{
 "name": "Security deposit rules by US state and city",
 "description": "The security deposit rules for all 50 US states and the District of Columbia, plus 9 city ordinances, as open data under CC BY 4.0: the deadline to return a deposit and what starts it, the itemized statement and documentation duties, the deductions each statute allows, interest, penalties, forfeiture and deposit caps. Every row cites the statute or ordinance, quotes the text and links to the official source with the date it was last read. Generated from the ruleset the Tektolo deposit settlement tool runs on.",
 "publisher": {
  "name": "Tektolo",
  "url": "https://tektolo.com/"
 },
 "url": "https://tektolo.com/data/deposit-rules/",
 "license": {
  "id": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
 },
 "attribution": "Security deposit rules from Tektolo (tektolo.com), CC BY 4.0.",
 "citation": "Tektolo. Security deposit rules by US state and city, version sd-2026.11.20. https://tektolo.com/data/deposit-rules/. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.",
 "ruleset_id": "deposit-settlement",
 "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
 "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
 "date_modified": "2026-10-15",
 "disclaimer": "Computes the published rule and cites it; it is not legal advice. You sign the statement: check the statute, your lease and any local ordinance before you rely on it.",
 "fields": [
  {
   "name": "id",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Two-letter state code (TX), or the city's id (chicago) for a city row."
  },
  {
   "name": "jurisdiction_type",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "state (the 50 states and DC) or city (a city ordinance layered on the state rule)."
  },
  {
   "name": "state",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Two-letter state code."
  },
  {
   "name": "state_name",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "State name."
  },
  {
   "name": "city",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "City name on a city row; empty on a state row."
  },
  {
   "name": "summary",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "The rule in one paragraph, as the Tektolo rules operation states it: deadline, other deadlines, interest, penalty and forfeiture, with the statute."
  },
  {
   "name": "statute",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "The state statute the rule comes from."
  },
  {
   "name": "city_ordinance",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "The city ordinance layered on the state rule (city rows)."
  },
  {
   "name": "deadline_citation",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "The section that sets the return deadline."
  },
  {
   "name": "deadline_quote",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "That section's text, quoted or summarized (see deadline_quote_verbatim)."
  },
  {
   "name": "deadline_quote_verbatim",
   "type": "boolean",
   "description": "true: deadline_quote is the statute's own words; false: it is a summary."
  },
  {
   "name": "source_title",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "The official source the deadline section was read at."
  },
  {
   "name": "source_url",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Address of that official source."
  },
  {
   "name": "source_checked_on",
   "type": "date",
   "description": "The day the source was last read."
  },
  {
   "name": "city_ordinance_url",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Address of the city ordinance's official source (city rows)."
  },
  {
   "name": "verified",
   "type": "boolean",
   "description": "true: the main rule text was read word for word at the official source; false: read at a secondary copy or summarized."
  },
  {
   "name": "return_days",
   "type": "integer",
   "description": "Days to return the deposit (or send the itemized statement and any balance). Empty when the period is in months or there is no deadline."
  },
  {
   "name": "return_months",
   "type": "integer",
   "description": "Months to return the deposit, where the statute counts months."
  },
  {
   "name": "return_counting",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "calendar or business days."
  },
  {
   "name": "return_starts",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "The event the period runs from (a key: vacate, termination, forwarding_address, demand, ...)."
  },
  {
   "name": "return_starts_text",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "The same event in words."
  },
  {
   "name": "no_statutory_deadline",
   "type": "boolean",
   "description": "true: the statute sets no deadline to return the deposit."
  },
  {
   "name": "needs_forwarding_address",
   "type": "boolean",
   "description": "true: the duty starts only once the tenant gives a written forwarding address."
  },
  {
   "name": "last_day_rolls_forward",
   "type": "boolean",
   "description": "true: a last day on a weekend or legal holiday moves to the next business day under the state's time-computation statute."
  },
  {
   "name": "deadline_text",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "The return deadline in one sentence."
  },
  {
   "name": "other_deadlines",
   "type": "array",
   "description": "Other deadlines the statute sets in some cases, each with its condition in words. A list in JSON; joined with ' | ' in the CSV."
  },
  {
   "name": "statement_required",
   "type": "boolean",
   "description": "true: an itemized statement of deductions is required."
  },
  {
   "name": "statement_with_refund",
   "type": "boolean",
   "description": "true: the statement goes with the refund, by the same deadline; false: it has its own deadline (statement_days or statement_months)."
  },
  {
   "name": "statement_days",
   "type": "integer",
   "description": "Days to send the itemized statement, when it has its own deadline."
  },
  {
   "name": "statement_months",
   "type": "integer",
   "description": "Months to send the itemized statement, when it has its own deadline in months."
  },
  {
   "name": "receipts_required",
   "type": "boolean",
   "description": "true: receipts or invoices must back the deductions."
  },
  {
   "name": "receipts_over_usd",
   "type": "number",
   "description": "The receipts duty applies above this repair and cleaning total (US dollars)."
  },
  {
   "name": "photos_required",
   "type": "boolean",
   "description": "true: dated photos must back the deductions."
  },
  {
   "name": "photos_required_from",
   "type": "date",
   "description": "The photo duty applies to move-outs on or after this day."
  },
  {
   "name": "move_in_checklist_section",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "The section that ties deductions to a written move-in condition statement, where there is one."
  },
  {
   "name": "allowed_deductions",
   "type": "array",
   "description": "What the statute lets the landlord deduct (keys: unpaid_rent, damage_beyond_wear, ...). A list in JSON; joined with ' | ' in the CSV."
  },
  {
   "name": "allowed_deductions_text",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "The same list in words."
  },
  {
   "name": "normal_wear_excluded",
   "type": "boolean",
   "description": "true: normal wear and tear cannot be deducted."
  },
  {
   "name": "depreciation",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "required (the statute prorates by age), guidance (an official guide does) or silent (no formula in the statute)."
  },
  {
   "name": "interest_required",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "yes, no or conditional: whether the landlord must pay interest on the deposit."
  },
  {
   "name": "interest_condition",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "When interest is owed, for a conditional rule."
  },
  {
   "name": "interest_rate_percent",
   "type": "number",
   "description": "The interest rate in percent a year (the current rate when it is published yearly)."
  },
  {
   "name": "interest_rate_kind",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "fixed_percent, statutory_index (published each year) or bank_rate (what the account earns)."
  },
  {
   "name": "interest_rate_year",
   "type": "integer",
   "description": "The year interest_rate_percent is for, for a published rate."
  },
  {
   "name": "interest_payable",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "annually or at_end (with the deposit)."
  },
  {
   "name": "interest_note",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "The interest rule in words."
  },
  {
   "name": "penalty_kind",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "multiple (a multiple of an amount), fixed (a set amount), forfeiture_only or actual_only (actual damages)."
  },
  {
   "name": "penalty_multiple",
   "type": "number",
   "description": "The multiple, for a multiple penalty."
  },
  {
   "name": "penalty_basis",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "What the multiple is taken of: deposit, amount_withheld or monthly_rent."
  },
  {
   "name": "penalty_fixed_usd",
   "type": "number",
   "description": "A set amount (US dollars): the penalty itself, or added to the multiple."
  },
  {
   "name": "penalty_minimum_usd",
   "type": "number",
   "description": "The penalty is at least this (US dollars)."
  },
  {
   "name": "penalty_condition",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "When the penalty applies (a key: bad_faith, any_late, willful, ...)."
  },
  {
   "name": "penalty_applies_if",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "The same condition in words."
  },
  {
   "name": "penalty_text",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "The penalty in words."
  },
  {
   "name": "penalty_attorney_fees",
   "type": "boolean",
   "description": "true: the statute also awards attorney fees."
  },
  {
   "name": "penalty_discretionary",
   "type": "boolean",
   "description": "true: a court may award the penalty but need not."
  },
  {
   "name": "penalty_note",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "The penalty rule in words, from the statute."
  },
  {
   "name": "city_additional_penalty",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "A city penalty in addition to the state's (city rows)."
  },
  {
   "name": "forfeiture",
   "type": "array",
   "description": "What the landlord loses by missing a deadline, in words. A list in JSON; joined with ' | ' in the CSV."
  },
  {
   "name": "deposit_cap_months_rent",
   "type": "number",
   "description": "The most the deposit may be, in months of rent. Empty when the statute sets no cap."
  },
  {
   "name": "deposit_cap_text",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "The deposit cap in words."
  },
  {
   "name": "deposit_cap_note",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Details and exceptions of the cap."
  },
  {
   "name": "applicability",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Who the rule covers, where the statute limits it."
  },
  {
   "name": "recent_changes",
   "type": "array",
   "description": "Recent amendments, each with its effective date. A list in JSON; joined with ' | ' in the CSV."
  },
  {
   "name": "notes",
   "type": "array",
   "description": "Notes on the rule for landlords and tenants. A list in JSON; joined with ' | ' in the CSV."
  },
  {
   "name": "official_guides",
   "type": "array",
   "description": "Official plain-language guides (government publishers). A list of addresses in JSON; joined with ' | ' in the CSV."
  },
  {
   "name": "page_url",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "The rule's page on tektolo.com, with a worked example and the tool."
  },
  {
   "name": "ruleset_version",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "The Tektolo ruleset version this row is from."
  },
  {
   "name": "ruleset_hash",
   "type": "string",
   "description": "SHA-256 of the whole ruleset: it changes whenever any rule changes."
  },
  {
   "name": "citations",
   "type": "array",
   "description": "Every citation the rules operation gives for this row (JSON only): what it supports, the section, the quote or summary, the official source's title and address, and the day it was read."
  }
 ],
 "rows": [
  {
   "id": "AK",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "AK",
   "state_name": "Alaska",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Alaska, under Alaska Stat. 34.03.070: return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy. 14 calendar days after the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy if A termination notice complying with AS 34.03.290 was given and nothing is deducted for damage (Landlord or tenant gave notice complying with AS 34.03.290 and no costs are deducted for damages). 30 calendar days after the end of the tenancy if A complying termination notice was given and costs are deducted for damage (30 days after the tenancy is terminated when costs are deducted for damages). Interest: no. Penalty if the violation is willful or intentional: 2x the amount withheld.",
   "statute": "Alaska Stat. 34.03.070",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Alaska Stat. 34.03.070(g)",
   "deadline_quote": "If the landlord or tenant gives notice that complies with AS 34.03.290, the landlord shall mail the written notice and refund required by (b) of this section within 14 days after the tenancy is terminated and possession is delivered by the tenant, except the landlord shall have 30 days after the tenancy is terminated to mail the refund if costs are deducted for damages ...",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Alaska Statutes 34.03.070 Security deposits and prepaid rent",
   "source_url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-34-property/ak-st-sect-34-03-070/",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": false,
   "return_days": 30,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "later_of_vacate_and_termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "14 calendar days after the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy if A termination notice complying with AS 34.03.290 was given and nothing is deducted for damage (Landlord or tenant gave notice complying with AS 34.03.290 and no costs are deducted for damages).",
    "30 calendar days after the end of the tenancy if A complying termination notice was given and costs are deducted for damage (30 days after the tenancy is terminated when costs are deducted for damages)."
   ],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No statutory interest on deposits.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "willful",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the violation is willful or intentional",
   "penalty_text": "2x the amount withheld",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": true,
   "penalty_note": "If the landlord wilfully fails to comply with (b), the tenant may recover an amount not to exceed twice the actual amount withheld (34.03.070(d)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 2,
   "deposit_cap_text": "2 months of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "Two months' periodic rent; the cap does not apply where rent exceeds $2,000 a month. An extra pet deposit of up to one month's rent is allowed (not for service animals).",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/alaska",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Alaska Stat. 34.03.070(g)",
     "quote": "If the landlord or tenant gives notice that complies with AS 34.03.290, the landlord shall mail the written notice and refund required by (b) of this section within 14 days after the tenancy is terminated and possession is delivered by the tenant, except the landlord shall have 30 days after the tenancy is terminated to mail the refund if costs are deducted for damages ...",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-34-property/ak-st-sect-34-03-070/",
     "source_title": "Alaska Statutes 34.03.070 Security deposits and prepaid rent",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Alaska Stat. 34.03.070",
     "quote": "If the landlord wilfully fails to comply with (b), the tenant may recover an amount not to exceed twice the actual amount withheld (34.03.070(d)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-34-property/ak-st-sect-34-03-070/",
     "source_title": "Alaska Statutes 34.03.070 Security deposits and prepaid rent",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Alaska Stat. 34.03.070",
     "quote": "No statutory interest on deposits.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-34-property/ak-st-sect-34-03-070/",
     "source_title": "Alaska Statutes 34.03.070 Security deposits and prepaid rent",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Alaska Stat. 34.03.070",
     "quote": "Two months' periodic rent; the cap does not apply where rent exceeds $2,000 a month. An extra pet deposit of up to one month's rent is allowed (not for service animals).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-34-property/ak-st-sect-34-03-070/",
     "source_title": "Alaska Statutes 34.03.070 Security deposits and prepaid rent",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "AL",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "AL",
   "state_name": "Alabama",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Alabama, under Ala. Code 35-9A-201: return the deposit within 60 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy. Interest: no. Penalty if the refund or statement is late: 2x the deposit.",
   "statute": "Ala. Code 35-9A-201",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Ala. Code 35-9A-201(b)",
   "deadline_quote": "Upon termination of the tenancy, money held by the landlord as security may be applied to the payment of accrued rent and the amount of damages that the landlord has suffered ... all as itemized by the landlord in a written notice delivered to the tenant together with the amount due 60 days after termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Code of Alabama 35-9A-201 Security deposits; prepaid rent",
   "source_url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/al/title-35-property/al-code-sect-35-9a-201/",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": false,
   "return_days": 60,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "later_of_vacate_and_termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 60 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No statutory interest on deposits.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "deposit",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_late",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the refund or statement is late",
   "penalty_text": "2x the deposit",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "If the landlord fails to mail a timely refund or accounting within the 60-day period, the landlord shall pay the tenant double the original deposit (35-9A-201(f)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1 month of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "One month's periodic rent, except extra security for pets, changes to the premises, or increased liability risks.",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/alabama",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Ala. Code 35-9A-201(b)",
     "quote": "Upon termination of the tenancy, money held by the landlord as security may be applied to the payment of accrued rent and the amount of damages that the landlord has suffered ... all as itemized by the landlord in a written notice delivered to the tenant together with the amount due 60 days after termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/al/title-35-property/al-code-sect-35-9a-201/",
     "source_title": "Code of Alabama 35-9A-201 Security deposits; prepaid rent",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Ala. Code 35-9A-201",
     "quote": "If the landlord fails to mail a timely refund or accounting within the 60-day period, the landlord shall pay the tenant double the original deposit (35-9A-201(f)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/al/title-35-property/al-code-sect-35-9a-201/",
     "source_title": "Code of Alabama 35-9A-201 Security deposits; prepaid rent",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Ala. Code 35-9A-201",
     "quote": "No statutory interest on deposits.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/al/title-35-property/al-code-sect-35-9a-201/",
     "source_title": "Code of Alabama 35-9A-201 Security deposits; prepaid rent",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Ala. Code 35-9A-201",
     "quote": "One month's periodic rent, except extra security for pets, changes to the premises, or increased liability risks.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/al/title-35-property/al-code-sect-35-9a-201/",
     "source_title": "Code of Alabama 35-9A-201 Security deposits; prepaid rent",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "AR",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "AR",
   "state_name": "Arkansas",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Arkansas, under Ark. Code 18-16-301 to 18-16-306: return the deposit within 60 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy. Interest: no. Penalty if the refund or statement is late: 2x the amount withheld on top of the refund.",
   "statute": "Ark. Code 18-16-301 to 18-16-306",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Ark. Code 18-16-305(a)",
   "deadline_quote": "Within sixty (60) days of termination of the tenancy, property or money held by the landlord as security shall be returned to the tenant. ... all as itemized by the landlord in a written notice delivered to the tenant, together with the remainder of the amount due sixty (60) days after termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession by the tenant.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Arkansas Code 18-16-305 Return of deposit",
   "source_url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-18-property/ar-code-sect-18-16-305/",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": false,
   "return_days": 60,
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   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": false,
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   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No statutory interest on deposits.",
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   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_late",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the refund or statement is late",
   "penalty_text": "2x the amount withheld on top of the refund",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Tenant recovers the money due, twice the amount wrongfully withheld, costs and reasonable attorney's fees (18-16-306). Only costs and the sum withheld if the landlord proves a bona fide error despite reasonable procedures or a good-faith dispute.",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 2,
   "deposit_cap_text": "2 months of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "Two months' periodic rent (18-16-304).",
   "applicability": "Small-landlord exemption (18-16-303): the whole subchapter does not apply to an individual (with spouse, minor children and their rental entities) owning five or fewer units, unless a third party manages or collects rent for a fee.",
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   "notes": [],
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     "section": "Ark. Code 18-16-305(a)",
     "quote": "Within sixty (60) days of termination of the tenancy, property or money held by the landlord as security shall be returned to the tenant. ... all as itemized by the landlord in a written notice delivered to the tenant, together with the remainder of the amount due sixty (60) days after termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession by the tenant.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-18-property/ar-code-sect-18-16-305/",
     "source_title": "Arkansas Code 18-16-305 Return of deposit",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Ark. Code 18-16-301 to 18-16-306",
     "quote": "Tenant recovers the money due, twice the amount wrongfully withheld, costs and reasonable attorney's fees (18-16-306). Only costs and the sum withheld if the landlord proves a bona fide error despite reasonable procedures or a good-faith dispute.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-18-property/ar-code-sect-18-16-305/",
     "source_title": "Arkansas Code 18-16-305 Return of deposit",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Ark. Code 18-16-301 to 18-16-306",
     "quote": "No statutory interest on deposits.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-18-property/ar-code-sect-18-16-305/",
     "source_title": "Arkansas Code 18-16-305 Return of deposit",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Ark. Code 18-16-301 to 18-16-306",
     "quote": "Two months' periodic rent (18-16-304).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-18-property/ar-code-sect-18-16-304/",
     "source_title": "Arkansas Code 18-16-304 Limitation on amount",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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   "id": "AZ",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "AZ",
   "state_name": "Arizona",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Arizona, under Ariz. Rev. Stat. 33-1321: return the deposit within 14 business days of the latest of the end of the tenancy, move-out and the tenant's demand for the deposit. Interest: no. Penalty if the refund or statement is late: 2x the amount withheld on top of the refund.",
   "statute": "Ariz. Rev. Stat. 33-1321",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Ariz. Rev. Stat. 33-1321(D)",
   "deadline_quote": "Within fourteen days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays or other legal holidays, after termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession and demand by the tenant the landlord shall provide the tenant an itemized list of all deductions together with the amount due and payable to the tenant, if any.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Arizona Revised Statutes 33-1321 Security deposits",
   "source_url": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01321.htm",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 14,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "business",
   "return_starts": "termination_possession_and_demand",
   "return_starts_text": "the latest of the end of the tenancy, move-out and the tenant's demand for the deposit",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 14 business days of the latest of the end of the tenancy, move-out and the tenant's demand for the deposit.",
   "other_deadlines": [],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "other_lease_obligations",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, other charges owed under the lease, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No statutory interest on deposits.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_late",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the refund or statement is late",
   "penalty_text": "2x the amount withheld on top of the refund",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "If the landlord fails to comply with subsection D, the tenant may recover the property and money due plus damages equal to twice the amount wrongfully withheld (33-1321(E)). Attorney fees are not in this section.",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1.5,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1.5 months of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "One and one-half month's rent, including prepaid rent; a tenant may voluntarily prepay more.",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [
    "If the tenant does not dispute the deductions within 60 days after the list is mailed, the amount is deemed final (33-1321(D)).",
    "Nonrefundable fees must be designated in writing; anything not so designated is refundable."
