Can Florida Landlords Send Legal Notices by E-mail? (s. 83.505)

Yes, but only after you and the tenant have both signed an addendum to the rental agreement that specifically agrees to electronic delivery of notices (Fla. Stat. s. 83.505(1)). Without that signed addendum, s. 83.505 does not authorize e-mail delivery, so use the other delivery methods the statute allows for the notice you are sending.

What s. 83.505 requires

Subsection (1) lets a landlord or tenant e-mail "any notices required under this part" to the other party if all of these are true:

1. The parties have signed an addendum to the rental agreement that specifically agrees to electronic delivery of notices.
2. Each party has provided a valid e-mail address for that purpose.
3. The addendum conspicuously advises both parties that the election is voluntary and that they may revoke it or update their e-mail addresses at any time.
4. The addendum is in substantially the form printed in the statute: a landlord election and a tenant election, each with an "agree" box and a "do not agree" box.

Its History line reads only "s. 1, ch. 2025-16", so the current text comes from that 2025 law. Chapter 2025-16 also appears in the History of ss. 83.49, 83.50, 83.51, 83.56 (with ch. 2026-143) and 83.575, listed below.

Which notices it covers

The statute says "any notices required under this part" (Part II). Other sections point back to it:

• s. 83.49(2)(a) and (3)(a): the deposit disclosure and the deposit-claim notice (for the claim notice, "by certified mail ... or by e-mail in accordance with s. 83.505").
• s. 83.50: notice of the landlord's (or agent's) name and address, and changes to it.
• s. 83.51(2)(a)1.: the 7 days' written notice when a tenant of a unit other than a single-family home or duplex must temporarily vacate for extermination.
• s. 83.56(4): delivery of the 7-day and 3-day notices, "e-mailing in accordance with s. 83.505" being one permitted method. Ss. 83.57 and 83.575 use the s. 83.56(4) methods.

Entry notices under s. 83.53 fit the same addendum.

Delivery, proof, and other methods

• When it counts as delivered: at the time it is sent, "unless the e-mail is returned to the sender as undeliverable" (s. 83.505(4)).
• Keep proof: the sender "must maintain a copy of any notice sent electronically and evidence of the transmission of the e-mail" (s. 83.505(5)).
• Other methods remain open: the section "does not preclude service of notices by any other means permitted by law" (s. 83.505(6)).

Revoking or changing an e-mail address

Either party may revoke at any time by written notice to the other, effective on delivery, and revocation does not affect notices already sent by e-mail (s. 83.505(2)). A new e-mail address is set the same way and takes effect on delivery of the written notice (s. 83.505(3)). The statute does not say how to deliver that notice; our suggestion is hand or mail, with a copy kept.

Template addendum

The two elections below are quoted from s. 83.505(1). The heading, identification lines and signature lines are ours.

ADDENDUM TO RENTAL AGREEMENT: ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF NOTICES
(Fla. Stat. s. 83.505)
Rental agreement dated: [date]   Premises: [address]

Landlord election:
Notices from a tenant may contain time-sensitive information about the
tenant’s housing. The election to receive notices from the tenant by
e-mail is voluntary.
☐ I [name], the landlord or the landlord’s agent, agree to receive
notices required by the rental agreement or under part II of chapter 83,
Florida Statutes, from the tenant by e-mail. I designate the following
e-mail address for receipt of notices from the tenant: [landlord’s or
landlord’s agent’s e-mail address].
☐ I do not agree to receive notices by e-mail.
I may revoke my agreement to receive notices by e-mail by providing
written notice to the tenant which is effective upon delivery of such
written notice and does not affect the validity of any notice that was
previously sent by e-mail.
I may update my e-mail address designated for electronic delivery at any
time by providing written notice to the tenant specifying the new e-mail
address, which takes effect upon delivery of such notice.

Tenant election:
Notices from a landlord may contain time-sensitive information about a
tenant’s housing. The election to receive notices from the landlord by
e-mail is voluntary.
☐ I [name], the tenant, agree to receive notices required by the rental
agreement or under part II of chapter 83, Florida Statutes, from the
landlord by e-mail. I designate the following e-mail address for receipt
of notices from the landlord: [tenant’s e-mail address].
☐ I do not agree to receive notices by e-mail.
I may revoke my agreement to receive notices by e-mail by providing
written notice to the landlord which is effective upon delivery of such
written notice and does not affect the validity of any notice that was
previously sent by e-mail.
I may update my e-mail address designated for electronic delivery at any
time by providing written notice to the landlord specifying the new
e-mail address, which takes effect upon delivery of such notice.

Landlord signature: ____________________  Date: ________
Tenant signature:   ____________________  Date: ________

Common mistakes

• No signed addendum. A habit of texting or e-mailing the tenant is not the signed, specific agreement the statute describes. Our suggestion: put the addendum on its own page, not in lease boilerplate.
• Only one side elects. The form has a landlord election and a tenant election; each party fills in a valid e-mail address.
• No copy or transmission record. Save the sent message with its date and time (s. 83.505(5)).
• Ignoring a bounce. Delivery is deemed at sending only "unless the e-mail is returned to the sender as undeliverable."
• E-mailing after a revocation. Revocation takes effect when the written notice is delivered, so check your files before every e-mailed notice.

If a tenant disputes an e-mailed notice, or it leads toward an eviction filing, talk to a Florida landlord-tenant attorney. Court filing is outside Chapter 83; ask the county court clerk.

Sources

• Fla. Stat. s. 83.505 — Florida Senate, 2026 Florida Statutes
• Fla. Stat. s. 83.49 — Florida Senate, 2026 Florida Statutes
• Fla. Stat. s. 83.50 — Florida Senate, 2026 Florida Statutes
• Fla. Stat. s. 83.51 — Florida Senate, 2026 Florida Statutes
• Fla. Stat. s. 83.53 — Florida Senate, 2026 Florida Statutes
• Fla. Stat. s. 83.56 — Florida Senate, 2026 Florida Statutes
• Fla. Stat. s. 83.57 — Florida Senate, 2026 Florida Statutes
• Fla. Stat. s. 83.575 — Florida Senate, 2026 Florida Statutes

Related guides

• Florida Security Deposit Law: The 15-Day / 30-Day Timeline (2026)
• Florida Notice of Intent to Claim a Security Deposit (Template)
• What Happens if a Florida Landlord Misses the 30-Day Deposit Deadline
• Florida 3-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Vacate: Form, Counting, Service
• Florida 7-Day Notice: Cure vs. Unconditional Quit
• Did Florida Change the 3-Day Notice to 5 Days? (SB 716, 2026)
• Florida Landlord Entry Rules: Notice Before Entering (s. 83.53)
• Florida Month-to-Month Lease: Notice to End the Tenancy (s. 83.57)
• Florida Lockouts, Utility Shutoffs and Prohibited Landlord Practices
• Florida Landlord Repair Duty and the Tenant's Rent Defense (s. 83.60)
• Florida Preempts Local Landlord-Tenant Rules: What s. 83.425 Covers

Informational only, not legal advice. Statute text checked against the 2026 Florida Statutes (Chapter 83, Part II) on October 4, 2026. Statutes change every legislative session and a court may read them differently than a summary does; for a dispute, an eviction or anything expensive to get wrong, talk to a Florida landlord-tenant attorney.