Tenant Rights State of Florida (attorney, lease, property)

[Maltese]

After fulfilling my lease of 12 months and giving the property manager a signed 60 day notice using there form, paid the water billed as stated by the property manager, gave my forwarding address and then vacate on the day I was suppose to. I transfered my electric to the new location via FPL. I left on July 30, 07 and then on December 5,07 recieved a letter from a collection agency of damages of unpayed electric bill, water bill, carpet damage.

I wrote back to the collection agency contesting the amount by certifed mail. Recieve back a copy of my lease and a breakdown of the expenses.

My question is since I have the paid reciepts of the water to the Landlord, my electric bill being tranfer (transfer fee) how can a landlord longer than 90 days later have a collection agency go after me for the damages to the the above? I did,during walk through, notified by signing a ("move-in) form of stains on the carpet. Is there not a statue of limitation or can tenants always be responsible of damages from landlords?

[GregTraub]

What happened to your security deposit? Did you never get it back?

Your first move should be to present all your paper proof to the collection agency and/or the landlord. Hopefully it was just a clerical error or something they overlooked and can correct the situation easily.

Second move, check out Nolo: Law Books, Legal Forms and Legal Software and read up on tenants rights. And if needed seek the advice of an attorney. Given you have proof of payment of all utilities, and the move-in condition form, a quick letter from an attorney may solve your problems pretty quickly.