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    Default Security Deposit Withheld After New Tenants Damaged the Residence

    My question involves a security deposit in the State of: Florida

    I was wondering if it is unlawful to let new tenants move in and withold our security deposit based on damages that the landlord saw after new tenants occupied the rental unit.

    The scenario:

    We moved out AND returned keys Saturday evening.

    New tenants moved in Sunday morning 8 AM, old tenant came back to premises to retrieve bed and did not see a broken window.

    On TUESDAY landlord does a walk through and notes that a window is shattered.

    Is it against the law to blame old tenants for the broken window if new tenants inhabited the place before the landlord did a walk-through?

    Thanks for any help regarding this matter.

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    Default Re: Security Deposit Withheld After New Tenants Damaged the Residence

    If the old tenant broke the window, then the old tenant broke the window. It's that simple.

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