# Florida — US state unclaimed property dormancy periods by property type

For Florida, property type is Safe deposit box contents; dormancy period (years) is 3; statute citation is Fla. Stat. § 717.116; conditions is after the lease or rental period on the box has expired; reporting deadline is May 1, verified against its source on 2026-08-15.

- **State:** Florida _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Property type:** Safe deposit box contents _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Dormancy period (years):** 3 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute citation:** Fla. Stat. § 717.116 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Conditions:** after the lease or rental period on the box has expired _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Reporting deadline:** May 1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> All tangible and intangible property held by a banking or financial organization in a safe-deposit box or any other safekeeping repository in this state in the ordinary course of the holder’s business, and proceeds resulting from the sale of the property permitted by law, that has not been claimed by the owner for more than 3 years after the lease or rental period on the box or other repository has expired are presumed unclaimed

## Source

- https://leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0717/0717.html

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-02-11.
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