Can Landlord Charge Us for "Prorated Rent Credit to New Tenant"
My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Florida
Me and 4 roommates lived in a house for 2 years, and by the time we left there was some minor damage done to the house, appliances that needed repairs, some scuff marks on the walls, and a bunch of trash left over.
Our landlord charged us for these repairs, but then additionally charged us nearly $1,400 for 13 days of "pro-rated rent credit to new tenant for period needed to repair damage," as the new tenants' lease began as soon as ours ended.
Is our landlord allowed to charge us the new tenants' rent because he was cleaning and doing repairs on the house? If so, is he allowed to charge us for 13 days worth, when the only thing that would've made the place uninhabitable is trash that could be removed in one day?
(Further info: The new tenants' lease began as soon as ours ended, but none of them were moving in for at least a month after their lease began. When we first moved in the house, the landlord was still repairing appliances in the house up to a week later and we never received any rent credit.)
Re: Can Landlord Charge Us for "Pro-Rated Rent Credit to New Tenant"
If you left the premises in such a condition that they could not be turned over to the new tenant in a timely manner, then you can be held responsible for the economic harm that you caused to the landlord. Whether the landlord acted with reasonable diligence under the circumstances is not something I can answer.