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   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/arizona",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
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     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Ariz. Rev. Stat. 33-1321(D)",
     "quote": "Within fourteen days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays or other legal holidays, after termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession and demand by the tenant the landlord shall provide the tenant an itemized list of all deductions together with the amount due and payable to the tenant, if any.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01321.htm",
     "source_title": "Arizona Revised Statutes 33-1321 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Ariz. Rev. Stat. 33-1321",
     "quote": "If the landlord fails to comply with subsection D, the tenant may recover the property and money due plus damages equal to twice the amount wrongfully withheld (33-1321(E)). Attorney fees are not in this section.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01321.htm",
     "source_title": "Arizona Revised Statutes 33-1321 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Ariz. Rev. Stat. 33-1321",
     "quote": "No statutory interest on deposits.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01321.htm",
     "source_title": "Arizona Revised Statutes 33-1321 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Ariz. Rev. Stat. 33-1321",
     "quote": "One and one-half month's rent, including prepaid rent; a tenant may voluntarily prepay more.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01321.htm",
     "source_title": "Arizona Revised Statutes 33-1321 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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   "id": "CA",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "CA",
   "state_name": "California",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "California, under Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5: return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated. Interest: no. Penalty if the deposit is kept in bad faith: 2x the deposit. If the itemized statement and refund is late, Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5(h)(7) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if a court finds bad faith).",
   "statute": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5(h)(1)",
   "deadline_quote": "No later than 21 calendar days after the tenant has vacated the premises, ... the landlord shall furnish the tenant, a copy of an itemized statement indicating the basis for, and the amount of, any security received and the disposition of the security, and shall return any remaining portion of the security to the tenant as follows:",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "California Civil Code 1950.5",
   "source_url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.5",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 21,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "vacate",
   "return_starts_text": "the day the tenant vacated",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated.",
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   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": true,
   "receipts_over_usd": 125,
   "photos_required": true,
   "photos_required_from": "2025-04-01",
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "cleaning_to_move_in_condition",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "future_defaults_under_lease"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, cleaning back to move-in condition, damage beyond normal wear, future defaults under the lease.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "guidance",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No statewide interest; some cities require it (city overlay).",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "deposit",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "bad_faith",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the deposit is kept in bad faith",
   "penalty_text": "2x the deposit",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": true,
   "penalty_note": "Bad-faith claim or retention may bring statutory damages of up to twice the security, in addition to actual damages (1950.5(m)). Separately, bad-faith failure to comply with (h) means the landlord may claim no amount of the security (1950.5(h)(7)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement and refund is late, Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5(h)(7) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if a court finds bad faith)."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1 month of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "One month's rent for security collected from 2024-07-01 (AB 12); two months for a natural-person or all-natural-person LLC landlord owning at most two properties with at most four units, unless the tenant is a service member.",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [
    "2026-01-01: AB 414: electronic return of the deposit when paid electronically; rules for multiple adult tenants; statement by email by agreement.",
    "2025-07-01: AB 2801: move-in photos for tenancies beginning on or after this date.",
    "2025-04-01: AB 2801: move-out and after-repair photos; no claims for pre-existing damage or cumulative wear; professional cleaning limits.",
    "2024-07-01: AB 12: deposit capped at one month's rent (two for qualifying small landlords)."
   ],
   "notes": [],
   "official_guides": [
    "https://www.dre.ca.gov/publications/ResourceGuidebook/2026_Landlord_Tenant_Guide.pdf"
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   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/california",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5(h)(1)",
     "quote": "No later than 21 calendar days after the tenant has vacated the premises, ... the landlord shall furnish the tenant, a copy of an itemized statement indicating the basis for, and the amount of, any security received and the disposition of the security, and shall return any remaining portion of the security to the tenant as follows:",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.5",
     "source_title": "California Civil Code 1950.5",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "Bad-faith claim or retention may bring statutory damages of up to twice the security, in addition to actual damages (1950.5(m)). Separately, bad-faith failure to comply with (h) means the landlord may claim no amount of the security (1950.5(h)(7)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.5",
     "source_title": "California Civil Code 1950.5",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "No statewide interest; some cities require it (city overlay).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.5",
     "source_title": "California Civil Code 1950.5",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "One month's rent for security collected from 2024-07-01 (AB 12); two months for a natural-person or all-natural-person LLC landlord owning at most two properties with at most four units, unless the tenant is a service member.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB12",
     "source_title": "AB 12 (2023) Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "AB 414: electronic return of the deposit when paid electronically; rules for multiple adult tenants; statement by email by agreement.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://legiscan.com/CA/bill/AB414/",
     "source_title": "AB 414 (2025) Residential tenancies: return of security",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "AB 2801: move-in photos for tenancies beginning on or after this date.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2801",
     "source_title": "AB 2801 (2024) Tenancy: security deposits (photographs)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "AB 2801: move-out and after-repair photos; no claims for pre-existing damage or cumulative wear; professional cleaning limits.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2801",
     "source_title": "AB 2801 (2024) Tenancy: security deposits (photographs)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "AB 12: deposit capped at one month's rent (two for qualifying small landlords).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB12",
     "source_title": "AB 12 (2023) Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
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   "id": "CO",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "CO",
   "state_name": "Colorado",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Colorado, under Colo. Rev. Stat. 38-12-103: return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy. 60 calendar days after the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy if lease specifies longer (Lease may specify a longer period, not to exceed 60 days). 1 month after the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy if the tenancy ended before 2026-01-01 (the pre-HB25-1249 rule) (Before 2026-01-01 the statute said 'one month' (the lease could extend it to 60 days) and the treble penalty needed willful retention). Tenant vacating for an unrepaired gas hazard under 38-12-104: deposit due within 72 hours (modelled as 3 days) (Saturday, Sunday, holiday rule); failure = twice the deposit plus attorney fees. Interest: no. Penalty if the refund or statement is late: 3x the amount withheld. If the itemized statement and refund is late, Colo. Rev. Stat. 38-12-103(2) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit.",
   "statute": "Colo. Rev. Stat. 38-12-103",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Colo. Rev. Stat. 38-12-103(1)(a) (as amended by HB25-1249, effective 2026-01-01)",
   "deadline_quote": "A landlord shall, within thirty days after the termination of a lease or surrender of a premises, whichever occurs last, return to the tenant the full security deposit deposited with the landlord by the tenant, unless the lease agreement specifies a longer period of time, but not to exceed sixty days.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "HB25-1249 Tenant Security Deposit Protections (enrolled act)",
   "source_url": "https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84524/download",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 30,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "later_of_vacate_and_termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "60 calendar days after the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy if lease specifies longer (Lease may specify a longer period, not to exceed 60 days).",
    "1 month after the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy if the tenancy ended before 2026-01-01 (the pre-HB25-1249 rule) (Before 2026-01-01 the statute said 'one month' (the lease could extend it to 60 days) and the treble penalty needed willful retention).",
    "Tenant vacating for an unrepaired gas hazard under 38-12-104: deposit due within 72 hours (modelled as 3 days) (Saturday, Sunday, holiday rule); failure = twice the deposit plus attorney fees."
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   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": "2026-01-01",
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "unpaid_utilities",
    "other_lease_obligations",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, unpaid utilities, other charges owed under the lease, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "required",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No statutory interest on deposits.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 3,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_late",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the refund or statement is late",
   "penalty_text": "3x the amount withheld",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Wrongful retention: treble the portion wrongfully withheld plus attorney fees and costs (38-12-103(3)); from 2026 'wrongful' includes late or incomplete statement or documentation and bad-faith amounts (125%+ of actual damages presumed unreasonable). Tenant must first give a 7-day demand. Good-faith reasonable over-retention: only the excess and costs. Any failure forfeits the right to withhold (38-12-103(2)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement and refund is late, Colo. Rev. Stat. 38-12-103(2) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 2,
   "deposit_cap_text": "2 months of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "Two monthly rent payments (38-12-102.5, SB23-184, applying to conduct on or after 2023-08-07); mobile-home park deposits are limited separately.",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [
    "2026-01-01: HB25-1249: 30 days (was one month); pre-existing damage excluded; documentation on request; walk-through; wrongful/bad-faith definitions with 125% presumption; carpet and paint limits incl. 10-year carpet rule; returned payments held one year."
   ],
   "notes": [],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/colorado",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Colo. Rev. Stat. 38-12-103(1)(a) (as amended by HB25-1249, effective 2026-01-01)",
     "quote": "A landlord shall, within thirty days after the termination of a lease or surrender of a premises, whichever occurs last, return to the tenant the full security deposit deposited with the landlord by the tenant, unless the lease agreement specifies a longer period of time, but not to exceed sixty days.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84524/download",
     "source_title": "HB25-1249 Tenant Security Deposit Protections (enrolled act)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Colo. Rev. Stat. 38-12-103",
     "quote": "Wrongful retention: treble the portion wrongfully withheld plus attorney fees and costs (38-12-103(3)); from 2026 'wrongful' includes late or incomplete statement or documentation and bad-faith amounts (125%+ of actual damages presumed unreasonable). Tenant must first give a 7-day demand. Good-faith reasonable over-retention: only the excess and costs. Any failure forfeits the right to withhold (38-12-103(2)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84524/download",
     "source_title": "HB25-1249 Tenant Security Deposit Protections (enrolled act)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Colo. Rev. Stat. 38-12-103",
     "quote": "No statutory interest on deposits.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84524/download",
     "source_title": "HB25-1249 Tenant Security Deposit Protections (enrolled act)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Colo. Rev. Stat. 38-12-103",
     "quote": "Two monthly rent payments (38-12-102.5, SB23-184, applying to conduct on or after 2023-08-07); mobile-home park deposits are limited separately.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-38.pdf",
     "source_title": "C.R.S. 38-12-102.5 Security deposits - maximum amount (SB23-184)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Colo. Rev. Stat. 38-12-103",
     "quote": "HB25-1249: 30 days (was one month); pre-existing damage excluded; documentation on request; walk-through; wrongful/bad-faith definitions with 125% presumption; carpet and paint limits incl. 10-year carpet rule; returned payments held one year.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84524/download",
     "source_title": "HB25-1249 Tenant Security Deposit Protections (enrolled act)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "CT",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "CT",
   "state_name": "Connecticut",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Connecticut, under Conn. Gen. Stat. 47a-21: return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the end of the tenancy. 15 calendar days after receipt of the tenant's forwarding address if A written forwarding address is received; 15 days after it, if that is later (If the written forwarding address arrives so that address + 15 days is later than termination + 21 days, the later date governs). Interest: yes. Penalty if the refund or statement is late: 2x the deposit.",
   "statute": "Conn. Gen. Stat. 47a-21",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Conn. Gen. Stat. 47a-21(d)(2)",
   "deadline_quote": "Not later than twenty-one days after termination of a tenancy or fifteen days after receiving written notification of such tenant's forwarding address, whichever is later, each landlord other than a rent receiver shall deliver to the tenant or former tenant at such forwarding address either (A) the full amount of the security deposit paid by such tenant plus accrued interest ...",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Connecticut General Statutes 47a-21 Security deposits",
   "source_url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_831.htm#sec_47a-21",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 21,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": true,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": false,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "15 calendar days after receipt of the tenant's forwarding address if A written forwarding address is received; 15 days after it, if that is later (If the written forwarding address arrives so that address + 15 days is later than termination + 21 days, the later date governs)."
   ],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "unpaid_utilities",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, unpaid utilities, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "yes",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": 0.49,
   "interest_rate_kind": "statutory_index",
   "interest_rate_year": 2026,
   "interest_payable": "annually",
   "interest_note": "Rate is the Banking Commissioner's deposit index for each calendar year (2026: 0.49%; 2025: 0.52%; 2024: 0.55%; 2023: 0.27%); apply each year's rate to that year's part of the tenancy. Paid or credited on each tenancy anniversary; accrued interest within 21 days of termination. No interest for a month in which rent was more than 10 days late, unless a late charge was imposed. Student housing of educational institutions is exempt.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "deposit",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_late",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the refund or statement is late",
   "penalty_text": "2x the deposit",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Any violation of 47a-21(d): liable for twice the security deposit; if the only violation is unpaid accrued interest, the greater of $10 or twice the interest. Separate criminal fine up to $250 for knowing and wilful failure (47a-21(k)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 2,
   "deposit_cap_text": "2 months of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "Two months' rent for tenants under 62; one month's rent for tenants 62 or older (47a-21(b)).",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [
    "2026-01-01: Deposit index for calendar 2026 set at 0.49%."
   ],
   "notes": [],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/connecticut",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Conn. Gen. Stat. 47a-21(d)(2)",
     "quote": "Not later than twenty-one days after termination of a tenancy or fifteen days after receiving written notification of such tenant's forwarding address, whichever is later, each landlord other than a rent receiver shall deliver to the tenant or former tenant at such forwarding address either (A) the full amount of the security deposit paid by such tenant plus accrued interest ...",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_831.htm#sec_47a-21",
     "source_title": "Connecticut General Statutes 47a-21 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Conn. Gen. Stat. 47a-21",
     "quote": "Any violation of 47a-21(d): liable for twice the security deposit; if the only violation is unpaid accrued interest, the greater of $10 or twice the interest. Separate criminal fine up to $250 for knowing and wilful failure (47a-21(k)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_831.htm#sec_47a-21",
     "source_title": "Connecticut General Statutes 47a-21 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Conn. Gen. Stat. 47a-21",
     "quote": "Rate is the Banking Commissioner's deposit index for each calendar year (2026: 0.49%; 2025: 0.52%; 2024: 0.55%; 2023: 0.27%); apply each year's rate to that year's part of the tenancy. Paid or credited on each tenancy anniversary; accrued interest within 21 days of termination. No interest for a month in which rent was more than 10 days late, unless a late charge was imposed. Student housing of educational institutions is exempt.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_831.htm#sec_47a-21",
     "source_title": "Connecticut General Statutes 47a-21 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Conn. Gen. Stat. 47a-21",
     "quote": "Two months' rent for tenants under 62; one month's rent for tenants 62 or older (47a-21(b)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_831.htm#sec_47a-21",
     "source_title": "Connecticut General Statutes 47a-21 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Conn. Gen. Stat. 47a-21",
     "quote": "Deposit index for calendar 2026 set at 0.49%.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://portal.ct.gov/dob/rental-security-deposits/rental-security-deposits/deposit-index-and-interest-rates",
     "source_title": "CT Deposit Index and Interest Rates",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "DC",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "DC",
   "state_name": "District of Columbia",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "District of Columbia, under 14 DCMR 308-311 (Housing Regulations 2908); D.C. Code 42-3502.17: return the deposit within 45 calendar days of the end of the tenancy. 30 calendar days after the day the landlord sent the notice of intent to impose a claim if with deductions (Notice of intent to withhold within 45 days of termination; the balance and itemized statement within 30 days after that notice (14 DCMR 309.2). A late notice leaves the 45-day tender). Interest: conditional. Penalty if the deposit is kept in bad faith: 3x the amount withheld. If the itemized statement and refund is late, 14 DCMR 309.3 takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if the statute's presumption of bad faith is not rebutted).",
   "statute": "14 DCMR 308-311 (Housing Regulations 2908); D.C. Code 42-3502.17",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "14 DCMR 309.1 (text as enacted by D.C. Law 16-276)",
   "deadline_quote": "Within forty-five (45) days after the termination of the tenancy, the owner shall do one of the following: (1) Tender payment to the tenant, without demand, any security deposit ... and any interest due the tenant on that deposit ...; or (2) Notify the tenant in writing ... of the owner's intention to withhold ...",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "D.C. Law 16-276, Interest on Rental Security Deposits Amendment Act of 2006",
   "source_url": "https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/laws/docs/16-276.pdf",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 45,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": false,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 45 calendar days of the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "30 calendar days after the day the landlord sent the notice of intent to impose a claim if with deductions (Notice of intent to withhold within 45 days of termination; the balance and itemized statement within 30 days after that notice (14 DCMR 309.2). A late notice leaves the 45-day tender)."
