FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- The family who put the spotlight on Colorado last fall has left the state.

Richard and Mayumi Heene, as well as their sons, have left Colorado and left quite a mess behind.

Old furniture litters the outside of the home they had been renting in Fort Collins. The owner of the home said the Heenes left the house a disaster with discarded belongings -- plates, tools, chairs, tables, appliances -- strewn everywhere when they took off.

Larimer County officials told 7NEWS the Heenes have moved to Bradenton, Fla., where they have family. Richard Heene will continue working in construction.

Paul Cooper of Larimer County Probation confirms the Heenes made the move legally, and with permission from authorities. Their probation has also been transferred to Florida.

Jon Sarche, with the Colorado Judicial Department, said the Heenes have paid $1,246.50 in court costs and in restitution. Their total bill to the state was $37,063.03.

"He has not paid in full but he is up to date. He has been making regular payments on schedule and he will have to continue to pay while he is Florida to stay in compliance with the term of his probation," Sarche said.

Terms of the couple's probation include not selling their story or profiting from the saga until December 2013.

Sarche said the Heenes left Colorado on Monday and arrived in Florida on Thursday.

The Heenes' former landlord said he'll donate what they left behind to Goodwill.

Last October, the Heene family became infamous when they said their son floated away in a homemade UFO-shaped helium balloon.

The nation watched as the balloon floated from Fort Collins toward Denver International Airport, where flights had to be diverted. When the silver saucer-like balloon landed, there was no little boy.

Hours later, authorities learned the boy, Falcon, had been hiding in the garage. Falcon later said he, "Did it for the show." The Heenes were convicted of staging a hoax to get publicity for reality TV shows they were trying to pitch.

Richard Heene served 28 days in jail for falsely influencing authorities. Mayumi Heene pleaded guilty to filing a false report and did community service.

Both agreed to pay $36,000 in restitution to cover the expenses of the emergency responders who spent hours frantically searching for the balloon and the boy.

The Larimer County sheriff's office and other agencies had sought $48,000 for responding to the Oct. 15 incident, which involved dozens of emergency responders and two Colorado National Guard helicopters.

Neighbors said that they saw the Heenes pack up a trailer and drive off; they did not fly.