What the Guarantee Covers
This page explains how we deliver the 12-month tenant placement guarantee for owners in Seminole, Volusia, and the Orlando area, and exactly what it does for you. It is one part of our Tenant Screening & Placement service. The terms are short on purpose:
- Two triggers. The tenant we placed breaks the lease early, or the tenant must be removed from the home.
- One window. Either event has to happen within the first 12 months of the lease we placed.
- One promise. We place a replacement tenant and do not charge a second leasing commission for it.
- The full service, again. The replacement gets the same work as the original placement: marketing on the MLS, Zillow, and the major rental platforms, showings, our complete tenant background and credit screening, an attorney-prepared Florida lease, and a photo-documented move-in walkthrough.
How a Replacement Works, Step by Step
- The lease breaks down. The tenant gives notice that they are leaving early, abandons the home, or defaults in a way that leads to removal. We confirm the date against the lease start so there is no question that the 12-month window applies.
- Your rights are documented. We review the lease and any early termination addendum, record what the departing tenant still owes, and photograph the home’s condition at move-out against the move-in record.
- The home is relisted. Marketing restarts right away, using the listing, photos, and rent analysis we already have for the property.
- Applicants are screened to the same standard. The written criteria used for the first tenant are applied to every new applicant.
- The new lease is signed. The approved replacement signs an attorney-prepared lease, and we collect the first rent and deposit and complete a new move-in walkthrough.
- No leasing invoice. The commission on the replacement placement is waived under the guarantee.
The Florida Law Behind an Early Lease Break
The guarantee covers our leasing fee. What the departing tenant owes you is a separate question, and Florida answers it in Fla. Stat. 83.595. When a tenant breaches the lease and the landlord retakes possession, or the tenant voluntarily surrenders or abandons the home, the landlord may choose one of four remedies: treat the lease as terminated and end the tenant’s further liability; retake possession for the tenant’s account and hold the tenant liable for the difference between the rent due under the lease and the rent received from reletting; stand by and hold the tenant liable for rent as it comes due; or, where the lease provides for it, charge liquidated damages or an early termination fee.
Two details shape how we work. Under 83.595(2), a landlord who retakes possession for the tenant’s account must make a good faith effort to re-rent the home, and a prompt replacement placement is that effort in practice. Under 83.595(4), a liquidated damages or early termination fee may not exceed two months’ rent, may require no more than 60 days’ notice, and only applies if the tenant signed a separate addendum accepting it. We review which of these your lease allows before recommending a remedy, and we coordinate with counsel through our eviction coordination service when a tenant has to be removed.
What You Get as the Owner, and What It Costs
The guarantee is included in the Tenant Placement Package, a one-time leasing commission of half a month’s rent, as listed on our pricing page. If the placement fails inside 12 months, you do not pay that commission a second time. What the guarantee does not do is pay rent for the weeks between tenants or pay for repairs. Those are handled under the lease, the security deposit, and Florida law, which is why step two above matters.
The guarantee also explains how we screen. A placement that fails in month four costs us a full leasing cycle with no fee, so our incentive is the same as yours: a tenant who stays. If you want to know how long a replacement is likely to take, our Q&A on how long it takes to fill a rental vacancy covers leasing timelines and what slows them down. This page is about what we do when a placement does not last.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the 12-month tenant guarantee cost extra?
No. It is included in our Tenant Placement Package, a one-time leasing commission of half a month’s rent. If the tenant we place breaks the lease or must be removed within the first 12 months, the replacement placement carries no additional leasing charge.
Does the guarantee cover lost rent or damage?
No. The guarantee waives the leasing commission on the replacement tenant. Rent owed by the departing tenant and the cost of damage are handled under the lease, the security deposit, and Fla. Stat. 83.595, and we document both at move-out.
Can a Florida lease charge a tenant for breaking it early?
Yes, within limits. Under Fla. Stat. 83.595(4), a lease may provide for liquidated damages or an early termination fee of no more than two months’ rent, with no more than 60 days’ notice required, but only if the tenant signed a separate addendum accepting it.
Place Your Next Tenant With a Guarantee Behind It
If your rental is coming open, we can market it, screen every applicant, and place a tenant backed by our 12-month guarantee. Call (407) 907-2933 to speak with Nicholas, our licensed broker, or send us a note below.
