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Security deposits: the law in your state

Pick your state to see the deadline that applies, what the statute says happens when it is missed, and the code section so you can read it yourself.

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AlabamaArizonaCaliforniaColoradoFloridaGeorgiaIllinoisIndianaKentuckyLouisianaMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMissouriNevadaNew JerseyNew YorkNorth CarolinaOhioOregonPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexasVirginiaWashingtonWisconsin

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Written guides by state

Alabama: Alabama Security Deposit Laws and Demand Letter Rules statute verifiedArizona: Arizona Security Deposit Demand Letter & A.R.S. § 33-1321 statute verifiedCalifornia: California Security Deposit Demand Letter: 21-Day Rule statute verifiedColorado: Colorado Security Deposit Demand Letter Rules and Deadlines statute verifiedFlorida: Florida Security Deposit Demand Letters and Fla. Stat. § 83.49 statute verifiedGeorgia: Georgia Security Deposit Law and 30-Day Return Rules statute verifiedIllinois: Illinois Security Deposit Laws and 765 ILCS 710 Deadlines statute verifiedIndiana: Indiana Security Deposit Law and Return Demand Letters statute verifiedKentucky: Kentucky Security Deposit Demand Letter: Laws & Limits statute verifiedLouisiana: Louisiana Security Deposit Demand Letters: Rules & Laws statute verifiedMaryland: Maryland Security Deposit Demand Letters: The 45-Day Law statute verifiedMassachusetts: Massachusetts Security Deposit Demand Letter Guide statute verifiedMichigan: Michigan Security Deposit Demand Letters & 30-Day Rule statute verifiedMinnesota: Minnesota Security Deposit Demand Letter & Return Rules statute verifiedMissouri: Missouri Security Deposit Demand Letter: Laws & Deadlines statute verifiedNevada: Nevada Security Deposit Demand Letter Guide | NRS § 118A.242 statute verifiedNew Jersey: New Jersey Security Deposit Demand Letters & 30-Day Rules statute verifiedNew York: New York Security Deposit Demand Letters & 14-Day Law statute verifiedNorth Carolina: North Carolina Security Deposit Demand Letter Guide statute verifiedOhio: Ohio Security Deposit Demand Letters: ORC § 5321.16 statute verifiedOregon: Oregon Security Deposit Demand Letters and ORS 90.300 statute verifiedPennsylvania: Pennsylvania Security Deposit Law & Demand Letters statute verifiedSouth Carolina: South Carolina Security Deposit Demand Letters & Law statute verifiedTennessee: Tennessee Security Deposit Laws and Demand Letter Guide statute verifiedTexas: Texas Security Deposit Demand Letters (30-Day Rule) statute verifiedVirginia: Virginia Security Deposit Demand Letters and 45-Day Rules statute verifiedWashington: Washington Security Deposit Demand Letters Under RCW 59.18.280 statute verifiedWisconsin: Wisconsin Security Deposit Demand Letter: Law & Penalties statute verified

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