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Security Deposit Deadline Checker

Choose your state and move-out date to see when your deposit is due back, the deposit cap and the penalty.

How this tool works: method and sources

  1. The deadline is your move-out date plus the verified number of days in your state’s deposit statute.
  2. The cap and penalty come from the same statute and are shown only if verified for your state.
  3. Where a rule is not verified, the tool names the statute to check and gives no number.
  4. The state data in this tool was researched from primary sources (state codes and attorney general guides) and checked November 2026. Each result links the statute it uses. If a rule is marked not verified, the tool shows no number for it.
Statutes by state (numbered references)
  1. Alabama: Ala. Code § 35-9A-201(b)-(e); Ala. Code § 35-9A-201(a); Ala. Code § 35-9A-201(f)
  2. Alaska: AS 34.03.070(b), (g); AS 34.03.070(a), (h); AS 34.03.070(d)
  3. Arizona: A.R.S. § 33-1321(D); A.R.S. § 33-1321(A)-(B); A.R.S. § 33-1321(E)
  4. Arkansas: Ark. Code Ann. § 18-16-305; Ark. Code Ann. § 18-16-304; Ark. Code § 18-16-306
  5. California: Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5(g); Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5(c)(1), (c)(5); Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5(l)
  6. Colorado: C.R.S. § 38-12-103(1)(a); C.R.S. § 38-12-102.5; C.R.S. § 38-12-103(3)
  7. Connecticut: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21(d)(2); Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21(b)
  8. Delaware: 25 Del. C. § 5514(e)-(f); 25 Del. C. § 5514(a); 25 Del. C. § 5514(g)
  9. District of Columbia: D.C. Code § 42-3502.17(e); 14 DCMR § 309; 14 DCMR §§ 308-311 (Security Deposit Act); D.C. Code § 42-3502.17; 14 DCMR §§ 309.3, 309.5
  10. Florida: Fla. Stat. § 83.49(3)(a); Fla. Stat. § 83.49; Fla. Stat. § 83.49(3)(a), (3)(c)
  11. Georgia: O.C.G.A. § 44-7-34; O.C.G.A. § 44-7-30.1 (2024 Ga. Laws, HB 404 § 4); O.C.G.A. §§ 44-7-35, 44-7-37
  12. Hawaii: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-44(c); Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-44(b); Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-44(h)
  13. Idaho: Idaho Code § 6-321(2); Idaho Code §§ 6-321, 55-306; Idaho Code §§ 6-320(a)(4), (d); 6-317; 6-324
  14. Illinois: 765 ILCS 710/1(a); 765 ILCS 710 (Security Deposit Return Act; no cap provision); 765 ILCS 710/1(c)
  15. Indiana: IC 32-31-3-12(a); IC 32-31-3-14; IC 32-31-3 (no cap provision); IC 32-31-1-20(c)(2); IC 32-31-3-12(b); IC 32-31-3-16
  16. Iowa: Iowa Code § 562A.12(3)(a); Iowa Code § 562A.12(1); Iowa Code § 562A.12(7)-(8)
  17. Kansas: K.S.A. 58-2550(b); K.S.A. 58-2550(a); K.S.A. 58-2550(c)
  18. Kentucky: KRS 383.580(3), (6)-(7); KRS 383.580 (no cap provision); KRS 383.580(4)
  19. Louisiana: La. R.S. 9:3251(A), (C); La. R.S. 9:3252(A)
  20. Maine: 14 M.R.S. § 6033(2); 14 M.R.S. § 6032; 14 M.R.S. §§ 6033(3), 6034
  21. Maryland: Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-203(e), (g); Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-203(b); Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-203(e)(4)
  22. Massachusetts: Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 15B(4); Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 15B(1)(b); Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 15B(7)
  23. Michigan: MCL 554.609, 554.610, 554.613; MCL 554.602; MCL 554.613(2)
  24. Minnesota: Minn. Stat. § 504B.178, subd. 3; Minn. Stat. § 504B.178; Minn. Stat. § 504B.178, subds. 4, 7
  25. Mississippi: Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-21(3); Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-21
  26. Missouri: Mo. Rev. Stat. § 535.300.3; Mo. Rev. Stat. § 535.300.1; Mo. Rev. Stat. § 535.300.6
  27. Montana: Mont. Code Ann. § 70-25-202; Mont. Code Ann. § 70-25-204
  28. Nebraska: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416(2); Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416(1); Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416(3)
  29. Nevada: NRS 118A.242(4); NRS 118A.242(1); NRS 118A.242(6)-(7)
  30. New Hampshire: N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:7; N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:6, I(a); N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-A:8, I
  31. New Jersey: N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.1; N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.2; N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.1
  32. New Mexico: N.M. Stat. Ann. § 47-8-18(C); N.M. Stat. Ann. § 47-8-18(A); N.M. Stat. Ann. § 47-8-18(D)-(E)
  33. New York: N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 7-108(1-a)(e); N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 7-108(1-a); N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 7-108(1-a)(g)
  34. North Carolina: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-52; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-51(b); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-55
  35. North Dakota: N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-07.1; N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-07.1(1); N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-07.1(4)
  36. Ohio: Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.16(B); Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.16(A); Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.16(B)-(C)
  37. Oklahoma: 41 O.S. § 115(B); 41 O.S. § 115(A); 41 O.S. §§ 115(E), 105(B)
  38. Oregon: ORS 90.300(12)-(13); ORS 90.300(5); ORS 90.300(16)
  39. Pennsylvania: 68 P.S. § 250.512(a); 68 P.S. § 250.511a (Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, § 511.1); 68 P.S. § 250.512(b)-(d)
  40. Rhode Island: R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-19(b); R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-19(a), (e); R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-19(c)
  41. South Carolina: S.C. Code § 27-40-410(a); S.C. Code § 27-40-410; S.C. Code § 27-40-410(b)
  42. South Dakota: SDCL § 43-32-24; SDCL § 43-32-6.1
  43. Tennessee: Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-301(f); Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-301(c)
  44. Texas: Tex. Prop. Code §§ 92.103(a), 92.104, 92.107; Tex. Prop. Code §§ 92.101-92.109; Tex. Prop. Code § 92.109
  45. Utah: Utah Code § 57-17-3(2); Utah Code ch. 57-17 (§ 57-17-2); Utah Code §§ 57-17-3(3), 57-17-5
  46. Vermont: 9 V.S.A. § 4461(c); 9 V.S.A. § 4461; 9 V.S.A. § 4461(e)
  47. Virginia: Va. Code § 55.1-1226(A); Va. Code § 55.1-1226
  48. Washington: RCW 59.18.280(1); RCW 59.18.610; ch. 59.18 RCW; RCW 59.18.280(2)
  49. West Virginia: W. Va. Code §§ 37-6A-1(7), 37-6A-2(a), (c); W. Va. Code ch. 37, art. 6A; W. Va. Code § 37-6A-5(a)
  50. Wisconsin: Wis. Stat. § 704.28(4); Wis. Stat. § 704.28; Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.06; Wis. Stat. §§ 100.20(5), 704.28
  51. Wyoming: W.S. § 1-21-1208(a); W.S. §§ 1-21-1207, 1-21-1208; W.S. § 1-21-1208(c)

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