The rule
- Deposit limit
- No limit
- Return deadline
- 30 days
- Interest owed
- Not required
- Itemized deductions
- Required
- The limit
- No statutory limit.
- The deadline
- No later than 30 days after the renter vacates and returns possession, with a written itemization of deductions, sent to the last known address or electronically.
- 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
- If the owner still fails to comply after the renter serves the statutory 5-business-day notice, the renter recovers the full deposit plus a $100 civil penalty; attorney fees go to the prevailing party on a finding of bad faith.
Law: Utah Code §§ 57-17-3, 57-17-5
Last reviewed September 30, 2026
Not legal advice. Statutes change; check the linked section.