Notice of Right to Reclaim Abandoned Property

715.104 Notification of former tenant of personal property remaining on premises after tenancy has terminated.

(1) When personal property remains on the premises after a tenancy has terminated or expired and the premises have been vacated by the tenant, through eviction or otherwise, the landlord shall give written notice to such tenant and to any other person the landlord reasonably believes to be the owner of the property.
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715.105 Form of notice concerning abandoned property to former tenant.—

*Name of the former tenant

*Address of the former tenant

*Address of the premises the tenant vacated

*The accurate description of the personal property remained

*Address where the property may be claimed

*A date set for the property to be disposed of if not claimed, not fewer than 10 or 15 days, depending on the delivery method chosen

*Landlords name and signature

*Telephone number and address

715.108 Release of personal property.

(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.  more

Florida Statue 715.105

This is the required statement terminology

“Failure to reclaim the property will lead to the public sale of the property after the sale notice has been published.

You have the right to bid on the property at this sale. 

After the sale, the costs of storage, advertising, and sale are deducted and the rest of the money will be forwarded to the government.

You can claim the remaining money at any time within 1 year after the county receives the money.

If the property is worth less than $500, it can be kept, sold, or destroyed without further notice if you fail to reclaim it within the time indicated above.”