Security deposit laws by state
How long your landlord has to return your deposit, and what they owe if they don't.
Alabama
60-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
Alaska
14-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
Arizona
14-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
Arkansas
60-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
California
21-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
Colorado
30-day deadlineUp to 3x penalty
Connecticut
21-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
Delaware
20-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
Florida
15-day deadline
Georgia
30-day deadlineUp to 3x penalty
Hawaii
14-day deadlineUp to 3x penalty
Idaho
21-day deadline
Illinois
30-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
Indiana
45-day deadline
Iowa
30-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
Kansas
30-day deadlineUp to 1.5x penalty
Kentucky
30-day deadline
Louisiana
30-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
Maine
30-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
Maryland
45-day deadlineUp to 3x penalty
Massachusetts
30-day deadlineUp to 3x penalty
Michigan
30-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
Minnesota
21-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
Mississippi
45-day deadline
Missouri
30-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
Montana
30-day deadline
Nebraska
14-day deadline
Nevada
30-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
New Hampshire
30-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
New Jersey
30-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
New Mexico
30-day deadline
New York
14-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
North Carolina
30-day deadline
North Dakota
30-day deadlineUp to 3x penalty
Ohio
30-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
Oklahoma
45-day deadline
Oregon
31-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
Pennsylvania
30-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
Rhode Island
20-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
South Carolina
30-day deadlineUp to 3x penalty
South Dakota
14-day deadline
Tennessee
30-day deadline
Texas
30-day deadlineUp to 3x penalty
Utah
30-day deadline
Vermont
14-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
Virginia
45-day deadline
Washington
30-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
West Virginia
60-day deadlineUp to 1.5x penalty
Wisconsin
21-day deadlineUp to 2x penalty
Wyoming
30-day deadline