New Jersey security deposit return deadline calculator
In New Jersey, the landlord has 30 days to return your security deposit or send an itemized list of deductions (N.J.S.A. 46:8-19, 46:8-21.1, 46:8-21.2, 46:8-24, 46:8-26). Enter your move-out date to get the exact date.
New Jersey: deposit (or itemized deductions) due within 30 days.
Add your move-out date to see the deadline.
- The landlord must return the deposit plus interest, less itemized deductions, by personal delivery or registered or certified mail.
- Shorter deadlines apply after displacement by fire, flood, condemnation or evacuation (5 business days) and after a domestic-violence lease termination (15 business days).
- If you win in court because the landlord withheld the deposit wrongfully, you can recover twice the amount owed plus court costs.
Source: N.J.S.A. 46:8-19, 46:8-21.1, 46:8-21.2, 46:8-24, 46:8-26 · All New Jersey deposit rules
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