   ],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": true,
   "photos_required_from": "2026-08-14",
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "removal_of_items_left",
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "moving_and_storage"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Removing trash or belongings the tenant left, unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear, moving and storing the tenant's belongings.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "conditional",
   "interest_condition": "Tenancy of 12 months or more (per secondary summary of 14 DCMR 311; not fetched verbatim).",
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": "bank_rate",
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": "at_end",
   "interest_note": "Accrues at not less than the statement savings rate of the DC institution holding the escrow, set on January 1 and July 1 for each 6-month period (D.C. Law 16-276). At tenancy end the provider must list the rate for each 6-month period. Up to 30% of interest above that rate may be kept for admin costs.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 3,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "bad_faith",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the deposit is kept in bad faith",
   "penalty_text": "3x the amount withheld",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": true,
   "penalty_note": "A housing provider who fails to return the deposit is liable for the amount withheld or, in the event of bad faith, for treble damages (14 DCMR 309.5(1), read on mirrors; the official DCMR site is script-only). Missing the deadlines is prima facie evidence the tenant gets the full deposit with interest (14 DCMR 309.3); a civil fine up to $5,000 applies to a willful violation (D.C. Law 16-276).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement and refund is late, 14 DCMR 309.3 takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if the statute's presumption of bad faith is not rebutted)."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1 month of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "Equivalent of the first full month's rent, charged once (14 DCMR 308; secondary summary).",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [
    "2026-08-14: D.C. Law 26-156 (Fair Housing Practices Amendment Act of 2026): forwarding address request; 45-day notice of alleged unpaid amounts with photos; 30-day dispute; 10-day response; no fees for habitability services; common-area utility billing ban from 2027-01-01."
   ],
   "notes": [
    "D.C. Law 25-308 (2025-03-21) amendment to 42-3502.17 is not implemented (unfunded)."
   ],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/district-of-columbia",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "14 DCMR 309.1 (text as enacted by D.C. Law 16-276)",
     "quote": "Within forty-five (45) days after the termination of the tenancy, the owner shall do one of the following: (1) Tender payment to the tenant, without demand, any security deposit ... and any interest due the tenant on that deposit ...; or (2) Notify the tenant in writing ... of the owner's intention to withhold ...",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/laws/docs/16-276.pdf",
     "source_title": "D.C. Law 16-276, Interest on Rental Security Deposits Amendment Act of 2006",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "14 DCMR 308-311 (Housing Regulations 2908); D.C. Code 42-3502.17",
     "quote": "A housing provider who fails to return the deposit is liable for the amount withheld or, in the event of bad faith, for treble damages (14 DCMR 309.5(1), read on mirrors; the official DCMR site is script-only). Missing the deadlines is prima facie evidence the tenant gets the full deposit with interest (14 DCMR 309.3); a civil fine up to $5,000 applies to a willful violation (D.C. Law 16-276).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/laws/docs/16-276.pdf",
     "source_title": "D.C. Law 16-276, Interest on Rental Security Deposits Amendment Act of 2006",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "14 DCMR 308-311 (Housing Regulations 2908); D.C. Code 42-3502.17",
     "quote": "Accrues at not less than the statement savings rate of the DC institution holding the escrow, set on January 1 and July 1 for each 6-month period (D.C. Law 16-276). At tenancy end the provider must list the rate for each 6-month period. Up to 30% of interest above that rate may be kept for admin costs.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/laws/docs/16-276.pdf",
     "source_title": "D.C. Law 16-276, Interest on Rental Security Deposits Amendment Act of 2006",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "14 DCMR 308-311 (Housing Regulations 2908); D.C. Code 42-3502.17",
     "quote": "Equivalent of the first full month's rent, charged once (14 DCMR 308; secondary summary).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://ezel.ai/surveys/security-deposit-return-deadlines/district-of-columbia",
     "source_title": "District of Columbia: Security Deposit Return Deadlines & Deductions",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "14 DCMR 308-311 (Housing Regulations 2908); D.C. Code 42-3502.17",
     "quote": "D.C. Law 26-156 (Fair Housing Practices Amendment Act of 2026): forwarding address request; 45-day notice of alleged unpaid amounts with photos; 30-day dispute; 10-day response; no fees for habitability services; common-area utility billing ban from 2027-01-01.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/laws/26-156",
     "source_title": "D.C. Law 26-156, Fair Housing Practices Amendment Act of 2026",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
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   "id": "DE",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "DE",
   "state_name": "Delaware",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Delaware, under 25 Del. C. 5514: return the deposit within 20 calendar days of the end of the tenancy. Interest: no. Penalty if the refund or statement is late: 2x the amount withheld. If the itemized statement is late, 25 Del. C. 5514(f) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit for damage or cleaning.",
   "statute": "25 Del. C. 5514",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "25 Del. C. 5514(f)",
   "deadline_quote": "Within 20 days after the termination or expiration of any rental agreement, the landlord shall provide the tenant with an itemized list of damages to the premises and the estimated costs of repair for each and shall tender payment for the difference between the security deposit and such costs of repair of damage to the premises.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Delaware Code Title 25 5514 Security deposit",
   "source_url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title25/c055/index.html",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 20,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": false,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 20 calendar days of the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "late_fees",
    "lease_break_fee",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, late fees, rent or fees for ending the lease early, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No statutory interest on deposits.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_late",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the refund or statement is late",
   "penalty_text": "2x the amount withheld",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Failure to remit within 20 days: double the amount wrongfully withheld (5514(g)(1)). Failure to send the itemized list is an acknowledgment that no damages are due (5514(f)). No double liability if the tenant gave no forwarding address (5514(h)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement is late, 25 Del. C. 5514(f) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit for damage or cleaning."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1 month of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "One month's rent for leases of one year or more and for month-to-month tenancies after one year; not for furnished units; separate pet deposit up to one month.",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/delaware",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "25 Del. C. 5514(f)",
     "quote": "Within 20 days after the termination or expiration of any rental agreement, the landlord shall provide the tenant with an itemized list of damages to the premises and the estimated costs of repair for each and shall tender payment for the difference between the security deposit and such costs of repair of damage to the premises.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title25/c055/index.html",
     "source_title": "Delaware Code Title 25 5514 Security deposit",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "25 Del. C. 5514",
     "quote": "Failure to remit within 20 days: double the amount wrongfully withheld (5514(g)(1)). Failure to send the itemized list is an acknowledgment that no damages are due (5514(f)). No double liability if the tenant gave no forwarding address (5514(h)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title25/c055/index.html",
     "source_title": "Delaware Code Title 25 5514 Security deposit",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "25 Del. C. 5514",
     "quote": "No statutory interest on deposits.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title25/c055/index.html",
     "source_title": "Delaware Code Title 25 5514 Security deposit",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "25 Del. C. 5514",
     "quote": "One month's rent for leases of one year or more and for month-to-month tenancies after one year; not for furnished units; separate pet deposit up to one month.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title25/c055/index.html",
     "source_title": "Delaware Code Title 25 5514 Security deposit",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "FL",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "FL",
   "state_name": "Florida",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Florida, under Fla. Stat. 83.49: return the deposit within 15 calendar days of the end of the tenancy. 30 calendar days after the day the landlord sent the notice of intent to impose a claim if with deductions (With a claim, the balance is due within 30 days after the date of your notice of intention to impose a claim (83.49(3)(b)); the notice itself is due within 30 days after termination, and a late notice forfeits the claim (83.49(3)(a)), leaving the 15 days). Interest: conditional. Penalty if the refund or statement is late: forfeiture of the right to withhold. If the written notice of intent to impose a claim is late, Fla. Stat. 83.49(3)(a) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit.",
   "statute": "Fla. Stat. 83.49",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Fla. Stat. 83.49(3)(a)",
   "deadline_quote": "Upon the vacating of the premises for termination of the rental agreement, if the landlord does not intend to impose a claim on the security deposit, the landlord must return the security deposit ... within 15 days after the termination of the rental agreement. If the landlord intends to impose a claim on the deposit, the landlord must, within 30 days after the termination ...",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Florida Statutes 83.49 Deposit money or advance rent",
   "source_url": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0083/Sections/0083.49.html",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-14",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 15,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": false,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 15 calendar days of the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "30 calendar days after the day the landlord sent the notice of intent to impose a claim if with deductions (With a claim, the balance is due within 30 days after the date of your notice of intention to impose a claim (83.49(3)(b)); the notice itself is due within 30 days after termination, and a late notice forfeits the claim (83.49(3)(a)), leaving the 15 days)."
   ],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": false,
   "statement_days": 30,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "lease_break_fee"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear, rent or fees for ending the lease early.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "conditional",
   "interest_condition": "Only if the landlord holds the deposit in an interest-bearing account or posts a surety bond instead of a separate account.",
   "interest_rate_percent": 5,
   "interest_rate_kind": "fixed_percent",
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": "annually",
   "interest_note": "Interest-bearing account: at least 75% of the annualized average account rate or 5% simple a year, landlord's choice; surety bond: 5% simple a year. Paid or credited at least annually; not owed to a tenant who wrongfully terminates early. Non-interest-bearing account: none. Tenant cannot be told which in advance without the 83.49(2) notice.",
   "penalty_kind": "forfeiture_only",
   "penalty_multiple": null,
   "penalty_basis": null,
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_late",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the refund or statement is late",
   "penalty_text": "forfeiture of the right to withhold",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Missing the 30-day notice forfeits the right to impose a claim on the deposit (landlord may still sue for damages after returning it). Prevailing party gets costs and attorney fees (83.49(3)(c)). No statutory multiple.",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the written notice of intent to impose a claim is late, Fla. Stat. 83.49(3)(a) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": null,
   "deposit_cap_text": "No cap in the statute",
   "deposit_cap_note": "No statutory cap.",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [
    "2025-07-01: Ch. 2025-16 (HB 615): email delivery of notices by signed addendum (83.505); 83.49(3)(a) reworded to 'within 15 days after the termination of the rental agreement'.",
    "2024-05-17: Ch. 2024-199 (HB 1305): 'Florida financial institution' definition; conforming changes to 83.49 and 83.491.",
    "2023-07-01: Ch. 2023-181 (HB 133): fee in lieu of security deposit (83.491) for agreements entered or renewed from this date."
   ],
   "notes": [
    "A tenant who leaves without 7 days' written notice with an address relieves the landlord of the (3)(a) notice duty but keeps the right to the deposit (83.49(5)).",
    "83.49(2) disclosure (where held, interest) within 30 days of receipt applies only to landlords with five or more units."
   ],
   "official_guides": [
    "https://www.fdacs.gov/Consumer-Resources/Landlord-Tenant-Law-in-Florida"
   ],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/florida",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Fla. Stat. 83.49(3)(a)",
     "quote": "Upon the vacating of the premises for termination of the rental agreement, if the landlord does not intend to impose a claim on the security deposit, the landlord must return the security deposit ... within 15 days after the termination of the rental agreement. If the landlord intends to impose a claim on the deposit, the landlord must, within 30 days after the termination ...",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0083/Sections/0083.49.html",
     "source_title": "Florida Statutes 83.49 Deposit money or advance rent",
     "accessed": "2026-10-14"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Fla. Stat. 83.49",
     "quote": "Missing the 30-day notice forfeits the right to impose a claim on the deposit (landlord may still sue for damages after returning it). Prevailing party gets costs and attorney fees (83.49(3)(c)). No statutory multiple.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0083/Sections/0083.49.html",
     "source_title": "Florida Statutes 83.49 Deposit money or advance rent",
     "accessed": "2026-10-14"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Fla. Stat. 83.49",
     "quote": "Interest-bearing account: at least 75% of the annualized average account rate or 5% simple a year, landlord's choice; surety bond: 5% simple a year. Paid or credited at least annually; not owed to a tenant who wrongfully terminates early. Non-interest-bearing account: none. Tenant cannot be told which in advance without the 83.49(2) notice.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0083/Sections/0083.49.html",
     "source_title": "Florida Statutes 83.49 Deposit money or advance rent",
     "accessed": "2026-10-14"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Fla. Stat. 83.49",
     "quote": "No statutory cap.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0083/Sections/0083.49.html",
     "source_title": "Florida Statutes 83.49 Deposit money or advance rent",
     "accessed": "2026-10-14"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Fla. Stat. 83.49",
     "quote": "Ch. 2025-16 (HB 615): email delivery of notices by signed addendum (83.505); 83.49(3)(a) reworded to 'within 15 days after the termination of the rental agreement'.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://laws.flrules.org/2025/16",
     "source_title": "Laws of Florida ch. 2025-16 (CS/CS/CS/HB 615)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Fla. Stat. 83.49",
     "quote": "Ch. 2024-199 (HB 1305): 'Florida financial institution' definition; conforming changes to 83.49 and 83.491.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://laws.flrules.org/2024/199",
     "source_title": "Laws of Florida ch. 2024-199 (CS/HB 1305)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Fla. Stat. 83.49",
     "quote": "Ch. 2023-181 (HB 133): fee in lieu of security deposit (83.491) for agreements entered or renewed from this date.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://laws.flrules.org/2023/181",
     "source_title": "Laws of Florida ch. 2023-181 (CS/HB 133)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "GA",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "GA",
   "state_name": "Georgia",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Georgia, under O.C.G.A. 44-7-30 to 44-7-37: return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy. Interest: no. Penalty if the refund or statement is late: 3x the amount withheld. If the itemized statement and refund is late, O.C.G.A. 44-7-35(b) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit.",
   "statute": "O.C.G.A. 44-7-30 to 44-7-37",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "O.C.G.A. 44-7-34(a)",
   "deadline_quote": "Within 30 days after obtaining possession of the premises as provided in subsection (b) of Code Section 44-7-33, a landlord shall return to the tenant the full security deposit which was deposited with the landlord by the tenant.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "O.C.G.A. 44-7-34 Return of security deposit",
   "source_url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-44-property/ga-code-sect-44-7-34/",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": false,
   "return_days": 30,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "later_of_vacate_and_termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": "O.C.G.A. 44-7-33(a)",
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "late_fees",
    "lease_break_fee",
    "unpaid_utilities",
    "other_lease_obligations",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, late fees, rent or fees for ending the lease early, unpaid utilities, other charges owed under the lease, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No statutory interest on deposits.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 3,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_late",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the refund or statement is late",
   "penalty_text": "3x the amount withheld",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Three times the sum improperly withheld plus reasonable attorney fees; only the sum if the landlord proves an unintentional bona fide error despite reasonable procedures (44-7-35(c)). Late lists or statements forfeit the right to withhold or sue for damage (44-7-35(b)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement and refund is late, O.C.G.A. 44-7-35(b) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 2,
   "deposit_cap_text": "2 months of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "Two months' rent (44-7-30.1, HB 404 'Safe at Home Act', effective 2024-07-01).",
   "applicability": "Exemption (44-7-36): natural person owning ten or fewer units, not managed by a third party for a fee, is exempt from 44-7-31, -32, -33 and -35 (escrow, lists, penalties) but not from the 30-day rule in 44-7-34.",
   "recent_changes": [
    "2024-07-01: HB 404 (Safe at Home Act): deposit capped at two months' rent (44-7-30.1); habitability duty."
   ],
   "notes": [],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/georgia",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "O.C.G.A. 44-7-34(a)",
     "quote": "Within 30 days after obtaining possession of the premises as provided in subsection (b) of Code Section 44-7-33, a landlord shall return to the tenant the full security deposit which was deposited with the landlord by the tenant.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-44-property/ga-code-sect-44-7-34/",
     "source_title": "O.C.G.A. 44-7-34 Return of security deposit",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "O.C.G.A. 44-7-30 to 44-7-37",
     "quote": "Three times the sum improperly withheld plus reasonable attorney fees; only the sum if the landlord proves an unintentional bona fide error despite reasonable procedures (44-7-35(c)). Late lists or statements forfeit the right to withhold or sue for damage (44-7-35(b)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-44-property/ga-code-sect-44-7-34/",
     "source_title": "O.C.G.A. 44-7-34 Return of security deposit",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "O.C.G.A. 44-7-30 to 44-7-37",
     "quote": "No statutory interest on deposits.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-44-property/ga-code-sect-44-7-34/",
     "source_title": "O.C.G.A. 44-7-34 Return of security deposit",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "O.C.G.A. 44-7-30 to 44-7-37",
     "quote": "Two months' rent (44-7-30.1, HB 404 'Safe at Home Act', effective 2024-07-01).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216456",
     "source_title": "HB 404 (2023-2024) Safe at Home Act, House Judiciary substitute",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "O.C.G.A. 44-7-30 to 44-7-37",
     "quote": "HB 404 (Safe at Home Act): deposit capped at two months' rent (44-7-30.1); habitability duty.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216456",
     "source_title": "HB 404 (2023-2024) Safe at Home Act, House Judiciary substitute",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "HI",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "HI",
   "state_name": "Hawaii",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Hawaii, under Haw. Rev. Stat. 521-44: return the deposit within 14 calendar days of the end of the tenancy. Interest: no. Penalty if the violation is willful or intentional: 3x the amount withheld. If the itemized statement is late, Haw. Rev. Stat. 521-44(c) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit.",
   "statute": "Haw. Rev. Stat. 521-44",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Haw. Rev. Stat. 521-44(c)",
   "deadline_quote": "The security deposit, or the portion of the security deposit remaining after the landlord has claimed and retained amounts authorized under this section, if any, shall be returned to the tenant not later than fourteen days after the termination of the rental agreement.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Hawaii Revised Statutes 521-44 Security deposits",
   "source_url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-3-property-family/hi-rev-st-sect-521-44/",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": false,
   "return_days": 14,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 14 calendar days of the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": true,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "cleaning_to_move_in_condition",
    "lease_break_fee",
    "unpaid_utilities"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear, cleaning back to move-in condition, rent or fees for ending the lease early, unpaid utilities.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No statutory interest on deposits.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 3,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "willful",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the violation is willful or intentional",
   "penalty_text": "3x the amount withheld",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": true,
   "penalty_note": "Wrongful and wilful retention: the court may award three times the amount wrongfully and wilfully retained plus cost of suit (521-44(h)(1)); wrongful only: the amount plus cost. Without the 14-day notice the landlord may retain nothing (521-44(c)). Small claims; attorneys not allowed.",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement is late, Haw. Rev. Stat. 521-44(c) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1 month of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "One month's rent, plus an agreed pet deposit up to one month's rent (not for assistance animals). Nothing else may be collected at the start besides first month's rent.",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/hawaii",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Haw. Rev. Stat. 521-44(c)",
     "quote": "The security deposit, or the portion of the security deposit remaining after the landlord has claimed and retained amounts authorized under this section, if any, shall be returned to the tenant not later than fourteen days after the termination of the rental agreement.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-3-property-family/hi-rev-st-sect-521-44/",
     "source_title": "Hawaii Revised Statutes 521-44 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Haw. Rev. Stat. 521-44",
     "quote": "Wrongful and wilful retention: the court may award three times the amount wrongfully and wilfully retained plus cost of suit (521-44(h)(1)); wrongful only: the amount plus cost. Without the 14-day notice the landlord may retain nothing (521-44(c)). Small claims; attorneys not allowed.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-3-property-family/hi-rev-st-sect-521-44/",
     "source_title": "Hawaii Revised Statutes 521-44 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Haw. Rev. Stat. 521-44",
     "quote": "No statutory interest on deposits.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-3-property-family/hi-rev-st-sect-521-44/",
     "source_title": "Hawaii Revised Statutes 521-44 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Haw. Rev. Stat. 521-44",
     "quote": "One month's rent, plus an agreed pet deposit up to one month's rent (not for assistance animals). Nothing else may be collected at the start besides first month's rent.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-3-property-family/hi-rev-st-sect-521-44/",
     "source_title": "Hawaii Revised Statutes 521-44 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "IA",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "IA",
   "state_name": "Iowa",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Iowa, under Iowa Code 562A.12: return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the later of the end of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant's forwarding address. Interest: conditional. Penalty if the deposit is kept in bad faith: 2x the monthly rent. If the itemized statement is late, Iowa Code 562A.12(4) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit.",
   "statute": "Iowa Code 562A.12",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Iowa Code 562A.12(3)(a)",
   "deadline_quote": "A landlord shall, within thirty days from the date of termination of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant’s mailing address or delivery instructions, return the rental deposit to the tenant or furnish to the tenant a written statement showing the specific reason for withholding of the rental deposit or any portion thereof.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Iowa Code 562A.12 Rental deposits (Iowa Code 2026)",
   "source_url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/562A.12.pdf",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 30,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "later_of_termination_and_address",
   "return_starts_text": "the later of the end of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant's forwarding address",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
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   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
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    "unpaid_rent",
    "cleaning_to_move_in_condition",
    "other_lease_obligations",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
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   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, cleaning back to move-in condition, other charges owed under the lease, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "conditional",
   "interest_condition": "Interest actually earned after the first five years of the tenancy, if the deposit sits in an interest-bearing account.",
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": "bank_rate",
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "Interest earned during the first five years belongs to the landlord (562A.12(2)); the statute is silent on later interest, so tenant entitlement after year five is by implication only.",
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   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "monthly_rent",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "bad_faith",
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   "penalty_text": "2x the monthly rent",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": true,
   "penalty_note": "Bad-faith retention: punitive damages not exceeding twice the monthly rent, plus actual damages (562A.12(7)); court may award attorney fees to the prevailing party (562A.12(8)). No statement within 30 days forfeits all rights to withhold (562A.12(4)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement is late, Iowa Code 562A.12(4) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit."
