Louisiana security deposit return deadline calculator
In Louisiana, the landlord has 1 month to return your security deposit or send an itemized list of deductions (La. R.S. 9:3251, 9:3252, 9:3254). Enter your move-out date to get the exact date.
Louisiana: deposit (or itemized deductions) due within 1 month.
Add your move-out date to see the deadline.
- Louisiana's deadline to return the deposit is one month after the lease ends. If the landlord keeps any part, the itemized statement may come up to 15 days after that one-month date (R.S. 9:3251(A), as amended by Act 63 of 2026). Both go to the forwarding address you must provide.
- These rules don't apply if you abandon the unit without the notice the lease requires.
Source: La. R.S. 9:3251, 9:3252, 9:3254 · All Louisiana deposit rules
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General information only, not legal advice. Cities can add their own rules, and laws change; always check the linked source.