These are the rules the letter uses. Where a row is marked verify, we are not asserting a number — check it against the current statute before you rely on it.
A citation means we are confident enough to print it in your letter. No citation means the letter falls back to a conservative generic demand with a verification note.
Last content review: September 14, 2026. A qualified attorney has not yet reviewed every state entry, so use the cited source and verify the current rule before relying on it.
We do not assert a specific statutory deadline for this state.
Alabama sets a return deadline in Ala. Code § 35-9A-201, but we will not state the number without you verifying it.
No citation asserted.
14 days after you move out.
If the tenancy ended without proper notice, the window is 30 days.
AS 34.03.070
14 business days (not calendar days) after move-out.
Business days exclude weekends and holidays, so this is usually about three weeks.
A.R.S. § 33-1321
60 days after your tenancy ends.
Arkansas exempts some small landlords from the deposit statute.
Ark. Code § 18-16-305
21 calendar days after you move out.
The landlord must send an itemized statement plus receipts for repairs over $126.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5
Official source · checked September 14, 2026
One month after move-out, unless your lease states a longer period — never more than 60 days.
Check your lease: it can lawfully extend the window up to 60 days.
C.R.S. § 38-12-103
30 days after your tenancy ends, or 15 days after you give a forwarding address — whichever is later.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21
20 days after your tenancy ends.
25 Del. C. § 5514
45 days after your tenancy ends.
The landlord must notify you within 30 days if any deposit is being withheld.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 14, § 309
15 days if nothing is deducted. If the landlord claims deductions, they must mail written notice within 30 days.
After that notice you have 15 days to object in writing.
Fla. Stat. § 83.49
Official source · checked September 14, 2026
Within one month after your tenancy ends and you vacate.
O.C.G.A. § 44-7-34
Official source · checked September 14, 2026
14 days after your tenancy ends.
HRS § 521-44
21 days after your tenancy ends, unless you agreed in writing to a longer period (max 30 days).
Idaho Code § 6-321
We do not assert a specific statutory deadline for this state.
Illinois law varies by landlord size, and Chicago's Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance imposes shorter, stricter deadlines. Verify which applies to you.
No citation asserted.
Official source · checked September 14, 2026
45 days after your tenancy ends and you give a mailing address.
Ind. Code § 32-31-3-12
30 days after your tenancy ends and you give a mailing address.
Iowa Code § 562A.12
30 days after your tenancy ends and you vacate.
K.S.A. § 58-2550
We do not assert a specific statutory deadline for this state.
Kentucky's deposit statute (KRS § 383.580) has a two-step notice process and only applies in jurisdictions that adopted the URLTA. Verify locally.
No citation asserted.
Within one month after your lease ends.
La. R.S. § 9:3251
30 days after your tenancy ends (21 days for a tenancy at will).
14 M.R.S. § 6033
45 days after your tenancy ends.
You may request a move-out inspection in writing.
Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-203
30 days after you move out or your tenancy ends.
Massachusetts deposit rules are unusually strict on landlords; violations can forfeit the entire deposit.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 15B
Official source · checked September 14, 2026
30 days after your tenancy ends.
You must give the landlord a forwarding address within 4 days of moving out to preserve full rights.
MCL § 554.609
21 days after your tenancy ends and you give a forwarding address.
Minn. Stat. § 504B.178
45 days after your tenancy ends.
Miss. Code § 89-8-21
We do not assert a specific statutory deadline for this state.
Missouri sets the deadline in Mo. Rev. Stat. § 535.300; confirm the current period before relying on a number.
No citation asserted.
30 days after your tenancy ends — 10 days if the landlord claims no deductions.
MCA § 70-25-202
14 days after your tenancy ends and you demand the deposit and give a forwarding address.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416
30 days after your tenancy ends.
NRS 118A.242
30 days after your tenancy ends.
N.H. RSA 540-A:7
30 days after your tenancy ends.
Wrongfully withheld deposits can carry double damages in New Jersey.
N.J.S.A. § 46:8-21.1
Official source · checked September 14, 2026
30 days after your tenancy ends.
NMSA § 47-8-18
14 days after you move out.
If the landlord misses 14 days, they forfeit the right to keep any part of the deposit.
N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 7-108
Official source · checked September 14, 2026
30 days after your tenancy ends.
If the exact amount owed isn't known, the landlord may send an interim statement and has up to 60 days total.
N.C.G.S. § 42-52
Official source · checked September 14, 2026
30 days after your tenancy ends.
N.D.C.C. § 47-16-07.1
30 days after your tenancy ends and you give a forwarding address.
O.R.C. § 5321.16
We do not assert a specific statutory deadline for this state.
Oklahoma's deposit statute is 41 O.S. § 115; it requires a written demand from you. Verify the current period.
No citation asserted.
31 days after your tenancy ends and you deliver possession.
ORS 90.300
30 days after your lease ends or you surrender the property, whichever occurs first.
Give the landlord your new address in writing; failing to do so can limit the statute's remedies.
68 P.S. § 250.512
Official source · checked September 14, 2026
20 days after your tenancy ends, you vacate, and you give a forwarding address.
R.I.G.L. § 34-18-19
30 days after your tenancy ends.
S.C. Code § 27-40-410
Two weeks after your tenancy ends; a full itemized accounting is due within 45 days on written request.
S.D.C.L. § 43-32-24
We do not assert a specific statutory deadline for this state.
Tennessee's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies only in larger counties and has its own inspection-notice steps. Verify locally.
No citation asserted.
30 days after you surrender the property.
Bad-faith retention can expose the landlord to three times the wrongfully withheld amount plus $100 and attorney's fees (§ 92.109).
Tex. Prop. Code § 92.103
Official source · checked September 14, 2026
30 days after your tenancy ends, or 15 days after you give a forwarding address — whichever is later.
Utah Code § 57-17-3
14 days after your tenancy ends and you vacate.
9 V.S.A. § 4461
45 days after your tenancy ends.
Va. Code § 55.1-1226
30 days after your tenancy ends and you vacate.
The landlord must have given you a written move-in condition checklist to keep any of the deposit.
RCW 59.18.280
60 days after your tenancy ends, or 45 days after a new tenant takes possession — whichever is sooner.
W. Va. Code § 37-6A-2
21 days after your tenancy ends.
Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.06
30 days after your tenancy ends, or 15 days after you give a forwarding address — whichever is later.
Add 30 days if the landlord claims damage to the unit.
Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1208
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