US State Security Deposit Return Deadline & Penalty Calculator
Select your rental state and move-out date to compute the exact statutory refund deadline, business-day holiday rollovers, and maximum Small Claims bad-faith damages verified against official state codes.
Monday, December 14, 2026
Computed as 60 calendar days under Ala. Code §§ 35-9A-201 – 35-9A-206. (Original date 2026-12-12 fell on a weekend/holiday and rolled to the next business day).
Alabama Small Claims Court cap: $6,000 — eligible for Small Claims Court filing.
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View Full State Comparison Matrix →Deadline: 60 calendar days
Statute: Ala. Code §§ 35-9A-201 – 35-9A-206
Deadline: 14 business days
Statute: A.R.S. § 33-1321(D)–(E)
Deadline: 21 calendar days
Statute: Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5
Deadline: 30 calendar days
Statute: C.R.S. §§ 38-12-101 – 38-12-104
Deadline: 15 / 30 calendar days
Statute: Fla. Stat. § 83.49(3)
Deadline: 30 calendar days
Statute: O.C.G.A. §§ 44-7-34 – 44-7-35
Deadline: 45 / 30 calendar days
Statute: 765 ILCS 710/1
Deadline: 45 calendar days
Statute: IC §§ 32-31-3-1 – 32-31-3-19
Deadline: 30 calendar days
Statute: La. R.S. §§ 9:3251 – 9:3254
Deadline: 45 calendar days
Statute: Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-203
Deadline: 30 calendar days
Statute: M.G.L. c. 186, § 15B
Deadline: 30 calendar days
Statute: MCL 554.601 – 554.616
Deadline: 21 calendar days
Statute: Minn. Stat. § 504B.178
Deadline: 30 calendar days
Statute: RSMo § 535.300
Deadline: 30 calendar days
Statute: N.J.S.A. §§ 46:8-19 – 46:8-26
Deadline: 14 calendar days
Statute: N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 7-108(1-a)
Deadline: 30 calendar days
Statute: N.C.G.S. §§ 42-51 – 42-55
Deadline: 30 calendar days
Statute: Ohio R.C. § 5321.16
Deadline: 30 calendar days
Statute: 68 P.S. § 250.512
Deadline: 30 calendar days
Statute: S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-410
Deadline: 30 calendar days
Statute: T.C.A. §§ 66-28-301 – 66-28-305
Deadline: 30 calendar days
Statute: Tex. Prop. Code §§ 92.103 – 92.109
Deadline: 45 calendar days
Statute: Va. Code § 55.1-1226
Deadline: 30 calendar days
Statute: RCW 59.18.260 – 59.18.280
Deadline: 21 calendar days
Statute: Wis. Stat. § 704.28 / ATCP § 134.06
Common US Security Deposit Deadline Questions
Why do security deposit return deadlines vary so widely by US state?
Residential landlord-tenant law in the United States is governed by individual state statutes rather than a single federal law. Deadlines range from 14 calendar days in New York and 14 business days in Arizona to 21 days in California and 30-to-45 days in Texas, Florida, and Illinois.
Do weekends and federal holidays count toward the security deposit return deadline?
In most states, statutory deadlines count consecutive calendar days, rolling over only if the final day lands on a weekend or legal holiday. However, certain states—such as Arizona under A.R.S. § 33-1321(D)—explicitly exclude Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays from the entire countdown.
What happens when a landlord misses the statutory deadline to return a deposit?
Depending on state statute, missing the deadline can strip the landlord of the legal right to withhold deductions (automatic forfeiture in states like New York and Florida) and trigger bad-faith statutory damages ranging from 2x to 3x the deposit or wrongfully withheld amount.