Return security deposit with itemized statement within one month of move-out. Louisiana law (La. R.S. 9:3251) requires refunding the deposit within one month after the lease ends and sending an itemized statement of anything kept to the tenant's forwarding address (since August 1, 2026, the statement may follow up to 15 days after that one-month mark), and a willful failure lets the tenant recover the amount wrongly kept plus $300 or twice that amount, whichever is greater, so send both within the month by certified mail (return receipt) to prove the date.
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