Security deposit laws by state
Every state sets its own deadline for returning a security deposit and its own penalty for wrongful withholding. Pick yours to see the specifics.
Alabama
60-day return · up to 2x damages
Alaska
14-day return · up to 2x damages
Arizona
14-day return · up to 2x damages
Arkansas
60-day return · up to 2x damages
California
21-day return · up to 2x damages
Colorado
30-day return · up to 3x damages
Connecticut
30-day return · up to 2x damages
Delaware
20-day return · up to 2x damages
Florida
15-day return · up to 1x damages
Georgia
30-day return · up to 3x damages
Hawaii
14-day return · up to 3x damages
Idaho
21-day return · up to 1x damages
Illinois
45-day return · up to 2x damages
Indiana
45-day return · up to 1x damages
Iowa
30-day return · up to 1x damages
Kansas
30-day return · up to 1.5x damages
Kentucky
60-day return · up to 1x damages
Louisiana
30-day return · up to 1x damages
Maine
30-day return · up to 2x damages
Maryland
45-day return · up to 3x damages
Massachusetts
30-day return · up to 3x damages
Michigan
30-day return · up to 2x damages
Minnesota
21-day return · up to 2x damages
Mississippi
45-day return · up to 1x damages
Missouri
30-day return · up to 2x damages
Montana
30-day return · up to 1x damages
Nebraska
14-day return · up to 1x damages
Nevada
30-day return · up to 1x damages
New Hampshire
30-day return · up to 2x damages
New Jersey
30-day return · up to 2x damages
New Mexico
30-day return · up to 1x damages
New York
14-day return · up to 2x damages
North Carolina
30-day return · up to 1x damages
North Dakota
30-day return · up to 1x damages
Ohio
30-day return · up to 2x damages
Oklahoma
45-day return · up to 1x damages
Oregon
31-day return · up to 2x damages
Pennsylvania
30-day return · up to 2x damages
Rhode Island
20-day return · up to 2x damages
South Carolina
30-day return · up to 3x damages
South Dakota
14-day return · up to 2x damages
Tennessee
60-day return · up to 1x damages
Texas
30-day return · up to 3x damages
Utah
30-day return · up to 1x damages
Vermont
14-day return · up to 2x damages
Virginia
45-day return · up to 1x damages
Washington
30-day return · up to 2x damages
West Virginia
60-day return · up to 1.5x damages
Wisconsin
21-day return · up to 2x damages
Wyoming
30-day return · up to 1x damages
District of Columbia
45-day return · up to 3x damages