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Florida Law regarding accelerated rent payments

I have a prospective tenant that submitted a rental application that was denied due to very poor credit. He has now offered to pay rent in advance for six months. Is this legal in the State of Florida?
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Is the six month rent an additional security deposit, or for the actual rent? I think both are up to the discretion of the landlord, but if he pays six months in advance, it's harder to evict him if his rent is paid up.
I think the better way to say it is you would have less leverage to evict him if he is paid 6 months rent in advance.
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