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   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 2,
   "deposit_cap_text": "2 months of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "Two months' rent (562A.12(1)).",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [],
   "official_guides": [],
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    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Iowa Code 562A.12(3)(a)",
     "quote": "A landlord shall, within thirty days from the date of termination of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant’s mailing address or delivery instructions, return the rental deposit to the tenant or furnish to the tenant a written statement showing the specific reason for withholding of the rental deposit or any portion thereof.",
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     "url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/562A.12.pdf",
     "source_title": "Iowa Code 562A.12 Rental deposits (Iowa Code 2026)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Iowa Code 562A.12",
     "quote": "Bad-faith retention: punitive damages not exceeding twice the monthly rent, plus actual damages (562A.12(7)); court may award attorney fees to the prevailing party (562A.12(8)). No statement within 30 days forfeits all rights to withhold (562A.12(4)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/562A.12.pdf",
     "source_title": "Iowa Code 562A.12 Rental deposits (Iowa Code 2026)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Iowa Code 562A.12",
     "quote": "Interest earned during the first five years belongs to the landlord (562A.12(2)); the statute is silent on later interest, so tenant entitlement after year five is by implication only.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/562A.12.pdf",
     "source_title": "Iowa Code 562A.12 Rental deposits (Iowa Code 2026)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Iowa Code 562A.12",
     "quote": "Two months' rent (562A.12(1)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/562A.12.pdf",
     "source_title": "Iowa Code 562A.12 Rental deposits (Iowa Code 2026)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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   ]
  },
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   "id": "ID",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "ID",
   "state_name": "Idaho",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Idaho, under Idaho Code 6-321: return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated. 30 calendar days after the day the tenant vacated if lease specifies longer (Agreement may set up to 30 days after surrender). Interest: no. Penalty if the refund or statement is late: actual damages only.",
   "statute": "Idaho Code 6-321",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Idaho Code 6-321(2)",
   "deadline_quote": "Refunds shall be made within twenty-one (21) days if no time is fixed by agreement and, in any event, within thirty (30) days after surrender of the premises by the tenant.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Idaho Code 6-321 Security deposits",
   "source_url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title6/T6CH3/SECT6-321/",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 21,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "vacate",
   "return_starts_text": "the day the tenant vacated",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "30 calendar days after the day the tenant vacated if lease specifies longer (Agreement may set up to 30 days after surrender)."
   ],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "other_lease_obligations",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Other charges owed under the lease, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No statutory interest on deposits.",
   "penalty_kind": "actual_only",
   "penalty_multiple": null,
   "penalty_basis": null,
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_late",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the refund or statement is late",
   "penalty_text": "actual damages only",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "No statutory multiple: tenant may sue for failure to return the deposit (6-320(a)(4)); prevailing party gets attorney fees (6-324).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": null,
   "deposit_cap_text": "No cap in the statute",
   "deposit_cap_note": "No statutory cap.",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [],
   "official_guides": [],
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   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
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    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Idaho Code 6-321(2)",
     "quote": "Refunds shall be made within twenty-one (21) days if no time is fixed by agreement and, in any event, within thirty (30) days after surrender of the premises by the tenant.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title6/T6CH3/SECT6-321/",
     "source_title": "Idaho Code 6-321 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Idaho Code 6-321",
     "quote": "No statutory multiple: tenant may sue for failure to return the deposit (6-320(a)(4)); prevailing party gets attorney fees (6-324).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title6/T6CH3/SECT6-321/",
     "source_title": "Idaho Code 6-321 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Idaho Code 6-321",
     "quote": "No statutory interest on deposits.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title6/T6CH3/SECT6-321/",
     "source_title": "Idaho Code 6-321 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Idaho Code 6-321",
     "quote": "No statutory cap.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title6/T6CH3/SECT6-321/",
     "source_title": "Idaho Code 6-321 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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   "id": "IL",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "IL",
   "state_name": "Illinois",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Illinois, under 765 ILCS 710 (Security Deposit Return Act); 765 ILCS 715 (Security Deposit Interest Act): return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy. 45 calendar days after the day the tenant vacated if no deductions (No itemized statement furnished: return the deposit in full within 45 days of the date the lessee vacated). 45 calendar days after the day the tenant vacated if only rent and other charges are withheld (no property damage) (No itemized statement furnished: return the deposit in full within 45 days of the date the lessee vacated). Interest: conditional. Penalty if the deposit is kept in bad faith: 2x the amount withheld. If the itemized statement is late, 765 ILCS 710/1(a) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit for damage or cleaning.",
   "statute": "765 ILCS 710 (Security Deposit Return Act); 765 ILCS 715 (Security Deposit Interest Act)",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "765 ILCS 710/1(a)",
   "deadline_quote": "... may not withhold any part of that deposit as reimbursement for property damage unless the lessor has, within 30 days of the date that the lessee vacated the leased premises or within 30 days of the date the lessee's right of possession ends, whichever is later, furnished to the lessee ... an itemized statement of the damage allegedly caused to the leased premises ...",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Security Deposit Return Act, 765 ILCS 710",
   "source_url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=2202&ChapterID=62",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-15",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 30,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "later_of_vacate_and_termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "45 calendar days after the day the tenant vacated if no deductions (No itemized statement furnished: return the deposit in full within 45 days of the date the lessee vacated).",
    "45 calendar days after the day the tenant vacated if only rent and other charges are withheld (no property damage) (No itemized statement furnished: return the deposit in full within 45 days of the date the lessee vacated)."
   ],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": true,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "other_lease_obligations"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear, other charges owed under the lease.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "conditional",
   "interest_condition": "25 or more units in one building or contiguous complex, deposit held more than six months; not public housing.",
   "interest_rate_percent": 0.005,
   "interest_rate_kind": "fixed_percent",
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": "annually",
   "interest_note": "Rate is what the largest Illinois commercial bank paid on minimum-deposit passbook savings on December 31 before the lease began. Paid within 30 days after each 12-month period if $5 or more (cash or rent credit), all unpaid interest at termination. Wilful failure: liable for an amount equal to the deposit plus costs and fees (765 ILCS 715/2).",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "bad_faith",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the deposit is kept in bad faith",
   "penalty_text": "2x the amount withheld",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "On a court finding that the lessor refused to supply the statement or supplied it in bad faith and failed to return the amount due in time: twice the security deposit due plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees (710/1(c)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement is late, 765 ILCS 710/1(a) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit for damage or cleaning."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": null,
   "deposit_cap_text": "No cap in the statute",
   "deposit_cap_note": "No statewide cap.",
   "applicability": "Before 2024-01-01 the Security Deposit Return Act covered only lessors of buildings with 5 or more units; P.A. 103-224 removed the limit.",
   "recent_changes": [
    "2024-01-01: P.A. 103-224: Return Act now covers all residential lessors (5-or-more-unit limit removed); email delivery to a verified address."
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Interest Act still applies only to 25+ unit properties; the Return Act no longer has a unit threshold since 2024-01-01.",
    "Chicago's RLTO and Evanston's ordinance set different rules (city overlays)."
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   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/illinois",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "765 ILCS 710/1(a)",
     "quote": "... may not withhold any part of that deposit as reimbursement for property damage unless the lessor has, within 30 days of the date that the lessee vacated the leased premises or within 30 days of the date the lessee's right of possession ends, whichever is later, furnished to the lessee ... an itemized statement of the damage allegedly caused to the leased premises ...",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=2202&ChapterID=62",
     "source_title": "Security Deposit Return Act, 765 ILCS 710",
     "accessed": "2026-10-15"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "765 ILCS 710 (Security Deposit Return Act); 765 ILCS 715 (Security Deposit Interest Act)",
     "quote": "On a court finding that the lessor refused to supply the statement or supplied it in bad faith and failed to return the amount due in time: twice the security deposit due plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees (710/1(c)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=2202&ChapterID=62",
     "source_title": "Security Deposit Return Act, 765 ILCS 710",
     "accessed": "2026-10-15"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "765 ILCS 710 (Security Deposit Return Act); 765 ILCS 715 (Security Deposit Interest Act)",
     "quote": "Rate is what the largest Illinois commercial bank paid on minimum-deposit passbook savings on December 31 before the lease began. Paid within 30 days after each 12-month period if $5 or more (cash or rent credit), all unpaid interest at termination. Wilful failure: liable for an amount equal to the deposit plus costs and fees (765 ILCS 715/2).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=2202&ChapterID=62",
     "source_title": "Security Deposit Return Act, 765 ILCS 710",
     "accessed": "2026-10-15"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "765 ILCS 710 (Security Deposit Return Act); 765 ILCS 715 (Security Deposit Interest Act)",
     "quote": "No statewide cap.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=2202&ChapterID=62",
     "source_title": "Security Deposit Return Act, 765 ILCS 710",
     "accessed": "2026-10-15"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "765 ILCS 710 (Security Deposit Return Act); 765 ILCS 715 (Security Deposit Interest Act)",
     "quote": "P.A. 103-224: Return Act now covers all residential lessors (5-or-more-unit limit removed); email delivery to a verified address.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/PublicActs/View/103-0224",
     "source_title": "Illinois Public Act 103-0224",
     "accessed": "2026-10-15"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "IN",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "IN",
   "state_name": "Indiana",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Indiana, under Ind. Code 32-31-3-12 to 32-31-3-16: return the deposit within 45 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy. Interest: no. Penalty if the refund or statement is late: actual damages only. If the itemized statement is late, Ind. Code 32-31-3-15 takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit.",
   "statute": "Ind. Code 32-31-3-12 to 32-31-3-16",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Ind. Code 32-31-3-12(a)",
   "deadline_quote": "... all as itemized by the landlord with the amount due in a written notice that is delivered to the tenant not more than forty-five (45) days after termination of the rental agreement and delivery of possession. The landlord is not liable under this chapter until the tenant supplies the landlord in writing with a mailing address ...",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Indiana Code 32-31-3-12",
   "source_url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-32-property/in-code-sect-32-31-3-12/",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": false,
   "return_days": 45,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "later_of_vacate_and_termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": false,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 45 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": false,
   "statement_days": 45,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "lease_break_fee",
    "unpaid_utilities",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, rent or fees for ending the lease early, unpaid utilities, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No statutory interest on deposits.",
   "penalty_kind": "actual_only",
   "penalty_multiple": null,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_late",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the refund or statement is late",
   "penalty_text": "actual damages only",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "No multiple: failing 32-31-3-14/15 makes the landlord liable for the part of the deposit withheld plus reasonable attorney's fees and costs (32-31-3-16); failing to send the damage notice means agreement that no damages are due (32-31-3-15).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement is late, Ind. Code 32-31-3-15 takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": null,
   "deposit_cap_text": "No cap in the statute",
   "deposit_cap_note": "No statutory cap.",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/indiana",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Ind. Code 32-31-3-12(a)",
     "quote": "... all as itemized by the landlord with the amount due in a written notice that is delivered to the tenant not more than forty-five (45) days after termination of the rental agreement and delivery of possession. The landlord is not liable under this chapter until the tenant supplies the landlord in writing with a mailing address ...",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-32-property/in-code-sect-32-31-3-12/",
     "source_title": "Indiana Code 32-31-3-12",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Ind. Code 32-31-3-12 to 32-31-3-16",
     "quote": "No multiple: failing 32-31-3-14/15 makes the landlord liable for the part of the deposit withheld plus reasonable attorney's fees and costs (32-31-3-16); failing to send the damage notice means agreement that no damages are due (32-31-3-15).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-32-property/in-code-sect-32-31-3-12/",
     "source_title": "Indiana Code 32-31-3-12",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Ind. Code 32-31-3-12 to 32-31-3-16",
     "quote": "No statutory interest on deposits.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-32-property/in-code-sect-32-31-3-12/",
     "source_title": "Indiana Code 32-31-3-12",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Ind. Code 32-31-3-12 to 32-31-3-16",
     "quote": "No statutory cap.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-32-property/in-code-sect-32-31-3-12/",
     "source_title": "Indiana Code 32-31-3-12",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "KS",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "KS",
   "state_name": "Kansas",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Kansas, under Kan. Stat. 58-2550: return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the latest of the end of the tenancy, move-out and the tenant's demand for the deposit. Interest: no. Penalty if the refund or statement is late: 1.5x the amount withheld on top of the refund.",
   "statute": "Kan. Stat. 58-2550",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Kan. Stat. 58-2550(b)",
   "deadline_quote": "... the landlord shall return the balance of the security deposit to the tenant within 14 days after the determination of the amount of such expenses, damages or other charges, but in no event to exceed 30 days after termination of the tenancy, delivery of possession and demand by the tenant.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Kansas Statutes 58-2550 Security deposits",
   "source_url": "https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0050.html",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 30,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "termination_possession_and_demand",
   "return_starts_text": "the latest of the end of the tenancy, move-out and the tenant's demand for the deposit",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the latest of the end of the tenancy, move-out and the tenant's demand for the deposit.",
   "other_deadlines": [],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
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    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "other_lease_obligations"
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   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear, other charges owed under the lease.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No statutory interest on deposits.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 1.5,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_late",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the refund or statement is late",
   "penalty_text": "1.5x the amount withheld on top of the refund",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Failure to comply with (b): the portion due plus damages of 1.5 times the amount wrongfully withheld (58-2550(c)); case annotations say courts may not reduce it (Love v. Monarch Apartments).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1 month of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "One month's rent unfurnished; 1.5 months furnished; plus up to half a month for pets.",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [
    "Tenant applying the deposit to last month's rent without lease permission forfeits it (58-2550(d)).."
   ],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/kansas",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
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    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Kan. Stat. 58-2550(b)",
     "quote": "... the landlord shall return the balance of the security deposit to the tenant within 14 days after the determination of the amount of such expenses, damages or other charges, but in no event to exceed 30 days after termination of the tenancy, delivery of possession and demand by the tenant.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0050.html",
     "source_title": "Kansas Statutes 58-2550 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Kan. Stat. 58-2550",
     "quote": "Failure to comply with (b): the portion due plus damages of 1.5 times the amount wrongfully withheld (58-2550(c)); case annotations say courts may not reduce it (Love v. Monarch Apartments).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0050.html",
     "source_title": "Kansas Statutes 58-2550 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Kan. Stat. 58-2550",
     "quote": "No statutory interest on deposits.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0050.html",
     "source_title": "Kansas Statutes 58-2550 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Kan. Stat. 58-2550",
     "quote": "One month's rent unfurnished; 1.5 months furnished; plus up to half a month for pets.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0050.html",
     "source_title": "Kansas Statutes 58-2550 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
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  },
  {
   "id": "KY",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "KY",
   "state_name": "Kentucky",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Kentucky, under KRS 383.580 (URLTA; applies only where a city or county adopted KRS 383.505-383.705): no statutory deadline to return the deposit. Interest: no. Penalty if the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed): forfeiture of the right to withhold.",
   "statute": "KRS 383.580 (URLTA; applies only where a city or county adopted KRS 383.505-383.705)",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "KRS 383.580(7)",
   "deadline_quote": "In the event the tenant leaves not owing rent and having any refund due, the landlord shall send notification to the last known or reasonably determinable address, of the amount of any refund due the tenant. In the event the landlord shall not have received a response from the tenant within sixty (60) days from the sending of such notification, the landlord may ... retain it",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "KRS 383.580 Security deposits",
   "source_url": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35733",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": null,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "vacate",
   "return_starts_text": "the day the tenant vacated",
   "no_statutory_deadline": true,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "No statutory deadline to return the deposit.",
   "other_deadlines": [],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": false,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": "KRS 383.580(2)",
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
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   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No interest duty; the deposit must be held in a separate account used only for deposits (383.580(1)).",
   "penalty_kind": "forfeiture_only",
   "penalty_multiple": null,
   "penalty_basis": null,
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_violation",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed)",
   "penalty_text": "forfeiture of the right to withhold",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "No statutory multiple. The landlord forfeits any right to retain if the deposit was not kept in a separate account and the initial and final damage listings were not provided (383.580(4)). The tenant's court claim is limited to items dissented from in writing (383.580(5)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": null,
   "deposit_cap_text": null,
   "deposit_cap_note": null,
   "applicability": "The statute applies only in localities that adopted the URLTA (KRS 383.500); per secondary sources these include Louisville/Jefferson County and Lexington-Fayette. Elsewhere common law governs.",
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [
    "No deposit cap in the statute.",
    "Not a landlord deadline: KRS 383.580(6): landlord may apply the deposit to the debt after 30 days.",
    "Not a landlord deadline: KRS 383.580(7): 60 days run from the landlord's refund notice; this is the tenant's response window, not a landlord deadline."
