The rule
- Deposit limit
- 1 month’s rent
- Return deadline
- 14 days
- Interest owed
- Not required
- Itemized deductions
- Required
- The limit
- A pet deposit of up to 1/4 month’s rent may be added.
- The deadline
- 14 days after the tenancy ends.
- Interest
- State law doesn’t require interest on the deposit.
- Deductions
- The landlord must give you an itemized list of anything kept from the deposit.
- If it isn’t returned
- The tenant recovers the amount due plus court costs and attorney’s fees. Willful bad-faith noncompliance adds the lesser of one month’s rent or twice the deposit.
Law: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416
Last reviewed September 30, 2026
Not legal advice. Statutes change; check the linked section.