State Security Deposit Laws.
Each US state has strict timelines, caps, and guidelines for deposit returns. Select a state below to calculate your specific deadline and read our comprehensive guides.
Alabama
ALLearn about Alabama security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Ala. Code § 35-9A-201.
Return Limit
60 days
Deposit Cap
1 month's rent
Alaska
AKLearn about Alaska security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Alaska Stat. § 34.03.070.
Return Limit
14 days
Deposit Cap
2 months' rent (except if rent exceeds $2,000)
Arizona
AZLearn about Arizona security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1321.
Return Limit
14 days
Deposit Cap
1.5 months' rent
Arkansas
ARLearn about Arkansas security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Ark. Code § 18-16-301.
Return Limit
60 days
Deposit Cap
2 months' rent
California
CALearn about California security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5.
Return Limit
21 days
Deposit Cap
1 month's rent (most landlords); small landlords with ≤2 properties/4 units may charge up to 2 months' rent
Colorado
COLearn about Colorado security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-103.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit
Connecticut
CTLearn about Connecticut security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
2 months' rent (1 month if tenant is 62 or older)
Delaware
DELearn about Delaware security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Del. Code tit. 25, § 5514.
Return Limit
20 days
Deposit Cap
1 month's rent (for unfurnished units with leases of 1 year or more)
Florida
FLLearn about Florida security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Fla. Stat. § 83.49.
Return Limit
15 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit
Georgia
GALearn about Georgia security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Ga. Code § 44-7-34.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit
Hawaii
HILearn about Hawaii security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-44.
Return Limit
14 days
Deposit Cap
1 month's rent
Idaho
IDLearn about Idaho security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Idaho Code § 6-321.
Return Limit
21 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit
Illinois
ILLearn about Illinois security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under 765 ILCS 710/.
Return Limit
45 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit
Indiana
INLearn about Indiana security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Ind. Code § 32-31-3-12.
Return Limit
45 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit
Iowa
IALearn about Iowa security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Iowa Code § 562A.12.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
2 months' rent
Kansas
KSLearn about Kansas security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Kan. Stat. § 58-2550.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
1 month's rent (1.5 months if furnished)
Kentucky
KYLearn about Kentucky security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.580.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit
Louisiana
LALearn about Louisiana security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3251.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit
Maine
MELearn about Maine security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 6033.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
2 months' rent
Maryland
MDLearn about Maryland security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-203.
Return Limit
45 days
Deposit Cap
1 month's rent (effective Oct 1, 2024)
Massachusetts
MALearn about Massachusetts security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 15B.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
1 month's rent
Michigan
MILearn about Michigan security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.609.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
1.5 months' rent
Minnesota
MNLearn about Minnesota security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Minn. Stat. § 504B.178.
Return Limit
21 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit
Mississippi
MSLearn about Mississippi security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Miss. Code § 89-8-21.
Return Limit
45 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit
Missouri
MOLearn about Missouri security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 535.300.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
2 months' rent
Montana
MTLearn about Montana security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Mont. Code § 70-25-202.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit
Nebraska
NELearn about Nebraska security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416.
Return Limit
14 days
Deposit Cap
1 month's rent (pet deposit cap 0.25 month)
Nevada
NVLearn about Nevada security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Nev. Rev. Stat. § 118A.242.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
3 months' rent
New Hampshire
NHLearn about New Hampshire security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:6.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
1 month's rent
New Jersey
NJLearn about New Jersey security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under N.J. Stat. § 46:8-21.1.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
1.5 months' rent
New Mexico
NMLearn about New Mexico security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under N.M. Stat. § 47-8-18.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
1 month's rent (for leases under 1 year)
New York
NYLearn about New York security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 7-108.
Return Limit
14 days
Deposit Cap
1 month's rent
North Carolina
NCLearn about North Carolina security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-52.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
2 weeks (weekly), 1.5 months (monthly), 2 months (longer)
North Dakota
NDLearn about North Dakota security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-07.1.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
1 month's rent (2 months if pet or felony)
Ohio
OHLearn about Ohio security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.16.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit
Oklahoma
OKLearn about Oklahoma security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 115.
Return Limit
45 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit
Oregon
ORLearn about Oregon security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.300.
Return Limit
31 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit
Pennsylvania
PALearn about Pennsylvania security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under 68 Pa. Stat. § 250.512.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
2 months' rent (1st year), 1 month (subsequent years)
Rhode Island
RILearn about Rhode Island security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-19.
Return Limit
20 days
Deposit Cap
1 month's rent
South Carolina
SCLearn about South Carolina security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under S.C. Code § 27-40-410.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit
South Dakota
SDLearn about South Dakota security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under S.D. Codified Laws § 43-32-24.
Return Limit
14 days
Deposit Cap
1 month's rent (pet exception allowed)
Tennessee
TNLearn about Tennessee security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Tenn. Code § 66-28-301.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit
Texas
TXLearn about Texas security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Tex. Prop. Code § 92.103.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit
Utah
UTLearn about Utah security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Utah Code § 57-17-3.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit
Vermont
VTLearn about Vermont security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Vt. Stat. tit. 9, § 4461.
Return Limit
14 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit
Virginia
VALearn about Virginia security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Va. Code § 55.1-1226.
Return Limit
45 days
Deposit Cap
2 months' rent
Washington
WALearn about Washington security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Wash. Rev. Code § 59.18.280.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit
West Virginia
WVLearn about West Virginia security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under W. Va. Code § 37-6A-2.
Return Limit
60 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit
Wisconsin
WILearn about Wisconsin security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Wis. Stat. § 704.28.
Return Limit
21 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit
Wyoming
WYLearn about Wyoming security deposit return deadlines, statutory limits, permissible landlord deductions, and dispute resolution guidelines under Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1208.
Return Limit
30 days
Deposit Cap
No statutory limit