   ],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/kentucky",
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   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "KRS 383.580(7)",
     "quote": "In the event the tenant leaves not owing rent and having any refund due, the landlord shall send notification to the last known or reasonably determinable address, of the amount of any refund due the tenant. In the event the landlord shall not have received a response from the tenant within sixty (60) days from the sending of such notification, the landlord may ... retain it",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35733",
     "source_title": "KRS 383.580 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "KRS 383.580 (URLTA; applies only where a city or county adopted KRS 383.505-383.705)",
     "quote": "No statutory multiple. The landlord forfeits any right to retain if the deposit was not kept in a separate account and the initial and final damage listings were not provided (383.580(4)). The tenant's court claim is limited to items dissented from in writing (383.580(5)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35733",
     "source_title": "KRS 383.580 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "KRS 383.580 (URLTA; applies only where a city or county adopted KRS 383.505-383.705)",
     "quote": "No interest duty; the deposit must be held in a separate account used only for deposits (383.580(1)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35733",
     "source_title": "KRS 383.580 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "LA",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "LA",
   "state_name": "Louisiana",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Louisiana, under La. R.S. 9:3251-3254: return the deposit within 1 month of the end of the tenancy. Interest: no. Penalty if the violation is willful or intentional: the greater of $300.00 and 2x the amount withheld on top of the refund.",
   "statute": "La. R.S. 9:3251-3254",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "La. R.S. 9:3251(A)",
   "deadline_quote": "Any advance or deposit of money furnished by a tenant or lessee to a landlord or lessor to secure the performance of any part of a written or oral lease or rental agreement shall be returned to the tenant or lessee of residential or dwelling premises within one month after the lease shall terminate.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "La. R.S. 9:3251 Lessee's deposit",
   "source_url": "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=107468",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": null,
   "return_months": 1,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 1 month of the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": false,
   "statement_days": 15,
   "statement_months": 1,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "other_lease_obligations",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
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   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, other charges owed under the lease, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No statutory interest.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": 300,
   "penalty_condition": "willful",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the violation is willful or intentional",
   "penalty_text": "the greater of $300.00 and 2x the amount withheld on top of the refund",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Willful failure: the tenant recovers the portion wrongfully retained plus the greater of $300 or twice the portion wrongfully retained (9:3252(A)). Failure to remit within 30 days after the tenant's written demand is deemed willful. The court may award costs and attorney's fees to the prevailing party in its discretion (9:3253).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": null,
   "deposit_cap_text": null,
   "deposit_cap_note": null,
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [
    "2026-08-01: Act 63 of 2026 (HB 292): the itemized statement for retained amounts may be sent up to 15 days after the one-month mark."
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Trap: the return deadline is 'one month', not 30 days, and the statement and the refund now have different clocks.",
    "No deposit cap."
   ],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/louisiana",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "La. R.S. 9:3251(A)",
     "quote": "Any advance or deposit of money furnished by a tenant or lessee to a landlord or lessor to secure the performance of any part of a written or oral lease or rental agreement shall be returned to the tenant or lessee of residential or dwelling premises within one month after the lease shall terminate.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=107468",
     "source_title": "La. R.S. 9:3251 Lessee's deposit",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "La. R.S. 9:3251-3254",
     "quote": "Willful failure: the tenant recovers the portion wrongfully retained plus the greater of $300 or twice the portion wrongfully retained (9:3252(A)). Failure to remit within 30 days after the tenant's written demand is deemed willful. The court may award costs and attorney's fees to the prevailing party in its discretion (9:3253).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=107468",
     "source_title": "La. R.S. 9:3251 Lessee's deposit",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "La. R.S. 9:3251-3254",
     "quote": "No statutory interest.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=107468",
     "source_title": "La. R.S. 9:3251 Lessee's deposit",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "La. R.S. 9:3251-3254",
     "quote": "Act 63 of 2026 (HB 292): the itemized statement for retained amounts may be sent up to 15 days after the one-month mark.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=250012",
     "source_title": "Act 63 of 2026 (HB 292), amending R.S. 9:3251",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
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  {
   "id": "MA",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "MA",
   "state_name": "Massachusetts",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Massachusetts, under Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186, s. 15B: return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the end of the tenancy. 30 calendar days after the day the tenant vacated if A tenancy at will (15B(4): under a tenancy at will, 30 days after the termination of occupancy (the move-out)). Interest: conditional. Penalty if the refund or statement is late: 3x the amount withheld. If the itemized statement is late, Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186, s. 15B(6)(b) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit. If the refund is late, Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186, s. 15B(6)(e) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit.",
   "statute": "Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186, s. 15B",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "M.G.L. c. 186, s. 15B(4)",
   "deadline_quote": "The lessor shall, within thirty days after the termination of occupancy under a tenancy-at-will or the end of the tenancy as specified in a valid written lease agreement, return to the tenant the security deposit or any balance thereof",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "M.G.L. c. 186, s. 15B",
   "source_url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter186/Section15B",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-14",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 30,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "30 calendar days after the day the tenant vacated if A tenancy at will (15B(4): under a tenancy at will, 30 days after the termination of occupancy (the move-out))."
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   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": false,
   "statement_days": 30,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": true,
   "receipts_over_usd": 0,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "unpaid_utilities",
    "real_estate_tax_increase",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, unpaid utilities, a tax increase under the lease, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "conditional",
   "interest_condition": "Deposit held one year or longer from the start of the tenancy; interest runs from the first day of the tenancy (15B(3)(b)).",
   "interest_rate_percent": 5,
   "interest_rate_kind": "fixed_percent",
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": "annually",
   "interest_note": "5% per year or the lesser amount actually received from the bank, paid at the end of each tenancy year (or the tenant may deduct it from rent). On termination before an anniversary, all accrued interest is due within 30 days. The same rule covers last month's rent paid in advance (15B(2)(a)).",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 3,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_late",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the refund or statement is late",
   "penalty_text": "3x the amount withheld",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "For failing to hold the deposit in a separate account, failing to transfer it to a successor, or failing to return it within 30 days: three times the deposit or balance due, plus 5% interest from the due date, court costs and reasonable attorney's fees (15B(7)). Failing to send the sworn itemized list within 30 days forfeits the right to retain any portion (15B(6)(b)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement is late, Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186, s. 15B(6)(b) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit.",
    "If the refund is late, Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186, s. 15B(6)(e) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1 month of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "The security deposit may not exceed the first month's rent; the lessor may also collect first and last month's rent and the cost of a lock and key (15B(1)(b)).",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [
    "2025-08-01: 2025 Mass. Acts c. 9 ss. 54-55 rewrote the 15B(1)(b) intro to cover charges by the lessor or the lessor's agent. The fee in lieu of a security deposit (capped at one month's rent) is authorized but needs EOHLC regulations."
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Forfeiture applies to a missing itemized damage list; per the statute's wording, treble damages attach to the return-deadline failure, not to a defective list."
   ],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/massachusetts",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
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     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "M.G.L. c. 186, s. 15B(4)",
     "quote": "The lessor shall, within thirty days after the termination of occupancy under a tenancy-at-will or the end of the tenancy as specified in a valid written lease agreement, return to the tenant the security deposit or any balance thereof",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter186/Section15B",
     "source_title": "M.G.L. c. 186, s. 15B",
     "accessed": "2026-10-14"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186, s. 15B",
     "quote": "For failing to hold the deposit in a separate account, failing to transfer it to a successor, or failing to return it within 30 days: three times the deposit or balance due, plus 5% interest from the due date, court costs and reasonable attorney's fees (15B(7)). Failing to send the sworn itemized list within 30 days forfeits the right to retain any portion (15B(6)(b)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter186/Section15B",
     "source_title": "M.G.L. c. 186, s. 15B",
     "accessed": "2026-10-14"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186, s. 15B",
     "quote": "5% per year or the lesser amount actually received from the bank, paid at the end of each tenancy year (or the tenant may deduct it from rent). On termination before an anniversary, all accrued interest is due within 30 days. The same rule covers last month's rent paid in advance (15B(2)(a)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter186/Section15B",
     "source_title": "M.G.L. c. 186, s. 15B",
     "accessed": "2026-10-14"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186, s. 15B",
     "quote": "The security deposit may not exceed the first month's rent; the lessor may also collect first and last month's rent and the cost of a lock and key (15B(1)(b)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter186/Section15B",
     "source_title": "M.G.L. c. 186, s. 15B",
     "accessed": "2026-10-14"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186, s. 15B",
     "quote": "2025 Mass. Acts c. 9 ss. 54-55 rewrote the 15B(1)(b) intro to cover charges by the lessor or the lessor's agent. The fee in lieu of a security deposit (capped at one month's rent) is authorized but needs EOHLC regulations.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter186/Section15B",
     "source_title": "M.G.L. c. 186, s. 15B",
     "accessed": "2026-10-14"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "MD",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "MD",
   "state_name": "Maryland",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Maryland, under Md. Code, Real Prop. 8-203: return the deposit within 45 calendar days of the end of the tenancy. 45 calendar days after the tenant's demand for the deposit if the tenant abandoned the unit or was evicted (8-203(h)) (8-203(h): a tenant who was evicted or abandoned must demand return by first-class mail within 45 days, giving a new address; the landlord then has 45 days from receipt of that notice). Interest: conditional. Penalty if the deposit is kept without a reasonable basis: 3x the amount withheld. If the itemized statement is late, Md. Code, Real Prop. 8-203(g)(2) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit for damage or cleaning.",
   "statute": "Md. Code, Real Prop. 8-203",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Md. Code, Real Prop. 8-203(e)(1)",
   "deadline_quote": "Within 45 days after the end of the tenancy, the landlord shall return the security deposit to the tenant together with simple interest which has accrued at the daily U.S. Treasury yield curve rate for 1 year, as of the first business day of each year, or 1.5% a year, whichever is greater, less any damages rightfully withheld.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Md. Code, Real Property 8-203 Security deposits",
   "source_url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=grp&section=8-203",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 45,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 45 calendar days of the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "45 calendar days after the tenant's demand for the deposit if the tenant abandoned the unit or was evicted (8-203(h)) (8-203(h): a tenant who was evicted or abandoned must demand return by first-class mail within 45 days, giving a new address; the landlord then has 45 days from receipt of that notice)."
   ],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": true,
   "receipts_over_usd": 0,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "other_lease_obligations"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear, other charges owed under the lease.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "conditional",
   "interest_condition": "Deposit of $50 or more held at least 6 months. Interest accrues monthly from the day the deposit was given, with none for a partial month; simple, not compounded (8-203(e)(2)-(3)).",
   "interest_rate_percent": 3.47,
   "interest_rate_kind": "statutory_index",
   "interest_rate_year": 2026,
   "interest_payable": "at_end",
   "interest_note": "Rate = the greater of the daily U.S. Treasury yield curve rate for 1 year as of the first business day of each year, or 1.5% a year: 2015-2017 1.5%, 2018 1.83%, 2019 2.60%, 2020 1.56%, 2021-2022 1.5%, 2023 4.72%, 2024 4.80%, 2025 4.17%, 2026 3.47% (Treasury par yields on the first business day). DHCD's calculator (8-203(m)-(n)) is the official tool landlords may rely on. Leases before 2015-01-01: 3% per year at six-month intervals (the law before 2014 ch. 488).",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 3,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "without_reasonable_basis",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the deposit is kept without a reasonable basis",
   "penalty_text": "3x the amount withheld",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": true,
   "penalty_note": "If the landlord, without a reasonable basis, fails to return any part of the deposit plus interest within 45 days, the tenant may recover up to three times the withheld amount plus reasonable attorney's fees (8-203(e)(4)). Failure to send the list of damages within 45 days forfeits the right to withhold for damages ((g)(2)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement is late, Md. Code, Real Prop. 8-203(g)(2) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit for damage or cleaning."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1 month of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "1 month's rent per dwelling unit for leases from 2024-10-01 (2024 ch. 124, HB 693); up to 2 months if the tenant qualified for DHS utility assistance, pays utilities to the landlord, and agrees in writing. Excess: up to 3x the extra amount plus fees.",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [
    "2024-10-01: Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024 (ch. 124, HB 693): cap reduced from two months' to one month's rent."
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Official worked tool: the DHCD Rental Security Deposit Calculator (interest), usable for deposits held on or after 2015-01-01."
   ],
   "official_guides": [
    "https://dhcd.maryland.gov/TurningTheKey/Documents/HB693-Handout-for-Renters.pdf"
   ],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/maryland",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Md. Code, Real Prop. 8-203(e)(1)",
     "quote": "Within 45 days after the end of the tenancy, the landlord shall return the security deposit to the tenant together with simple interest which has accrued at the daily U.S. Treasury yield curve rate for 1 year, as of the first business day of each year, or 1.5% a year, whichever is greater, less any damages rightfully withheld.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=grp&section=8-203",
     "source_title": "Md. Code, Real Property 8-203 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Md. Code, Real Prop. 8-203",
     "quote": "If the landlord, without a reasonable basis, fails to return any part of the deposit plus interest within 45 days, the tenant may recover up to three times the withheld amount plus reasonable attorney's fees (8-203(e)(4)). Failure to send the list of damages within 45 days forfeits the right to withhold for damages ((g)(2)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=grp&section=8-203",
     "source_title": "Md. Code, Real Property 8-203 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Md. Code, Real Prop. 8-203",
     "quote": "Rate = the greater of the daily U.S. Treasury yield curve rate for 1 year as of the first business day of each year, or 1.5% a year: 2015-2017 1.5%, 2018 1.83%, 2019 2.60%, 2020 1.56%, 2021-2022 1.5%, 2023 4.72%, 2024 4.80%, 2025 4.17%, 2026 3.47% (Treasury par yields on the first business day). DHCD's calculator (8-203(m)-(n)) is the official tool landlords may rely on. Leases before 2015-01-01: 3% per year at six-month intervals (the law before 2014 ch. 488).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=grp&section=8-203",
     "source_title": "Md. Code, Real Property 8-203 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Md. Code, Real Prop. 8-203",
     "quote": "1 month's rent per dwelling unit for leases from 2024-10-01 (2024 ch. 124, HB 693); up to 2 months if the tenant qualified for DHS utility assistance, pays utilities to the landlord, and agrees in writing. Excess: up to 3x the extra amount plus fees.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024rs/Chapters_noln/CH_124_hb0693e.pdf",
     "source_title": "2024 Md. Laws ch. 124 (HB 693), Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Md. Code, Real Prop. 8-203",
     "quote": "Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024 (ch. 124, HB 693): cap reduced from two months' to one month's rent.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024rs/Chapters_noln/CH_124_hb0693e.pdf",
     "source_title": "2024 Md. Laws ch. 124 (HB 693), Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "ME",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "ME",
   "state_name": "Maine",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Maine, under 14 M.R.S. 6031-6038: return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy. 30 calendar days after the end of the tenancy if the written agreement states a longer period (at most 30 days) (14 M.R.S. 6033(2)(A): within the time stated in the written agreement, not to exceed 30 days). a period the lease sets after the end of the tenancy if the written agreement states a shorter period (If the written agreement states a shorter period, that period governs). 30 calendar days after the end of the tenancy if A written rental agreement (14 M.R.S. 6033(2)(A): a written agreement's own period, at most 30 days; send lease_return_days if it states one). Interest: no. Penalty if the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed): 2x the amount withheld. If the itemized statement and refund is late, 14 M.R.S. 6033(3) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit.",
   "statute": "14 M.R.S. 6031-6038",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "14 M.R.S. 6033(2)",
   "deadline_quote": "A landlord shall return to a tenant the full security deposit ... or, if there is actual cause for retaining the security deposit or any portion of it, the landlord shall provide the tenant with a written statement itemizing the reasons for the retention ... A. In the case of a written rental agreement, within the time, not to exceed 30 days, stated in the agreement; and",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "14 M.R.S. 6033 Return of the security deposit",
   "source_url": "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec6033.html",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-15",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 21,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "later_of_vacate_and_termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": false,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "30 calendar days after the end of the tenancy if the written agreement states a longer period (at most 30 days) (14 M.R.S. 6033(2)(A): within the time stated in the written agreement, not to exceed 30 days).",
    "A period the lease sets after the end of the tenancy if the written agreement states a shorter period (If the written agreement states a shorter period, that period governs).",
    "30 calendar days after the end of the tenancy if A written rental agreement (14 M.R.S. 6033(2)(A): a written agreement's own period, at most 30 days; send lease_return_days if it states one)."
