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Security deposit return deadline by state

Every state sets a deadline for returning a security deposit after a tenancy ends, usually with an itemized list of deductions. This table lists each state with a verified rule in the Landautomate rule base, its deadline where the rule states one, and the date the rule was last verified.

48 states with a verified rule

StateDeadlineLast verified
Alabama60 days after move outSeptember 2026
Alaska14 days after move outSeptember 2026
Arizona14 business days after move outSeptember 2026
Arkansas60 days after move outSeptember 2026
California21 days after move outSeptember 2026
Colorado30 days after move outSeptember 2026
Connecticut21 days after move outSeptember 2026
Delaware20 days after the lease endsSeptember 2026
FloridaReview security deposit accounts and 15/30-day notice proceduresAugust 2026
GeorgiaReview security deposit escrow, damage lists, and 30-day return stepsSeptember 2026
Hawaii14 days after the lease endsSeptember 2026
Idaho21 days after move outSeptember 2026
IllinoisItemize deposit deductions by day 30 after move-out, or refund in full by day 45September 2026
Indiana45 days after move outSeptember 2026
Iowa30 days after move outSeptember 2026
Kansas30 days after move outSeptember 2026
KentuckyWhere URLTA applies, list move-out damage and send the deposit refund noticeSeptember 2026
LouisianaReturn security deposit with itemized statement within one month of move-outSeptember 2026
Maine21 days after move outSeptember 2026
Massachusetts30 days after move outSeptember 2026
Michigan30 days after move outSeptember 2026
Minnesota21 days after move outSeptember 2026
Mississippi45 days after move outSeptember 2026
Missouri30 days after move outSeptember 2026
Montana30 days after move outSeptember 2026
Nebraska14 days after the tenancy endsSeptember 2026
Nevada30 days after move outSeptember 2026
New Hampshire30 days after the tenancy endsSeptember 2026
New Jersey30 days after move outSeptember 2026
New Mexico30 days after move outSeptember 2026
New York14 days after move outSeptember 2026
North Carolina30 days after move outAugust 2026
Ohio30 days after move outAugust 2026
Oklahoma45 days after a written demandSeptember 2026
Oregon31 days after move outSeptember 2026
Pennsylvania30 days after move outAugust 2026
Rhode Island20 days after move outSeptember 2026
South CarolinaReview security deposit records and 30-day return proceduresSeptember 2026
South Dakota21 days after move outSeptember 2026
Tennessee30 days after move outSeptember 2026
Texas30 days after move outAugust 2026
Utah30 days after move outSeptember 2026
Vermont14 days after move outSeptember 2026
VirginiaReview security deposit records and 45-day return proceduresSeptember 2026
Washington30 days after move outSeptember 2026
West Virginia60 days after the tenancy endsSeptember 2026
Wisconsin21 days after move outSeptember 2026
Wyoming30 days after move outSeptember 2026

No verified rule yet for: District of Columbia, Maryland, North Dakota.

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