The rule
- Deposit limit
- No limit
- Return deadline
- 30 days
- Interest owed
- Not required
- Itemized deductions
- Required
- The limit
- No statutory limit.
- The deadline
- Within 30 days after termination and delivery of possession, or the tenant’s demand, whichever is later; the tenant must give a forwarding address in writing.
- 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
- Three times the amount wrongfully withheld plus reasonable attorney’s fees.
Last reviewed September 30, 2026
Not legal advice. Statutes change; check the linked section.