{
  "name": "Security deposit return deadlines by state",
  "description": "Days a landlord has to return a security deposit (or send an itemized statement) after move-out, for all 50 states + DC.",
  "source": "https://rentyfic.com/deposit-recovery",
  "publisher": "Rentyfic",
  "license": "Free to use with attribution: link to https://rentyfic.com",
  "last_updated": "2026-07-03",
  "disclaimer": "General educational information, not legal advice. Values are commonly-cited figures; laws change and have exceptions - verify against current statutes before relying on them.",
  "data": [
    {
      "state_code": "AL",
      "state": "Alabama",
      "deadline_days": 35,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "AK",
      "state": "Alaska",
      "deadline_days": 14,
      "note": "14 days, or 30 if there are deductions."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "AZ",
      "state": "Arizona",
      "deadline_days": 14,
      "note": "14 business days after move-out."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "AR",
      "state": "Arkansas",
      "deadline_days": 60,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "CA",
      "state": "California",
      "deadline_days": 21,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "CO",
      "state": "Colorado",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": "30 days, up to 60 if the lease allows."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "CT",
      "state": "Connecticut",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": "30 days, or 15 after you give a forwarding address."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "DE",
      "state": "Delaware",
      "deadline_days": 20,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "DC",
      "state": "District of Columbia",
      "deadline_days": 45,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "FL",
      "state": "Florida",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": "15 days if no deductions; 30 with notice of a claim."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "GA",
      "state": "Georgia",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "HI",
      "state": "Hawaii",
      "deadline_days": 14,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "ID",
      "state": "Idaho",
      "deadline_days": 21,
      "note": "21 days, up to 30 if the lease specifies."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "IL",
      "state": "Illinois",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": "30–45 days depending on deductions."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "IN",
      "state": "Indiana",
      "deadline_days": 45,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "IA",
      "state": "Iowa",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "KS",
      "state": "Kansas",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "KY",
      "state": "Kentucky",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": "Varies; can be 30–60 days."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "LA",
      "state": "Louisiana",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": "Within one month."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "ME",
      "state": "Maine",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": "21 days (written lease) to 30 days."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "MD",
      "state": "Maryland",
      "deadline_days": 45,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "MA",
      "state": "Massachusetts",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "MI",
      "state": "Michigan",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "MN",
      "state": "Minnesota",
      "deadline_days": 21,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "MS",
      "state": "Mississippi",
      "deadline_days": 45,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "MO",
      "state": "Missouri",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "MT",
      "state": "Montana",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": "10 days if there are no deductions."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "NE",
      "state": "Nebraska",
      "deadline_days": 14,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "NV",
      "state": "Nevada",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "NH",
      "state": "New Hampshire",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "NJ",
      "state": "New Jersey",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "NM",
      "state": "New Mexico",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "NY",
      "state": "New York",
      "deadline_days": 14,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "NC",
      "state": "North Carolina",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": "30 days; up to 60 if final amount is pending."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "ND",
      "state": "North Dakota",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "OH",
      "state": "Ohio",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "OK",
      "state": "Oklahoma",
      "deadline_days": 45,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "OR",
      "state": "Oregon",
      "deadline_days": 31,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "PA",
      "state": "Pennsylvania",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "RI",
      "state": "Rhode Island",
      "deadline_days": 20,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "SC",
      "state": "South Carolina",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "SD",
      "state": "South Dakota",
      "deadline_days": 14,
      "note": "14 days, up to 45 with an itemized statement."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "TN",
      "state": "Tennessee",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "TX",
      "state": "Texas",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "UT",
      "state": "Utah",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "VT",
      "state": "Vermont",
      "deadline_days": 14,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "VA",
      "state": "Virginia",
      "deadline_days": 45,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "WA",
      "state": "Washington",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": "Updated rules - generally within 30 days."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "WV",
      "state": "West Virginia",
      "deadline_days": 60,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "WI",
      "state": "Wisconsin",
      "deadline_days": 21,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "WY",
      "state": "Wyoming",
      "deadline_days": 30,
      "note": "30 days, or 15 after you give a forwarding address."
    }
  ]
}