(1) The personal property described in the notice shall be released by the landlord to the former tenant or, at the landlord’s option, to any person reasonably believed by the landlord to be its owner, if such tenant or other person pays the reasonable costs of storage and advertising and takes possession of the property not later than the date specified in the notice for taking possession.
(2) Where personal property is not released pursuant to subsection (1) and the notice has stated that the personal property will be sold at a public sale, the landlord shall release the personal property to the former tenant if she or he claims it prior to the time it is sold and pays the reasonable costs of storage, advertising, and sale incurred prior to the time the property is withdrawn from sale.
History.—s. 11, ch. 83-151; s. 844, ch. 97-102.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XL - Real and Personal Property
Chapter 715 - Property: General Provisions
715.03 - Laundries and Drycleaners; Disposition of Unclaimed Articles.
715.06 - Real Estate; Exploration for Minerals.
715.065 - Jewelry Stores; Television or Radio Repair Stores; Disposition of Unclaimed Articles.
715.07 - Vehicles or Vessels Parked on Private Property; Towing.
715.075 - Vehicles Parked on Private Property; Rules and Rates Authorized.
715.10 - Disposition of Personal Property Landlord and Tenant Act; Short Title.
715.101 - Application of Ss. 715.10-715.111.
715.102 - Definitions of Terms Used in Ss. 715.10-715.111.
715.105 - Form of Notice Concerning Abandoned Property to Former Tenant.
715.106 - Form of Notice Concerning Abandoned Property to Owner Other Than Former Tenant.
715.107 - Storage of Abandoned Property.
715.108 - Release of Personal Property.
715.109 - Sale or Disposition of Abandoned Property.
715.11 - Nonliability of Landlord After Disposition of Property.