Security deposit deadlines by state
How long a landlord has to return your deposit or send an itemized statement, with the statute for each state. Every figure here also appears on that state's page with the penalty and deposit cap.
| State | Deadline | Statute |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 60 days | Ala. Code § 35-9A-201 |
| Alaska | 14 days | Alaska Stat. § 34.03.070 |
| Arizona | 14 days | Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1321 |
| Arkansas | 60 days | Ark. Code § 18-16-305 |
| California | 21 days | Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5(g) |
| Colorado | 30 days | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-103 |
| Connecticut | 30 days | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21 |
| Delaware | 20 days | 25 Del. C. § 5514 |
| District of Columbia | 45 days | 14 DCMR § 308–309 |
| Florida | 15 days | Fla. Stat. § 83.49 |
| Georgia | 30 days | Ga. Code § 44-7-34 |
| Hawaii | 14 days | Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-44 |
| Idaho | 21 days | Idaho Code § 6-321 |
| Illinois | 30 days | 765 ILCS 710/1 |
| Indiana | 45 days | Ind. Code § 32-31-3-12 |
| Iowa | 30 days | Iowa Code § 562A.12 |
| Kansas | 30 days | Kan. Stat. § 58-2550 |
| Kentucky | 30 days | Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.580 |
| Louisiana | 30 days | La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3251 |
| Maine | 30 days | 14 M.R.S. § 6033 |
| Maryland | 45 days | Md. Real Prop. § 8-203 |
| Massachusetts | 30 days | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 15B |
| Michigan | 30 days | Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.609 |
| Minnesota | 21 days | Minn. Stat. § 504B.178 |
| Mississippi | 45 days | Miss. Code § 89-8-21 |
| Missouri | 30 days | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 535.300 |
| Montana | 30 days | Mont. Code § 70-25-202 |
| Nebraska | 14 days | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416 |
| Nevada | 30 days | Nev. Rev. Stat. § 118A.242 |
| New Hampshire | 30 days | N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:7 |
| New Jersey | 30 days | N.J. Stat. § 46:8-21.1 |
| New Mexico | 30 days | N.M. Stat. § 47-8-18 |
| New York | 14 days | N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 7-108 |
| North Carolina | 30 days | N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-52 |
| North Dakota | 30 days | N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-07.1 |
| Ohio | 30 days | Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.16 |
| Oklahoma | 30 days | Okla. Stat. tit. 41 § 115 |
| Oregon | 31 days | Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.300 |
| Pennsylvania | 30 days | 68 Pa. Stat. § 250.512 |
| Rhode Island | 20 days | R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-19 |
| South Carolina | 30 days | S.C. Code § 27-40-410 |
| South Dakota | 14 days | S.D. Codified Laws § 43-32-24 |
| Tennessee | 30 days | Tenn. Code § 66-28-301 |
| Texas | 30 days | Tex. Prop. Code § 92.103 |
| Utah | 30 days | Utah Code § 57-17-3 |
| Vermont | 14 days | 9 V.S.A. § 4461 |
| Virginia | 45 days | Va. Code § 55.1-1226 |
| Washington | 30 days | Wash. Rev. Code § 59.18.280 |
| West Virginia | 60 days | W. Va. Code § 37-6A-2 |
| Wisconsin | 21 days | Wis. Stat. § 704.28; Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.06 |
| Wyoming | 30 days | Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1208 |