Return security deposit with itemized statement within 30 days of move-out. Pennsylvania law (68 P.S. 250.512) requires providing a written list of damages and returning the balance of the deposit within 30 days of lease termination or surrender. Missing the deadline forfeits the right to withhold any part of the deposit, and a landlord who fails to return the difference within 30 days owes the tenant double the amount wrongfully held. The double damages remedy applies only if the tenant gave a forwarding address in writing, so collect and document that address at move-out.
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