Rhode Island security deposit return deadline calculator
In Rhode Island, the landlord has 20 days to return your security deposit or send an itemized list of deductions (R.I. Gen. Laws 34-18-19(a)-(h)). Enter your move-out date to get the exact date.
Rhode Island: deposit (or itemized deductions) due within 20 days.
Add your move-out date to see the deadline.
- The 20 days start from the latest of: the tenancy ending, you handing back possession, or you giving the landlord a forwarding address for the deposit. Give that address in writing.
- The landlord must send an itemized written notice of deductions with the refund. If they don't, you can recover the amount due plus twice the amount wrongfully withheld and reasonable attorney fees.
Source: R.I. Gen. Laws 34-18-19(a)-(h) · All Rhode Island deposit rules
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