FL S1276

Failure to return hired or leased property within 5 days of receiving a demand for return by courier service with tracking capability or certified mail constitutes prima facie evidence of abandonment or refusal to redeliver.

Notice of demand for return sent by courier with tracking capability or certified mail to the renter's address on file is deemed sufficient notice even if returned undelivered.

Failure to pay amounts due for unreturned property after the rental period expires and after demand for return is made constitutes prima facie evidence of abandonment or refusal to redeliver.

A lessee cannot use possession of property by a third party as a defense to failure to return unless the lessee provides documentation that the property was obtained without the lessee's consent.

A vehicle lessor may report a vehicle as stolen to law enforcement and have it listed on local or national registries if the vehicle is not returned at the conclusion of the lease and the statutory requirements are satisfied.