   ],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "removal_of_items_left",
    "unpaid_rent",
    "unpaid_utilities",
    "moving_and_storage",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "cleaning_to_move_in_condition"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Removing trash or belongings the tenant left, unpaid rent, unpaid utilities, moving and storing the tenant's belongings, damage beyond normal wear, cleaning back to move-in condition.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No statutory interest.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_violation",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed)",
   "penalty_text": "2x the amount withheld",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Wrongful retention: double the portion wrongfully withheld, plus reasonable attorney's fees and court costs (6034(2)). The tenant must give 7 days' notice before suing; failing to return the whole deposit within those 7 days creates a presumption of wrongful retention (6034(1)). A late statement or return forfeits the right to withhold any portion (6033(3)). The landlord bears the burden of proof.",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement and refund is late, 14 M.R.S. 6033(3) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 2,
   "deposit_cap_text": "2 months of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "A lease or tenancy at will may not require a deposit of more than 2 months' rent (6032).",
   "applicability": "Exempt: a tenancy in a structure of 5 or fewer units, one of them occupied by the landlord (6037(2)).",
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/maine",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "14 M.R.S. 6033(2)",
     "quote": "A landlord shall return to a tenant the full security deposit ... or, if there is actual cause for retaining the security deposit or any portion of it, the landlord shall provide the tenant with a written statement itemizing the reasons for the retention ... A. In the case of a written rental agreement, within the time, not to exceed 30 days, stated in the agreement; and",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec6033.html",
     "source_title": "14 M.R.S. 6033 Return of the security deposit",
     "accessed": "2026-10-15"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "14 M.R.S. 6031-6038",
     "quote": "Wrongful retention: double the portion wrongfully withheld, plus reasonable attorney's fees and court costs (6034(2)). The tenant must give 7 days' notice before suing; failing to return the whole deposit within those 7 days creates a presumption of wrongful retention (6034(1)). A late statement or return forfeits the right to withhold any portion (6033(3)). The landlord bears the burden of proof.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec6033.html",
     "source_title": "14 M.R.S. 6033 Return of the security deposit",
     "accessed": "2026-10-15"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "14 M.R.S. 6031-6038",
     "quote": "No statutory interest.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec6033.html",
     "source_title": "14 M.R.S. 6033 Return of the security deposit",
     "accessed": "2026-10-15"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "14 M.R.S. 6031-6038",
     "quote": "A lease or tenancy at will may not require a deposit of more than 2 months' rent (6032).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec6032.html",
     "source_title": "14 M.R.S. 6032 Maximum security deposit",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "MI",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "MI",
   "state_name": "Michigan",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Michigan, under MCL 554.601-554.616 (Landlord-Tenant Act, 1972 PA 348): return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated. 554.613(1): within 45 days after termination of occupancy the landlord must sue for the disputed damages or return the balance. No retention for disputed damages without a judgment or a listed exception. Interest: no. Penalty if the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed): 2x the amount withheld. If the itemized statement is late, MCL 554.610, 554.611 takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit.",
   "statute": "MCL 554.601-554.616 (Landlord-Tenant Act, 1972 PA 348)",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "MCL 554.609(1)",
   "deadline_quote": "In case of damage to the rental unit or other obligation against the security deposit, the landlord shall mail to the tenant, within 30 days after the termination of occupancy, a notice of damages that contains an itemized list of damages claimed for which the security deposit may be used as provided in section 7, including the estimated cost of repair of each damaged property item",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "MCL 554.609 Itemized list of damages",
   "source_url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-609",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-14",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 30,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "vacate",
   "return_starts_text": "the day the tenant vacated",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "554.613(1): within 45 days after termination of occupancy the landlord must sue for the disputed damages or return the balance. No retention for disputed damages without a judgment or a listed exception."
   ],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": "MCL 554.608(1)",
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "lease_break_fee",
    "unpaid_utilities",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, rent or fees for ending the lease early, unpaid utilities, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No statutory interest.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_violation",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed)",
   "penalty_text": "2x the amount withheld",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Failure to comply fully with 554.613 waives all claimed damages and makes the landlord liable for double the amount of the deposit retained (554.613(2)). Failure to send the notice of damages within 30 days is an agreement that no damages are due (554.610).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement is late, MCL 554.610, 554.611 takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1.5,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1.5 months of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "The deposit may not exceed 1 1/2 months' rent (554.602).",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [
    "2026-09-21: 2026 PA 102 amended 554.609: electronic refund option (within 10 days after mailing the notice) and revised boldface 7-day warning text."
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Trap: 30 days for the notice, 45 days to sue or return disputed amounts; the tenant has 7 days to respond to the notice.",
    "The clock runs from termination of occupancy (move-out), not lease end."
   ],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/michigan",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "MCL 554.609(1)",
     "quote": "In case of damage to the rental unit or other obligation against the security deposit, the landlord shall mail to the tenant, within 30 days after the termination of occupancy, a notice of damages that contains an itemized list of damages claimed for which the security deposit may be used as provided in section 7, including the estimated cost of repair of each damaged property item",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-609",
     "source_title": "MCL 554.609 Itemized list of damages",
     "accessed": "2026-10-14"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "MCL 554.601-554.616 (Landlord-Tenant Act, 1972 PA 348)",
     "quote": "Failure to comply fully with 554.613 waives all claimed damages and makes the landlord liable for double the amount of the deposit retained (554.613(2)). Failure to send the notice of damages within 30 days is an agreement that no damages are due (554.610).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-609",
     "source_title": "MCL 554.609 Itemized list of damages",
     "accessed": "2026-10-14"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "MCL 554.601-554.616 (Landlord-Tenant Act, 1972 PA 348)",
     "quote": "No statutory interest.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-609",
     "source_title": "MCL 554.609 Itemized list of damages",
     "accessed": "2026-10-14"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "MCL 554.601-554.616 (Landlord-Tenant Act, 1972 PA 348)",
     "quote": "The deposit may not exceed 1 1/2 months' rent (554.602).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-602",
     "source_title": "MCL 554.602 Security deposit; amount",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "MCL 554.601-554.616 (Landlord-Tenant Act, 1972 PA 348)",
     "quote": "2026 PA 102 amended 554.609: electronic refund option (within 10 days after mailing the notice) and revised boldface 7-day warning text.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-609",
     "source_title": "MCL 554.609 Itemized list of damages",
     "accessed": "2026-10-14"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "MN",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "MN",
   "state_name": "Minnesota",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Minnesota, under Minn. Stat. 504B.178; 504B.182: return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the later of the end of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant's forwarding address. Within five days of the tenant leaving due to legal condemnation not caused by the tenant (subd. 3(a)(2)). Interest: yes. Penalty if the refund or statement is late: $500.00 + 1x the amount withheld on top of the refund.",
   "statute": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178; 504B.182",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178, subd. 3(a)",
   "deadline_quote": "Every landlord shall: (1) within three weeks after termination of the tenancy; or (2) within five days of the date when the tenant leaves the building or dwelling due to the legal condemnation of the building ... and after receipt of the tenant's mailing address or delivery instructions, return the deposit to the tenant, with interest thereon",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178 Security deposits",
   "source_url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/504B.178",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 21,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "later_of_termination_and_address",
   "return_starts_text": "the later of the end of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant's forwarding address",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the later of the end of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant's forwarding address.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "Within five days of the tenant leaving due to legal condemnation not caused by the tenant (subd. 3(a)(2))."
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   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
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   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "other_lease_obligations",
    "cleaning_to_move_in_condition",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
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   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, other charges owed under the lease, cleaning back to move-in condition, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "yes",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": 1,
   "interest_rate_kind": "fixed_percent",
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": "at_end",
   "interest_note": "Simple noncompounded 1% per annum from the first day of the month after full payment of the deposit to the last day of the month in which the landlord complies with subd. 3 (or judgment). Interest under $1 is excluded (subd. 2).",
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   "penalty_multiple": 1,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
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   "penalty_text": "$500.00 + 1x the amount withheld on top of the refund",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Failure to give the statement in time (or to meet the 504B.182 inspection duties): a penalty equal to the portion withheld plus interest, in addition to that portion and interest (subd. 4). Bad-faith retention adds punitive damages of up to $500 per deposit; bad faith is presumed unless the deposit is returned within two weeks after suit is filed (subd. 7).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": null,
   "deposit_cap_text": null,
   "deposit_cap_note": null,
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [
    "2024-01-01: 2023 Minn. Laws ch. 52 art. 19 ss. 85-86: new 504B.182 initial and move-out inspections (photos/videos alternative), and inspection failures added as a subd. 4 penalty trigger. Applies to leases signed on or after 2024-01-01 (art. 19 s. 90)."
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   "notes": [
    "The statute says 'three weeks'; 21 days is used.",
    "No deposit cap in the statute."
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    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178, subd. 3(a)",
     "quote": "Every landlord shall: (1) within three weeks after termination of the tenancy; or (2) within five days of the date when the tenant leaves the building or dwelling due to the legal condemnation of the building ... and after receipt of the tenant's mailing address or delivery instructions, return the deposit to the tenant, with interest thereon",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/504B.178",
     "source_title": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178; 504B.182",
     "quote": "Failure to give the statement in time (or to meet the 504B.182 inspection duties): a penalty equal to the portion withheld plus interest, in addition to that portion and interest (subd. 4). Bad-faith retention adds punitive damages of up to $500 per deposit; bad faith is presumed unless the deposit is returned within two weeks after suit is filed (subd. 7).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/504B.178",
     "source_title": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178; 504B.182",
     "quote": "Simple noncompounded 1% per annum from the first day of the month after full payment of the deposit to the last day of the month in which the landlord complies with subd. 3 (or judgment). Interest under $1 is excluded (subd. 2).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/504B.178",
     "source_title": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178; 504B.182",
     "quote": "2023 Minn. Laws ch. 52 art. 19 ss. 85-86: new 504B.182 initial and move-out inspections (photos/videos alternative), and inspection failures added as a subd. 4 penalty trigger. Applies to leases signed on or after 2024-01-01 (art. 19 s. 90).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2023/0/Session+Law/Chapter/52/",
     "source_title": "2023 Minn. Laws ch. 52 (session law)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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  },
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   "id": "MO",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "MO",
   "state_name": "Missouri",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Missouri, under Mo. Rev. Stat. 535.300: return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the end of the tenancy. Interest: no. Penalty if the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed): 2x the amount withheld.",
   "statute": "Mo. Rev. Stat. 535.300",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Mo. Rev. Stat. 535.300.3",
   "deadline_quote": "Within thirty days after the date of termination of the tenancy, the landlord shall: (1) Return the full amount of the security deposit; or (2) Furnish to the tenant a written itemized list of the damages for which the security deposit or any portion thereof is withheld, along with the balance of the security deposit.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "RSMo 535.300 Security deposits",
   "source_url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=535.300",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 30,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "termination",
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   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
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   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "cleaning_to_move_in_condition",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "lease_break_fee"
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   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, cleaning back to move-in condition, damage beyond normal wear, rent or fees for ending the lease early.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "Any interest earned belongs to the landlord (535.300.2).",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_violation",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed)",
   "penalty_text": "2x the amount withheld",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Wrongful withholding in violation of the section: the tenant recovers twice the amount wrongfully withheld (535.300.6). No attorney-fee provision in this section.",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 2,
   "deposit_cap_text": "2 months of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "May not demand or receive more than two months' rent (535.300.1). Pet deposits are excluded from 'security deposit' (535.300.8).",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [],
   "official_guides": [],
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   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
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    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Mo. Rev. Stat. 535.300.3",
     "quote": "Within thirty days after the date of termination of the tenancy, the landlord shall: (1) Return the full amount of the security deposit; or (2) Furnish to the tenant a written itemized list of the damages for which the security deposit or any portion thereof is withheld, along with the balance of the security deposit.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=535.300",
     "source_title": "RSMo 535.300 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Mo. Rev. Stat. 535.300",
     "quote": "Wrongful withholding in violation of the section: the tenant recovers twice the amount wrongfully withheld (535.300.6). No attorney-fee provision in this section.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=535.300",
     "source_title": "RSMo 535.300 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Mo. Rev. Stat. 535.300",
     "quote": "Any interest earned belongs to the landlord (535.300.2).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=535.300",
     "source_title": "RSMo 535.300 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Mo. Rev. Stat. 535.300",
     "quote": "May not demand or receive more than two months' rent (535.300.1). Pet deposits are excluded from 'security deposit' (535.300.8).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=535.300",
     "source_title": "RSMo 535.300 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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   "id": "MS",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "MS",
   "state_name": "Mississippi",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Mississippi, under Miss. Code Ann. 89-8-21: return the deposit within 45 calendar days of the latest of the end of the tenancy, move-out and the tenant's demand for the deposit. Interest: no. Penalty if the deposit is kept in bad faith: up to $200.00.",
   "statute": "Miss. Code Ann. 89-8-21",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Miss. Code Ann. 89-8-21(3)",
   "deadline_quote": "Any remaining portion of such payment or deposit shall be returned to the tenant no later than forty-five (45) days after the termination of his tenancy, the delivery of possession and demand by the tenant.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Miss. Code Ann. 89-8-21",
   "source_url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-89-real-and-personal-property/ms-code-sect-89-8-21/",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": false,
   "return_days": 45,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "termination_possession_and_demand",
   "return_starts_text": "the latest of the end of the tenancy, move-out and the tenant's demand for the deposit",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": false,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 45 calendar days of the latest of the end of the tenancy, move-out and the tenant's demand for the deposit.",
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   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "cleaning_to_move_in_condition",
    "other_lease_obligations"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear, cleaning back to move-in condition, other charges owed under the lease.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No statutory interest.",
   "penalty_kind": "fixed",
   "penalty_multiple": null,
   "penalty_basis": "deposit",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": 200,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "bad_faith",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the deposit is kept in bad faith",
   "penalty_text": "up to $200.00",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": true,
   "penalty_note": "Retention in violation of the section and in the absence of good faith: damages not to exceed $200 in addition to actual damages (89-8-21(4)). No statutory attorney fees.",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": null,
   "deposit_cap_text": null,
   "deposit_cap_note": null,
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [
    "No deposit cap."
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   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/mississippi",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
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     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Miss. Code Ann. 89-8-21(3)",
     "quote": "Any remaining portion of such payment or deposit shall be returned to the tenant no later than forty-five (45) days after the termination of his tenancy, the delivery of possession and demand by the tenant.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-89-real-and-personal-property/ms-code-sect-89-8-21/",
     "source_title": "Miss. Code Ann. 89-8-21",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Miss. Code Ann. 89-8-21",
     "quote": "Retention in violation of the section and in the absence of good faith: damages not to exceed $200 in addition to actual damages (89-8-21(4)). No statutory attorney fees.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-89-real-and-personal-property/ms-code-sect-89-8-21/",
     "source_title": "Miss. Code Ann. 89-8-21",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Miss. Code Ann. 89-8-21",
     "quote": "No statutory interest.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-89-real-and-personal-property/ms-code-sect-89-8-21/",
     "source_title": "Miss. Code Ann. 89-8-21",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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   "id": "MT",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "MT",
   "state_name": "Montana",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Montana, under Mont. Code Ann. 70-25-101 to 70-25-206: return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the earlier of the end of the tenancy and the surrender of the unit. 10 calendar days after the end of the tenancy if no deductions (70-25-202(1)(b)(i): with no damage, no cleaning, no unpaid rent and the tenant showing no unpaid utilities, return within 10 days (start event not stated; termination assumed)). Interest: no. Penalty if the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed): actual damages only. If the itemized statement is late, Mont. Code Ann. 70-25-203 takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit for damage or cleaning.",
   "statute": "Mont. Code Ann. 70-25-101 to 70-25-206",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Mont. Code Ann. 70-25-202(1)(a)(i)",
   "deadline_quote": "Each landlord, within 30 days subsequent to the termination of a tenancy or within 30 days subsequent to a surrender and acceptance of the leasehold premises, whichever occurs first, shall provide the departing tenant with a written list of any rent due and any damage and cleaning charges",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Mont. Code Ann. 70-25-202 List of damages and refund",
   "source_url": "https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0700/chapter_0250/part_0020/section_0020/0700-0250-0020-0020.html",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 30,
   "return_months": null,
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   "return_starts": "surrender_or_termination_first",
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   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
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   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the earlier of the end of the tenancy and the surrender of the unit.",
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   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": "Mont. Code Ann. 70-25-206(3)",
   "allowed_deductions": [
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    "unpaid_utilities",
    "other_lease_obligations",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "cleaning_to_move_in_condition"
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   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, late fees, unpaid utilities, other charges owed under the lease, damage beyond normal wear, cleaning back to move-in condition.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No statutory interest.",
   "penalty_kind": "actual_only",
   "penalty_multiple": null,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_violation",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed)",
   "penalty_text": "actual damages only",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": true,
   "penalty_note": "Wrongful withholding: liable for the sum wrongfully withheld; attorney fees may be awarded to the prevailing party at the court's discretion (70-25-204(1)). No multiple.",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement is late, Mont. Code Ann. 70-25-203 takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit for damage or cleaning."
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   "deposit_cap_months_rent": null,
   "deposit_cap_text": null,
   "deposit_cap_note": null,
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [
    "2023 Mont. Laws ch. 383 and 2025 Mont. Laws ch. 656 amended 70-25-201 and 70-25-202 (refund delivery methods including electronic transfer; cleaning-notice service rules). Effective dates not verified."
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   "notes": [
    "No deposit cap in the statute."
