When is my security deposit due back?

Pick your state and move-out date. You get the date your landlord must return your deposit (or send an itemized list of deductions), the conditions that apply, and a link to the statute.

Your stateMove-out date (lease end / keys returned)

Deadlines by state

State	Deadline	Source
Arizona	14 business days *	A.R.S. § 33-1321
California	21 days	Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5
Colorado	30 days *	C.R.S. §§ 38-12-102.5, 38-12-103 (as amended by HB25-1249, eff. Jan 1, 2026)
Florida	15 days *	Fla. Stat. § 83.49
Georgia	30 days	O.C.G.A. §§ 44-7-30.1, 44-7-34
Illinois	45 days *	765 ILCS 710/1; 765 ILCS 715
Kentucky	No single statewide deadline verified	KRS 383.580
Louisiana	1 month *	La. R.S. 9:3251, 9:3252, 9:3254
Maryland	45 days	Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-203(b), (e), (g)
Minnesota	21 days	Minn. Stat. § 504B.178, subds. 2-3
Missouri	30 days	RSMo § 535.300
Nevada	30 days	NRS 118A.242
New York	14 days	N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law §§ 7-103, 7-108
North Carolina	30 days *	N.C.G.S. §§ 42-51, 42-52
Ohio	30 days *	Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.16
Oregon	31 days *	ORS 90.300(12)-(13)
Pennsylvania	30 days	68 P.S. §§ 250.511a, 250.511b, 250.512
South Carolina	30 days	S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-410
Tennessee	No single statewide deadline verified	Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-301
Texas	30 days *	Tex. Prop. Code §§ 92.103, 92.104, 92.107
Utah	30 days *	Utah Code §§ 57-17-2, 57-17-3, 57-17-5
Virginia	45 days	Va. Code §§ 55.1-1226(A), 55.1-1208(A)(7)
Washington	30 days *	RCW 59.18.260, 59.18.270, 59.18.280, 59.18.285, 59.18.610

* Conditions apply; pick the state above to see them.

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General information only, not legal advice. Cities can add their own rules, and laws change; always check the linked source.