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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>This dove-tails into a question I asked back in February, but did not get any response from my listserve shout-out:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Landlord and 2 Tenants enter into a standard 12 month Lease with 1 security deposit. At the end of the 12 months 1 tenant moves out but the other stays on in a month-to-month tenancy…3 months later, the 2<sup>nd</sup> tenant under the lease moves out…Landlord send notice to both tenants of intent to impose claim after the 2<sup>nd</sup> tenant moves out…..<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Since there is only 1 security deposit pursuant to the Lease, does the Landlord’s obligation to provide notice of intent to impose a claim delayed until the latter of all tenants under the original lease move;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>If Tenants (both) file objection to the Notice (the 1<sup>st</sup> on the basis of untimeliness, the 2<sup>nd</sup> based on objecting to the damage claim), who is responsible for the institution of a suit to resolve? Must a Landlord file the suit or can he wait for the tenant(s) to file…..and for how long does he have to hold the money if LL is not obligated to file suit.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Seems like an everyday occurrence, but thought I’d confirm the consensus of the group.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Les H. Stevens, Esquire<br>Les H. 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ALL FUNDS MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE FORM OF A SAME DAY WIRE TRANSFER ONLY (NO ACH TRANSFERS). <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHOM IT IS ADDRESSED, AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS TRANSMITTAL IN ERROR, PLEASE DELETE IT AND NOTIFY THIS OFFICE IMMEDIATELY<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Leonard Cabral<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 10, 2015 5:57 PM<br><b>To:</b> Cary Sabol; RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RPPTL LandTen] 83.49 issue<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>From a tenant’s attorney. I only look at the postmark. If the postmark is within 30 days of the tenant’s vacating the rental dwelling the notice is timely. In my opinion a court cannot hold a landlord responsible for the time it takes the postal service to send a certified letter (the operative word in the statute is not just <u>give</u> but <u>give by certified mail</u>.). If the legislature wanted it to be received in 30 days it would have sated so or they could have written 29 days sent by “Express Next Day Certified Mail”. MY 3 cents. Anyone want to up it to 4?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Can I ask who is the lawyer? <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Leonard P. Cabral, Esq.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:Leonardcabral@lenslaw.com">Leonardcabral@lenslaw.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Please disregard inadvertent misspellings and the use of abbreviations.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a> [<a href="mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cary Sabol<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 10, 2015 4:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RPPTL LandTen] 83.49 issue<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>I believe it has to be mailed within the 30 days. Otherwise, the tenant could easily deny the letter or as is more common, refuse to give a new address, which would cause the landlord to be in violation of the notice requirement. I believe the case law is pretty clear that notice requirements only require sending the notice, not actual acceptance by the other party. My 2 cents.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Cary <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1428698362626_4057"><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:blue'>Law Offices of Cary P. Sabol</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:blue'>P.O. 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Thank you for your cooperation.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1428698362626_4297"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1428698362626_4296"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1428698362626_4295"><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> Harry Heist <<a href="mailto:harry@evict.com">harry@evict.com</a>><br><b>To:</b> 'RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee' <<a href="mailto:landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 10, 2015 4:17 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> [RPPTL LandTen] 83.49 issue</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=yiv3086630802><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I feel it must be MAILED within the 30 days. I have an opposing attorney feeling otherwise.</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Statute below, emphasis added.</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>to give the tenant written notice by certified mail</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If the landlord fails to give the required notice within the 30-day period</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>, 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='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.evict.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.evict.com</span></b></a></span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br>Email: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:harry@evict.com" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>harry@evict.com</span></b></a></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;margin-left:.1in;margin-right:.1in;margin-bottom:3.7pt;border:currentColor;border-image: none'><tr style='height:19.9pt'><td width="16%" rowspan=2 style='width:16.3%;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:19.9pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=360 style='width:3.75in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=64 valign=top style='width:48.3pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.45pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Heist-Weisse-Wolk-PA/343965575625870" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=46 height=46 id="yiv3086630802Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D073B8.89B03E70"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td width=296 valign=top style='width:221.7pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.45pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Visit us on Facebook</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></td><td width="82%" valign=bottom style='width:82.74%;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:19.9pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.45pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr><tr style='height:19.85pt'><td width="82%" valign=bottom style='width:82.74%;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:19.85pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.45pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>THIS E-MAIL MESSAGE IS CONFIDENTIAL, ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED, AND INTENDED FOR THE PERSONS NAMED ABOVE ONLY. 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