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   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/montana",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
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     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Mont. Code Ann. 70-25-202(1)(a)(i)",
     "quote": "Each landlord, within 30 days subsequent to the termination of a tenancy or within 30 days subsequent to a surrender and acceptance of the leasehold premises, whichever occurs first, shall provide the departing tenant with a written list of any rent due and any damage and cleaning charges",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0700/chapter_0250/part_0020/section_0020/0700-0250-0020-0020.html",
     "source_title": "Mont. Code Ann. 70-25-202 List of damages and refund",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Mont. Code Ann. 70-25-101 to 70-25-206",
     "quote": "Wrongful withholding: liable for the sum wrongfully withheld; attorney fees may be awarded to the prevailing party at the court's discretion (70-25-204(1)). No multiple.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0700/chapter_0250/part_0020/section_0020/0700-0250-0020-0020.html",
     "source_title": "Mont. Code Ann. 70-25-202 List of damages and refund",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Mont. Code Ann. 70-25-101 to 70-25-206",
     "quote": "No statutory interest.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0700/chapter_0250/part_0020/section_0020/0700-0250-0020-0020.html",
     "source_title": "Mont. Code Ann. 70-25-202 List of damages and refund",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Mont. Code Ann. 70-25-101 to 70-25-206",
     "quote": "2023 Mont. Laws ch. 383 and 2025 Mont. Laws ch. 656 amended 70-25-201 and 70-25-202 (refund delivery methods including electronic transfer; cleaning-notice service rules). Effective dates not verified.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0700/chapter_0250/part_0020/section_0020/0700-0250-0020-0020.html",
     "source_title": "Mont. Code Ann. 70-25-202 List of damages and refund",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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   ]
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   "id": "NC",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "NC",
   "state_name": "North Carolina",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "North Carolina, under N.C. Gen. Stat. 42-50 to 42-56 (Tenant Security Deposit Act): return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy. An interim accounting is due at 30 days and a final accounting within 60 days after termination and delivery of possession (42-52). Interest: no. Penalty if the violation is willful or intentional: forfeiture of the right to withhold. If the itemized statement and refund is late, N.C. Gen. Stat. 42-55 takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if a court finds the failure willful).",
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   "deadline_citation": "N.C. Gen. Stat. 42-52",
   "deadline_quote": "In either case the landlord in writing shall itemize any damage and mail or deliver same to the tenant, together with the balance of the security deposit, no later than 30 days after termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession of the premises to the landlord.",
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   "source_title": "N.C. Gen. Stat. 42-52 Landlord's obligations",
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   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 30,
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   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "unpaid_utilities",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "lease_break_fee",
    "other_lease_obligations",
    "moving_and_storage"
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   "interest_condition": null,
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   "interest_rate_year": null,
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   "interest_note": "No statutory interest; the deposit is held in a trust account or bonded (42-50).",
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   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": true,
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    "If the itemized statement and refund is late, N.C. Gen. Stat. 42-55 takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if a court finds the failure willful)."
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   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 2,
   "deposit_cap_text": "2 months of rent (Two weeks' rent (week-to-week), 1 1/2 months (month-to-month), two months (longer terms).)",
   "deposit_cap_note": "Two weeks' rent (week-to-week), 1 1/2 months' rent (month-to-month), two months' rent (terms longer than month-to-month) (42-51(b)).",
   "applicability": null,
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     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_42/GS_42-52.html",
     "source_title": "N.C. Gen. Stat. 42-52 Landlord's obligations",
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     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "N.C. Gen. Stat. 42-50 to 42-56 (Tenant Security Deposit Act)",
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     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_42/GS_42-52.html",
     "source_title": "N.C. Gen. Stat. 42-52 Landlord's obligations",
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     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "N.C. Gen. Stat. 42-50 to 42-56 (Tenant Security Deposit Act)",
     "quote": "No statutory interest; the deposit is held in a trust account or bonded (42-50).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_42/GS_42-52.html",
     "source_title": "N.C. Gen. Stat. 42-52 Landlord's obligations",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "N.C. Gen. Stat. 42-50 to 42-56 (Tenant Security Deposit Act)",
     "quote": "Two weeks' rent (week-to-week), 1 1/2 months' rent (month-to-month), two months' rent (terms longer than month-to-month) (42-51(b)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_42/GS_42-51.html",
     "source_title": "N.C. Gen. Stat. 42-51 Permitted uses of the deposit",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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   "id": "ND",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "ND",
   "state_name": "North Dakota",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "North Dakota, under N.D. Cent. Code 47-16-07.1: return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy. Interest: conditional. Penalty if the deposit is kept without a reasonable basis: 3x the amount withheld.",
   "statute": "N.D. Cent. Code 47-16-07.1",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "N.D. Cent. Code 47-16-07.1(3)",
   "deadline_quote": "Such itemization together with the amount due must be delivered or mailed to the lessee at the last address furnished lessor, along with a written notice within thirty days after termination of the lease and delivery of possession by the lessee.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "N.D. Cent. Code ch. 47-16 (Leases), sec. 47-16-07.1 Real property and dwelling security deposits",
   "source_url": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t47c16.pdf",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 30,
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   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
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   "statement_with_refund": true,
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   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
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    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "cleaning_to_move_in_condition"
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   "depreciation": "silent",
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   "interest_condition": "Deposit must be held in a federally insured interest-bearing account; accrued interest is paid to the tenant at lease end unless occupancy was less than nine months.",
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
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    "Unclaimed amounts after one year go to unclaimed-property reporting (47-30.2-04).",
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     "quote": "Such itemization together with the amount due must be delivered or mailed to the lessee at the last address furnished lessor, along with a written notice within thirty days after termination of the lease and delivery of possession by the lessee.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t47c16.pdf",
     "source_title": "N.D. Cent. Code ch. 47-16 (Leases), sec. 47-16-07.1 Real property and dwelling security deposits",
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     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "N.D. Cent. Code 47-16-07.1",
     "quote": "Treble damages 'for any security deposit money withheld without reasonable justification' (47-16-07.1(4)); the standard is 'without reasonable justification', treated as bad faith.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t47c16.pdf",
     "source_title": "N.D. Cent. Code ch. 47-16 (Leases), sec. 47-16-07.1 Real property and dwelling security deposits",
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     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "N.D. Cent. Code 47-16-07.1",
     "quote": "Interest is whatever the account actually earns; it cannot be computed without the account rate (the rule is reported, the amount is unknown). Not owed if occupancy < 9 months.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t47c16.pdf",
     "source_title": "N.D. Cent. Code ch. 47-16 (Leases), sec. 47-16-07.1 Real property and dwelling security deposits",
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     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "N.D. Cent. Code 47-16-07.1",
     "quote": "One month's rent; up to two months from a tenant with a felony conviction or a prior judgment for violating a rental agreement. Separate pet deposit up to the greater of $2,500 or two months' rent.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t47c16.pdf",
     "source_title": "N.D. Cent. Code ch. 47-16 (Leases), sec. 47-16-07.1 Real property and dwelling security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "NE",
   "state_name": "Nebraska",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Nebraska, under Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-1416: return the deposit within 14 calendar days of the end of the tenancy. Interest: no. Penalty if the violation is willful or intentional: 2x the deposit (at most 1 month(s) of rent).",
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   "deadline_citation": "Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-1416(2)",
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   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-1416 Security deposits; prepaid rent",
   "source_url": "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=76-1416",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 14,
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   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
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   "photos_required": false,
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    "damage_beyond_wear"
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   "interest_rate_percent": null,
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   "interest_rate_year": null,
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   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
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   "penalty_applies_if": "the violation is willful or intentional",
   "penalty_text": "2x the deposit (at most 1 month(s) of rent)",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
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   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1,
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   "deposit_cap_note": "One month's periodic rent; a pet deposit of up to one-fourth of a month's rent may be added (76-1416(1)). Does not apply to housing agencies.",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
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     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-1416(2)",
     "quote": "The balance, if any, and a written itemization shall be delivered or mailed to the tenant within fourteen days after the date of termination of the tenancy.",
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     "url": "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=76-1416",
     "source_title": "Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-1416 Security deposits; prepaid rent",
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     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-1416",
     "quote": "Any failure: the tenant recovers the money due, court costs and reasonable attorney's fees. If the failure is willful and not in good faith, add liquidated damages equal to the lesser of one month's periodic rent or two times the deposit (76-1416(3)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=76-1416",
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     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-1416",
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     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=76-1416",
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     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-1416",
     "quote": "One month's periodic rent; a pet deposit of up to one-fourth of a month's rent may be added (76-1416(1)). Does not apply to housing agencies.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=76-1416",
     "source_title": "Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-1416 Security deposits; prepaid rent",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "NH",
   "state_name": "New Hampshire",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "New Hampshire, under N.H. RSA 540-A:5 to 540-A:8: return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the end of the tenancy. Interest: conditional. Penalty if the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed): 2x the amount withheld.",
   "statute": "N.H. RSA 540-A:5 to 540-A:8",
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   "deadline_citation": "N.H. RSA 540-A:7, I",
   "deadline_quote": "Except as provided in RSA 540-A:6, IV(c), a landlord shall return a security deposit to a tenant and pay the interest due, if any, within 30 days from the termination of the tenancy.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "N.H. RSA 540-A:7 Return of Security Deposit",
   "source_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LV/540-A/540-A-7.htm",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 30,
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   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
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   "depreciation": "silent",
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   "interest_payable": "at_end",
   "interest_note": "The rate paid on regular savings accounts at the NH institution holding the deposit (actual earnings pro rata if pooled), from receipt of the deposit. The tenant may request accrued interest every 3 years (540-A:6, IV(c)).",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
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   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
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   "penalty_condition": "any_violation",
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   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Non-compliance with 540-A:6, IV or 540-A:7: twice the deposit plus interest due, less payments made and lawful charges (540-A:8, I(b)). Excused if the tenant failed to give a new address; unclaimed deposits become the landlord's after 6 months (540-A:8, II).",
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   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1 month of rent (One month's rent or $100, whichever is greater.)",
   "deposit_cap_note": "One month's rent or $100, whichever is greater (540-A:6, I(a)).",
   "applicability": "Exempt landlords: a person renting one single-family residence who owns no other rental property, or units in an owner-occupied building of 5 units or fewer, except units occupied by a person 60 or older (540-A:5, I).",
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     "section": "N.H. RSA 540-A:7, I",
     "quote": "Except as provided in RSA 540-A:6, IV(c), a landlord shall return a security deposit to a tenant and pay the interest due, if any, within 30 days from the termination of the tenancy.",
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     "source_title": "N.H. RSA 540-A:7 Return of Security Deposit",
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     "rule": "penalty",
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     "quote": "Non-compliance with 540-A:6, IV or 540-A:7: twice the deposit plus interest due, less payments made and lawful charges (540-A:8, I(b)). Excused if the tenant failed to give a new address; unclaimed deposits become the landlord's after 6 months (540-A:8, II).",
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     "url": "https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LV/540-A/540-A-7.htm",
     "source_title": "N.H. RSA 540-A:7 Return of Security Deposit",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "N.H. RSA 540-A:5 to 540-A:8",
     "quote": "The rate paid on regular savings accounts at the NH institution holding the deposit (actual earnings pro rata if pooled), from receipt of the deposit. The tenant may request accrued interest every 3 years (540-A:6, IV(c)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LV/540-A/540-A-7.htm",
     "source_title": "N.H. RSA 540-A:7 Return of Security Deposit",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "N.H. RSA 540-A:5 to 540-A:8",
     "quote": "One month's rent or $100, whichever is greater (540-A:6, I(a)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LV/540-A/540-A-6.htm",
     "source_title": "N.H. RSA 540-A:6 Procedure",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "NJ",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "NJ",
   "state_name": "New Jersey",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "New Jersey, under N.J.S.A. 46:8-19 to 46:8-26 (Security Deposit Act): return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the end of the tenancy. Return within 5 business days after displacement and posting (business-day counting); funds stay available on demand for 30 days. Return within 15 business days after a lease terminated under C.46:8-9.6 (business-day counting). Interest: yes. Penalty if the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed): 2x the amount withheld.",
   "statute": "N.J.S.A. 46:8-19 to 46:8-26 (Security Deposit Act)",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.1",
   "deadline_quote": "Within 30 days after the termination of the tenant's lease or licensee's agreement, the owner or lessee shall return by personal delivery, registered or certified mail the sum so deposited plus the tenant's portion of the interest or earnings accumulated thereon, less any charges expended in accordance with the terms of a contract, lease, or agreement",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.1 Return of deposit; itemization; double damages",
   "source_url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-46-property/nj-st-sect-46-8-21-1/",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": false,
   "return_days": 30,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": false,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "Return within 5 business days after displacement and posting (business-day counting); funds stay available on demand for 30 days.",
    "Return within 15 business days after a lease terminated under C.46:8-9.6 (business-day counting)."
   ],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "other_lease_obligations",
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Other charges owed under the lease, unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "yes",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": "bank_rate",
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": "annually",
   "interest_note": "The deposit must be held in an interest-bearing account: a money-market fund or bank account at a variable rate, which subsection a requires of landlords with 10 or more units. The tenant's interest is paid in cash or credited to rent annually (lease anniversary or January 31), and the balance is paid at return (46:8-19). If the landlord misses the notice or interest duty, the tenant may apply the deposit plus 7% interest to rent.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_violation",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed)",
   "penalty_text": "2x the amount withheld",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "In an action for moneys due under 46:8-21.1, the court must award double the amount plus full costs, with reasonable attorney's fees at the court's discretion. Civil penalty of $500-$2,000 for willful withholding of deposits paid by a State entity.",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1.5,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1.5 months of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "Not more than 1 1/2 times one month's rent; additional security collected annually may not exceed 10% of the current deposit (46:8-21.2).",
   "applicability": "Exempt: owner-occupied premises with not more than two rental units, unless the tenant gives 30 days' written notice invoking the act (46:8-26).",
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [
    "The double-damages basis is the moneys due (the deposit or balance wrongfully withheld)."
   ],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/new-jersey",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.1",
     "quote": "Within 30 days after the termination of the tenant's lease or licensee's agreement, the owner or lessee shall return by personal delivery, registered or certified mail the sum so deposited plus the tenant's portion of the interest or earnings accumulated thereon, less any charges expended in accordance with the terms of a contract, lease, or agreement",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-46-property/nj-st-sect-46-8-21-1/",
     "source_title": "N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.1 Return of deposit; itemization; double damages",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "N.J.S.A. 46:8-19 to 46:8-26 (Security Deposit Act)",
     "quote": "In an action for moneys due under 46:8-21.1, the court must award double the amount plus full costs, with reasonable attorney's fees at the court's discretion. Civil penalty of $500-$2,000 for willful withholding of deposits paid by a State entity.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-46-property/nj-st-sect-46-8-21-1/",
     "source_title": "N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.1 Return of deposit; itemization; double damages",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "N.J.S.A. 46:8-19 to 46:8-26 (Security Deposit Act)",
     "quote": "The deposit must be held in an interest-bearing account: a money-market fund or bank account at a variable rate, which subsection a requires of landlords with 10 or more units. The tenant's interest is paid in cash or credited to rent annually (lease anniversary or January 31), and the balance is paid at return (46:8-19). If the landlord misses the notice or interest duty, the tenant may apply the deposit plus 7% interest to rent.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-46-property/nj-st-sect-46-8-21-1/",
     "source_title": "N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.1 Return of deposit; itemization; double damages",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "N.J.S.A. 46:8-19 to 46:8-26 (Security Deposit Act)",
     "quote": "Not more than 1 1/2 times one month's rent; additional security collected annually may not exceed 10% of the current deposit (46:8-21.2).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-46-property/nj-st-sect-46-8-21-2/",
     "source_title": "N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.2 Maximum security deposit",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "NM",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "NM",
   "state_name": "New Mexico",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "New Mexico, under NMSA 1978 47-8-18 (Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act): return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy. Interest: conditional. Penalty if the refund or statement is late: forfeiture of the right to withhold (plus up to $250.00). If the itemized statement is late, NMSA 1978 47-8-18(D) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit.",
   "statute": "NMSA 1978 47-8-18 (Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act)",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "NMSA 1978 47-8-18(C)",
   "deadline_quote": "In the event actual cause exists for retaining any portion of the deposit, the owner shall provide the resident with an itemized written list of the deductions from the deposit and the balance of the deposit, if any, within thirty days of the date of termination of the rental agreement or resident departure, whichever is later.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "NMSA 1978 47-8-18 Deposits",
   "source_url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-47-property-law/nm-st-sect-47-8-18/",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": false,
   "return_days": 30,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "later_of_vacate_and_termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "unpaid_utilities",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
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   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, unpaid utilities, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "conditional",
   "interest_condition": "Annual rental agreement with a deposit greater than one month's rent (47-8-18(A)(1)).",
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": "bank_rate",
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": "annually",
   "interest_note": "Annual interest equal to the passbook rate permitted to savings and loan associations by the federal home loan bank board. That benchmark is obsolete, so the amount is not computed without the account's rate.",
   "penalty_kind": "forfeiture_only",
   "penalty_multiple": null,
   "penalty_basis": null,
   "penalty_fixed_usd": 250,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_late",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the refund or statement is late",
   "penalty_text": "forfeiture of the right to withhold (plus up to $250.00)",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Late statement: the owner forfeits the right to withhold any portion, to counterclaim, and to sue separately for damages, and is liable for court costs and reasonable attorney's fees (47-8-18(D)). Bad-faith retention adds a $250 civil penalty payable to the resident (47-8-18(E)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement is late, NMSA 1978 47-8-18(D) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1 month of rent (One month's rent applies only to agreements shorter than one year; annual agreements have no fixed cap.)",
   "deposit_cap_note": "Rental agreements shorter than one year only: the deposit may not exceed one month's rent. Annual agreements have no fixed cap, but interest is owed if the deposit exceeds one month's rent (47-8-18(A)).",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/new-mexico",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "NMSA 1978 47-8-18(C)",
     "quote": "In the event actual cause exists for retaining any portion of the deposit, the owner shall provide the resident with an itemized written list of the deductions from the deposit and the balance of the deposit, if any, within thirty days of the date of termination of the rental agreement or resident departure, whichever is later.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-47-property-law/nm-st-sect-47-8-18/",
     "source_title": "NMSA 1978 47-8-18 Deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "NMSA 1978 47-8-18 (Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act)",
     "quote": "Late statement: the owner forfeits the right to withhold any portion, to counterclaim, and to sue separately for damages, and is liable for court costs and reasonable attorney's fees (47-8-18(D)). Bad-faith retention adds a $250 civil penalty payable to the resident (47-8-18(E)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-47-property-law/nm-st-sect-47-8-18/",
     "source_title": "NMSA 1978 47-8-18 Deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "NMSA 1978 47-8-18 (Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act)",
     "quote": "Annual interest equal to the passbook rate permitted to savings and loan associations by the federal home loan bank board. That benchmark is obsolete, so the amount is not computed without the account's rate.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-47-property-law/nm-st-sect-47-8-18/",
     "source_title": "NMSA 1978 47-8-18 Deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "NMSA 1978 47-8-18 (Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act)",
     "quote": "Rental agreements shorter than one year only: the deposit may not exceed one month's rent. Annual agreements have no fixed cap, but interest is owed if the deposit exceeds one month's rent (47-8-18(A)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-47-property-law/nm-st-sect-47-8-18/",
     "source_title": "NMSA 1978 47-8-18 Deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "NV",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "NV",
   "state_name": "Nevada",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Nevada, under NRS 118A.242: return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the end of the tenancy. Interest: no. Penalty if the refund or statement is late: 2x the deposit. If the refund is late, NRS 118A.242(6) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if a court so decides).",
   "statute": "NRS 118A.242",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "NRS 118A.242(4)",
   "deadline_quote": "The landlord shall provide the tenant with an itemized, written accounting of the disposition of the security deposit or surety bond, or a combination thereof, and return any remaining portion of the security deposit to the tenant no later than 30 days after the termination of the tenancy",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "NRS Chapter 118A (118A.242 Security deposit)",
   "source_url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-118A.html#NRS118ASec242",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 30,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": false,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "cleaning_to_move_in_condition"
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   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear, cleaning back to move-in condition.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No statutory interest.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "deposit",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_late",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the refund or statement is late",
   "penalty_text": "2x the deposit",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": true,
   "penalty_note": "Failure to return the remainder within 30 days: damages equal to the entire deposit, plus a sum fixed by the court of not more than the entire deposit, weighing good faith, course of conduct and harm (118A.242(6)-(7)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the refund is late, NRS 118A.242(6) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if a court so decides)."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 3,
   "deposit_cap_text": "3 months of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "The deposit, surety bond or both, including last month's rent, may not exceed 3 months' periodic rent (118A.242(1)).",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/nevada",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "NRS 118A.242(4)",
     "quote": "The landlord shall provide the tenant with an itemized, written accounting of the disposition of the security deposit or surety bond, or a combination thereof, and return any remaining portion of the security deposit to the tenant no later than 30 days after the termination of the tenancy",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-118A.html#NRS118ASec242",
     "source_title": "NRS Chapter 118A (118A.242 Security deposit)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "NRS 118A.242",
     "quote": "Failure to return the remainder within 30 days: damages equal to the entire deposit, plus a sum fixed by the court of not more than the entire deposit, weighing good faith, course of conduct and harm (118A.242(6)-(7)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-118A.html#NRS118ASec242",
     "source_title": "NRS Chapter 118A (118A.242 Security deposit)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "NRS 118A.242",
     "quote": "No statutory interest.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-118A.html#NRS118ASec242",
     "source_title": "NRS Chapter 118A (118A.242 Security deposit)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "NRS 118A.242",
     "quote": "The deposit, surety bond or both, including last month's rent, may not exceed 3 months' periodic rent (118A.242(1)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-118A.html#NRS118ASec242",
     "source_title": "NRS Chapter 118A (118A.242 Security deposit)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
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   "id": "NY",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "NY",
   "state_name": "New York",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "New York, under N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law 7-108 (non-rent-stabilized units), 7-103: return the deposit within 14 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated. Interest: conditional. Penalty if the violation is willful or intentional: 2x the deposit. If the itemized statement and refund is late, N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law 7-108(1-a)(e) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit.",
   "statute": "N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law 7-108 (non-rent-stabilized units), 7-103",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law 7-108(1-a)(e)",
   "deadline_quote": "Within fourteen days after the tenant has vacated the premises, the landlord shall provide the tenant with an itemized statement indicating the basis for the amount of the deposit retained, if any, and shall return any remaining portion of the deposit to the tenant. If a landlord fails to provide the tenant with the statement and deposit within fourteen days, the landlord shall forfeit",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law 7-108",
   "source_url": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GOB/7-108",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 14,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "vacate",
   "return_starts_text": "the day the tenant vacated",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 14 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated.",
   "other_deadlines": [],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "unpaid_utilities",
    "moving_and_storage"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear, unpaid utilities, moving and storing the tenant's belongings.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "conditional",
   "interest_condition": "Building with six or more family dwelling units (7-103(2-a)); in smaller buildings only if the landlord chooses an interest-bearing account.",
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": "bank_rate",
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": "annually",
   "interest_note": "The prevailing rate on such deposits in the area. The landlord may keep 1% per annum as administration expenses; the balance is held in trust or paid annually (7-103(2)). If the lease ends off-cycle, the interest collectable at that date is due (7-103(2-b)).",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "deposit",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "willful",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the violation is willful or intentional",
   "penalty_text": "2x the deposit",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": true,
   "penalty_note": "A late statement or deposit forfeits any right to retain any portion (1-a(e)). Violations: actual damages; willful violation: punitive damages of up to twice the deposit (1-a(g)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
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    "If the itemized statement and refund is late, N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law 7-108(1-a)(e) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit."
