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Tenant Rights By State

Security deposit deadlines, repair timelines, and law references for every US state - in one table.

StateDeposit DeadlineDeposit LawRepair DeadlineRepair LawPenalty
Alabama35 daysAla. Code Section 35-9A-201Reasonable timeAla. Code Section 35-9A-204None specified
Alaska14 daysAlaska Stat. Section 34.03.07010 daysAlaska Stat. Section 34.03.1002x deposit
Arizona14 daysAriz. Rev. Stat. Section 33-132110 daysAriz. Rev. Stat. Section 33-13632x deposit
Arkansas60 daysArk. Code Section 18-16-305Reasonable timeArk. Code Section 18-17-601None specified
California →21 daysCal. Civil Code Section 1950.530 daysCal. Civil Code Section 19412x deposit
Colorado30 daysColo. Rev. Stat. Section 38-12-103Reasonable timeColo. Rev. Stat. Section 38-12-5033x deposit
Connecticut30 daysConn. Gen. Stat. Section 47a-21Reasonable timeConn. Gen. Stat. Section 47a-72x deposit
Delaware20 daysDel. Code tit. 25 Section 5514Reasonable timeDel. Code tit. 25 Section 53032x deposit
Florida →15-30 daysFla. Stat. Section 83.497 daysFla. Stat. Section 83.51Full deposit + fees
Georgia →30 daysGa. Code Section 44-7-34Reasonable timeGa. Code Section 44-7-133x deposit
Hawaii14 daysHaw. Rev. Stat. Section 521-4412 daysHaw. Rev. Stat. Section 521-643x deposit
Idaho21 daysIdaho Code Section 6-3213 days (emergency)Idaho Code Section 6-3203x deposit
Illinois →30 daysChicago RLTO Section 5-12-08072 hrs (Chicago)Chicago RLTO Section 5-12-1102x deposit (Chicago)
Indiana45 daysInd. Code Section 32-31-3-12Reasonable timeInd. Code Section 32-31-8-52x deposit
Iowa30 daysIowa Code Section 562A.127 daysIowa Code Section 562A.152x deposit
Kansas30 daysKan. Stat. Section 58-255014 daysKan. Stat. Section 58-25531.5x deposit
Kentucky30 daysKy. Rev. Stat. Section 383.580Reasonable timeKy. Rev. Stat. Section 383.5952x deposit
Louisiana30 daysLa. Rev. Stat. Section 9:3251Reasonable timeLa. Rev. Stat. Section 9:3221Full deposit + fees
Maine30 daysMe. Rev. Stat. tit. 14 Section 603314 daysMe. Rev. Stat. tit. 14 Section 60212x deposit
Maryland30 daysMd. Code Section 8-203Reasonable timeMd. Code Section 8-2113x deposit
Massachusetts30 daysMass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 Section 15BReasonable timeMass. Gen. Laws ch. 111 Section 127L3x deposit
Michigan →30 daysMich. Comp. Laws Section 554.6097-14 daysMich. Comp. Laws Section 554.1392x deposit
Minnesota21 daysMinn. Stat. Section 504B.17814 daysMinn. Stat. Section 504B.1852x deposit
Mississippi45 daysMiss. Code Section 89-8-21Reasonable timeMiss. Code Section 89-8-23None specified
Missouri30 daysMo. Rev. Stat. Section 535.300Reasonable timeMo. Rev. Stat. Section 441.2342x deposit
Montana30 daysMont. Code Section 70-25-20214 daysMont. Code Section 70-24-303None specified
Nebraska14 daysNeb. Rev. Stat. Section 76-141614 daysNeb. Rev. Stat. Section 76-14192x deposit
Nevada30 daysNev. Rev. Stat. Section 118A.24214 daysNev. Rev. Stat. Section 118A.3553x deposit
New Hampshire30 daysN.H. Rev. Stat. Section 540-A:7Reasonable timeN.H. Rev. Stat. Section 48-A:142x deposit
New Jersey30 daysN.J. Stat. Section 46:8-21.1Reasonable timeN.J. Stat. Section 2A:42-852x deposit
New Mexico30 daysN.M. Stat. Section 47-8-187 daysN.M. Stat. Section 47-8-202x deposit
New York →14 daysN.Y. Gen. Oblig. Section 7-10824 hrs (NYC emerg)N.Y. Real Prop. Section 235-b2x deposit
North Carolina →30 daysN.C. Gen. Stat. Section 42-52Reasonable timeN.C. Gen. Stat. Section 42-42Deposit + damages
North Dakota30 daysN.D. Cent. Code Section 47-16-07.1Reasonable timeN.D. Cent. Code Section 47-16-13None specified
Ohio →30 daysOhio Rev. Code Section 5321.1630 daysOhio Rev. Code Section 5321.022x deposit
Oklahoma45 daysOkla. Stat. tit. 41 Section 11514 daysOkla. Stat. tit. 41 Section 1182x deposit
Oregon31 daysOr. Rev. Stat. Section 90.3007 days (emerg)Or. Rev. Stat. Section 90.3652x deposit
Pennsylvania →30 daysPa. Stat. tit. 68 Section 250.512Reasonable timePa. Stat. tit. 68 Section 250.2022x deposit
Rhode Island20 daysR.I. Gen. Laws Section 34-18-1920 daysR.I. Gen. Laws Section 34-18-223x deposit
South Carolina30 daysS.C. Code Section 27-40-41014 daysS.C. Code Section 27-40-6103x deposit
South Dakota14 daysS.D. Codified Laws Section 43-32-24Reasonable timeS.D. Codified Laws Section 43-32-82x deposit
Tennessee30 daysTenn. Code Section 66-28-30114 daysTenn. Code Section 66-28-3042x deposit
Texas →30 daysTex. Prop. Code Section 92.1037 daysTex. Prop. Code Section 92.0563x deposit + $100
Utah30 daysUtah Code Section 57-17-310 daysUtah Code Section 57-22-42x deposit
Vermont14 daysVt. Stat. tit. 9 Section 4461Reasonable timeVt. Stat. tit. 9 Section 44572x deposit
Virginia30 daysVa. Code Section 55.1-122621 daysVa. Code Section 55.1-12202x deposit
Washington21 daysWash. Rev. Code Section 59.18.28024 hrs (emerg)Wash. Rev. Code Section 59.18.0602x deposit
West Virginia60 daysW. Va. Code Section 37-6A-2Reasonable timeW. Va. Code Section 37-6-30None specified
Wisconsin21 daysWis. Stat. Section 704.28Reasonable timeWis. Stat. Section 704.072x deposit
Wyoming30 daysWyo. Stat. Section 1-21-1208Reasonable timeWyo. Stat. Section 1-21-1203None specified
Washington D.C.45 daysD.C. Code Section 42-3502.17Reasonable timeD.C. Code Section 42-32013x deposit

Data sourced from official state statutes. Always verify current law at your state's official .gov website.

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