days or received by the tenant within 30 days. The operative word is <b>GIVE.</b></span></div><div class="yiv3086630802MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></div><div class="yiv3086630802MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>I feel it must be MAILED within the 30 days. I have an opposing attorney feeling otherwise.</span></div><div class="yiv3086630802MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></div><div class="yiv3086630802MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>Statute below, emphasis added.</span></div><div class="yiv3086630802MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>3) The landlord or the landlord's agent may disburse advance rents from the deposit account to the landlord's benefit when the advance rental period commences and without notice to the tenant. For all other deposits: (a) Upon the vacating of the premises for termination of the lease, if the landlord does not intend to impose a claim on the security deposit, the landlord shall have 15 days to return the security deposit together with interest if otherwise required, or the landlord shall have 30 days </span><b><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";'>to give the tenant written notice by certified mail</span></b><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span><span style='font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>to the tenant's last known mailing address of his or her intention to impose a claim on the deposit and the reason for imposing the claim. The notice shall contain a statement in substantially the following form: </span></div><div class="yiv3086630802MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>This is a notice of my intention to impose a claim for damages in the amount of _____ upon your security deposit, due to _____. It is sent to you as required by s. 83.49(3), Florida Statutes. You are hereby notified that you must object in writing to this deduction from your security deposit within 15 days from the time you receive this notice or I will be authorized to deduct my claim from your security deposit. Your objection must be sent to <u> (landlord's address) </u>. <br><br></span><b><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>If the landlord fails to give the required notice within the 30-day period</span></b><span style='font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>, he or she forfeits the right to impose a claim upon the security deposit and may not seek a setoff against the deposit but may file an action for damages after return of the deposit. </span><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'></span></div><div class="yiv3086630802MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></div><div class="yiv3086630802MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></div><div><div class="yiv3086630802MsoNormal"><b><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>LAW OFFICES OF <br>HEIST, WEISSE & WOLK P.A.<br>PH: 1 800 253 8428<br>FAX: 1 800 367 9038<br>"Serving the Property Management Professional"<br>Website: </span></b><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'><a href="http://www.evict.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";'>www.evict.com</span></b></a></span><b><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> <br>Email: </span></b><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'><a href="mailto:harry@evict.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:harry@evict.com"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";'>harry@evict.com</span></b></a></span><b><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'></span></b></div><table width="100%" align="left" class="yiv3086630802MsoNormalTable" style="width: 100%; margin-right: 0.1in; margin-bottom: 8.2pt; margin-left: 0.1in;" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="height: 19.9pt;"><td width="16%" style="padding: 1.5pt; width: 16.3%; height: 19.9pt;" rowspan="2"><table width="450" class="yiv3086630802MsoTableGrid" style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; width: 3.75in; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td width="81" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.3pt;"><div class="yiv3086630802MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Heist-Weisse-Wolk-PA/343965575625870" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;'><img width="46" height="46" id="yiv3086630802Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:I8nMjbXCCCr29ulpXrkr" border="0" data-id="841e8d1c-5b6a-d708-b1b2-e4bce984697f"></span></a><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'></span></div></td><td width="370" valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.7pt;"><div class="yiv3086630802MsoNormal"><b><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";'><br></span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Visit us on Facebook</span></b><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 10pt;"></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td width="82%" valign="bottom" style="padding: 1.5pt; width: 82.74%; height: 19.9pt;"><div class="yiv3086630802MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr style="height: 19.85pt;"><td width="82%" valign="bottom" style="padding: 1.5pt; width: 82.74%; height: 19.85pt;"><div class="yiv3086630802MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";'> </span></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="yiv3086630802MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt;'>THIS E-MAIL MESSAGE IS CONFIDENTIAL, ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED, AND INTENDED FOR THE PERSONS NAMED ABOVE ONLY. 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