The rule
- Deposit limit
- No limit
- Return deadline
- 21 days
- Interest owed
- Not required
- Itemized deductions
- Required
- The limit
- No statutory limit.
- The deadline
- Within 21 days after the tenant surrenders the premises unless the lease sets another time, and in no case later than 30 days.
- Interest
- Deposits held by a third-party manager must be kept in a separate account at a federally insured institution; no interest requirement.
- Deductions
- The landlord must give you an itemized list of anything kept from the deposit.
- If it isn’t returned
- No statutory multiple-damages penalty; the tenant may sue for the deposit (§ 6-320), and the prevailing party is entitled to attorney fees (§ 6-324).
Law: Idaho Code § 6-321, § 6-320, § 6-324
Last reviewed September 30, 2026
Not legal advice. Statutes change; check the linked section.