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   "deposit_cap_text": "1 month of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "No deposit or advance may exceed one month's rent, except for seasonal-use units and owner-occupied cooperatives (1-a(a)). The one-month limit came with the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (L. 2019 ch. 36, Part M; in force 2019-07-14 by secondary sources): a larger deposit taken under an earlier lease was lawful when received; whether a renewal requires refunding the excess is unsettled.",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [
    "Excludes rent-controlled and rent-stabilized units (7-107) and certain senior and care facilities."
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    "https://ag.ny.gov/publications/residential-tenants-rights-guide"
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    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law 7-108(1-a)(e)",
     "quote": "Within fourteen days after the tenant has vacated the premises, the landlord shall provide the tenant with an itemized statement indicating the basis for the amount of the deposit retained, if any, and shall return any remaining portion of the deposit to the tenant. If a landlord fails to provide the tenant with the statement and deposit within fourteen days, the landlord shall forfeit",
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     "url": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GOB/7-108",
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     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law 7-108 (non-rent-stabilized units), 7-103",
     "quote": "A late statement or deposit forfeits any right to retain any portion (1-a(e)). Violations: actual damages; willful violation: punitive damages of up to twice the deposit (1-a(g)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GOB/7-108",
     "source_title": "N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law 7-108",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law 7-108 (non-rent-stabilized units), 7-103",
     "quote": "The prevailing rate on such deposits in the area. The landlord may keep 1% per annum as administration expenses; the balance is held in trust or paid annually (7-103(2)). If the lease ends off-cycle, the interest collectable at that date is due (7-103(2-b)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GOB/7-108",
     "source_title": "N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law 7-108",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law 7-108 (non-rent-stabilized units), 7-103",
     "quote": "No deposit or advance may exceed one month's rent, except for seasonal-use units and owner-occupied cooperatives (1-a(a)). The one-month limit came with the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (L. 2019 ch. 36, Part M; in force 2019-07-14 by secondary sources): a larger deposit taken under an earlier lease was lawful when received; whether a renewal requires refunding the excess is unsettled.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GOB/7-108",
     "source_title": "N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law 7-108",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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   "id": "OH",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "OH",
   "state_name": "Ohio",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Ohio, under Ohio Rev. Code 5321.16: return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy. Interest: conditional. Penalty if the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed): 1x the amount withheld on top of the refund.",
   "statute": "Ohio Rev. Code 5321.16",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Ohio Rev. Code 5321.16(B)",
   "deadline_quote": "Any deduction from the security deposit shall be itemized and identified by the landlord in a written notice delivered to the tenant together with the amount due, within thirty days after termination of the rental agreement and delivery of possession.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Ohio Rev. Code 5321.16 Procedures for security deposits",
   "source_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5321.16",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 30,
   "return_months": null,
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   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
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   "receipts_required": false,
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   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
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    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
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   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "conditional",
   "interest_condition": "Only on the part of the deposit above the greater of $50 or one month's periodic rent, and only if the tenant remains in possession six months or more.",
   "interest_rate_percent": 5,
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   "interest_rate_year": null,
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   "interest_note": "5% per annum on the part of the deposit above $50 or one month's rent, whichever is greater, computed and paid annually; not the whole deposit (unknown if the monthly rent is not given).",
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   "penalty_text": "1x the amount withheld on top of the refund",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Tenant recovers the money due plus damages equal to the amount wrongfully withheld (1x on top of return, so 2x in total) and reasonable attorney fees. No damages or fees if the tenant did not give a written forwarding address.",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": null,
   "deposit_cap_text": null,
   "deposit_cap_note": null,
   "applicability": null,
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   "notes": [
    "Tenant must give a forwarding address in writing or loses the damages and fee remedy (5321.16(B))."
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    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Ohio Rev. Code 5321.16(B)",
     "quote": "Any deduction from the security deposit shall be itemized and identified by the landlord in a written notice delivered to the tenant together with the amount due, within thirty days after termination of the rental agreement and delivery of possession.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5321.16",
     "source_title": "Ohio Rev. Code 5321.16 Procedures for security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Ohio Rev. Code 5321.16",
     "quote": "Tenant recovers the money due plus damages equal to the amount wrongfully withheld (1x on top of return, so 2x in total) and reasonable attorney fees. No damages or fees if the tenant did not give a written forwarding address.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5321.16",
     "source_title": "Ohio Rev. Code 5321.16 Procedures for security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
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     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Ohio Rev. Code 5321.16",
     "quote": "5% per annum on the part of the deposit above $50 or one month's rent, whichever is greater, computed and paid annually; not the whole deposit (unknown if the monthly rent is not given).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5321.16",
     "source_title": "Ohio Rev. Code 5321.16 Procedures for security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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   "id": "OK",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "OK",
   "state_name": "Oklahoma",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Oklahoma, under Okla. Stat. tit. 41, 115: return the deposit within 45 calendar days of the latest of the end of the tenancy, move-out and the tenant's demand for the deposit. Interest: no. Penalty if the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed): forfeiture of the right to withhold. If the itemized statement and refund is late, Okla. Stat. tit. 41, 115(E) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if a court so decides).",
   "statute": "Okla. Stat. tit. 41, 115",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Okla. Stat. tit. 41, 115(B)",
   "deadline_quote": "If the landlord proposes to retain any portion of the security deposit for rent, damages or other legally allowable charges under the provisions of this act or the rental agreement, the landlord shall return the balance of the security deposit without interest to the tenant within forty-five (45) days after the termination of tenancy, delivery of possession and written demand by the tenant.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Okla. Stat. tit. 41, 115 Damage or security deposits (Title 41 complete text, RTF)",
   "source_url": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os41.rtf",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 45,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "termination_possession_and_demand",
   "return_starts_text": "the latest of the end of the tenancy, move-out and the tenant's demand for the deposit",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 45 calendar days of the latest of the end of the tenancy, move-out and the tenant's demand for the deposit.",
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   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
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    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "other_lease_obligations"
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   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear, other charges owed under the lease.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": false,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "Deposit returned 'without interest'; must be held in an Oklahoma federally insured escrow account.",
   "penalty_kind": "forfeiture_only",
   "penalty_multiple": null,
   "penalty_basis": "deposit",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_violation",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed)",
   "penalty_text": "forfeiture of the right to withhold",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "If the landlord fails to comply, the tenant may recover the damage and security deposit and any prepaid rent (115(E)). No statutory multiple. Attorney fees not in this section (not checked elsewhere).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement and refund is late, Okla. Stat. tit. 41, 115(E) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if a court so decides)."
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   "deposit_cap_months_rent": null,
   "deposit_cap_text": null,
   "deposit_cap_note": null,
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [
    "Six-month written-demand window: the tenant's interest ends if no demand is made."
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   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/oklahoma",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
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    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Okla. Stat. tit. 41, 115(B)",
     "quote": "If the landlord proposes to retain any portion of the security deposit for rent, damages or other legally allowable charges under the provisions of this act or the rental agreement, the landlord shall return the balance of the security deposit without interest to the tenant within forty-five (45) days after the termination of tenancy, delivery of possession and written demand by the tenant.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os41.rtf",
     "source_title": "Okla. Stat. tit. 41, 115 Damage or security deposits (Title 41 complete text, RTF)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Okla. Stat. tit. 41, 115",
     "quote": "If the landlord fails to comply, the tenant may recover the damage and security deposit and any prepaid rent (115(E)). No statutory multiple. Attorney fees not in this section (not checked elsewhere).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os41.rtf",
     "source_title": "Okla. Stat. tit. 41, 115 Damage or security deposits (Title 41 complete text, RTF)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Okla. Stat. tit. 41, 115",
     "quote": "Deposit returned 'without interest'; must be held in an Oklahoma federally insured escrow account.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os41.rtf",
     "source_title": "Okla. Stat. tit. 41, 115 Damage or security deposits (Title 41 complete text, RTF)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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   "id": "OR",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "OR",
   "state_name": "Oregon",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Oregon, under Or. Rev. Stat. 90.300: return the deposit within 31 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy. Interest: no. Penalty if the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed): 2x the amount withheld. If the itemized statement is late, Or. Rev. Stat. 90.300(12), (16) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit.",
   "statute": "Or. Rev. Stat. 90.300",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Or. Rev. Stat. 90.300(13)",
   "deadline_quote": "The landlord shall return to the tenant the security deposit or prepaid rent or the portion of the security deposit or prepaid rent that the landlord does not claim in the manner provided by subsections (11) and (12) of this section not later than 31 days after the tenancy terminates and the tenant delivers possession to the landlord.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "ORS 90.300 Security deposits; prepaid rent (ORS chapter 90, 2025 edition)",
   "source_url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors090.html",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 31,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "later_of_vacate_and_termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": false,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 31 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy.",
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   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "cleaning_to_move_in_condition",
    "other_lease_obligations"
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   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear, cleaning back to move-in condition, other charges owed under the lease.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No statewide interest.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_violation",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed)",
   "penalty_text": "2x the amount withheld",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Twice the amount withheld without a written accounting or withheld in bad faith (90.300(16)). Attorney fees to the prevailing party may be awarded under 90.255.",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement is late, Or. Rev. Stat. 90.300(12), (16) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit."
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   "deposit_cap_months_rent": null,
   "deposit_cap_text": null,
   "deposit_cap_note": null,
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [
    "Carpet cleaning deductible only with machine cleaning, carpet cleaned before move-in, and a lease clause (90.300(7)(c)(A))."
   ],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/oregon",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Or. Rev. Stat. 90.300(13)",
     "quote": "The landlord shall return to the tenant the security deposit or prepaid rent or the portion of the security deposit or prepaid rent that the landlord does not claim in the manner provided by subsections (11) and (12) of this section not later than 31 days after the tenancy terminates and the tenant delivers possession to the landlord.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors090.html",
     "source_title": "ORS 90.300 Security deposits; prepaid rent (ORS chapter 90, 2025 edition)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Or. Rev. Stat. 90.300",
     "quote": "Twice the amount withheld without a written accounting or withheld in bad faith (90.300(16)). Attorney fees to the prevailing party may be awarded under 90.255.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors090.html",
     "source_title": "ORS 90.300 Security deposits; prepaid rent (ORS chapter 90, 2025 edition)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Or. Rev. Stat. 90.300",
     "quote": "No statewide interest.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors090.html",
     "source_title": "ORS 90.300 Security deposits; prepaid rent (ORS chapter 90, 2025 edition)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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   "id": "PA",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "PA",
   "state_name": "Pennsylvania",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Pennsylvania, under 68 P.S. 250.511a-250.512 (Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, secs. 511.1-512): return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the earlier of the end of the tenancy and the surrender of the unit. Interest: conditional. Penalty if the refund or statement is late: 2x the amount withheld. If the itemized statement is late, 68 P.S. 250.512(b) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit; whether unpaid rent can still be kept is disputed.",
   "statute": "68 P.S. 250.511a-250.512 (Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, secs. 511.1-512)",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "68 P.S. 250.512(a) (Act of 1951, sec. 512(a))",
   "deadline_quote": "Every landlord shall within thirty days of termination of a lease or upon surrender and acceptance of the leasehold premises, whichever first occurs, provide a tenant with a written list of any damages to the leasehold premises for which the landlord claims the tenant is liable.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 (Act 20), Article V incl. secs. 511.1-512 (68 P.S. 250.511a-250.512)",
   "source_url": "https://www.palegis.us/statutes/unconsolidated/law-information/view-statute?txtType=PDF&SessYr=1951&SessInd=0&ActNum=0020.&chpt=5&subchpt=000.",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 30,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "earlier_of_termination_and_surrender",
   "return_starts_text": "the earlier of the end of the tenancy and the surrender of the unit",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the earlier of the end of the tenancy and the surrender of the unit.",
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   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "other_lease_obligations"
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   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear, other charges owed under the lease.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": false,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "conditional",
   "interest_condition": "Deposits over $100 held past the second anniversary of the deposit (sec. 511.2(c)); must be in an interest-bearing escrow account.",
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": "bank_rate",
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": "annually",
   "interest_note": "Tenant gets the account interest less 1% per annum the landlord keeps as administrative expense, paid annually on the lease anniversary; unpaid interest is returned with the deposit. Amount unknown without the account rate.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_late",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the refund or statement is late",
   "penalty_text": "2x the amount withheld",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "No list within 30 days: landlord forfeits the right to withhold and to sue for damage (512(b)). Not paying the difference within 30 days: liable for double the amount by which the deposit plus interest exceeds actual damages (512(c)). No liability if the tenant gave no new address in writing (512(e)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement is late, 68 P.S. 250.512(b) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit; whether unpaid rent can still be kept is disputed."
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   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 2,
   "deposit_cap_text": "2 months of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "Two months' rent in the first lease year; one month's rent from the second year and on renewals; no increase with rent after five years of tenancy (sec. 511.1).",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [],
   "official_guides": [],
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    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "68 P.S. 250.512(a) (Act of 1951, sec. 512(a))",
     "quote": "Every landlord shall within thirty days of termination of a lease or upon surrender and acceptance of the leasehold premises, whichever first occurs, provide a tenant with a written list of any damages to the leasehold premises for which the landlord claims the tenant is liable.",
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     "url": "https://www.palegis.us/statutes/unconsolidated/law-information/view-statute?txtType=PDF&SessYr=1951&SessInd=0&ActNum=0020.&chpt=5&subchpt=000.",
     "source_title": "Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 (Act 20), Article V incl. secs. 511.1-512 (68 P.S. 250.511a-250.512)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "68 P.S. 250.511a-250.512 (Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, secs. 511.1-512)",
     "quote": "No list within 30 days: landlord forfeits the right to withhold and to sue for damage (512(b)). Not paying the difference within 30 days: liable for double the amount by which the deposit plus interest exceeds actual damages (512(c)). No liability if the tenant gave no new address in writing (512(e)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.palegis.us/statutes/unconsolidated/law-information/view-statute?txtType=PDF&SessYr=1951&SessInd=0&ActNum=0020.&chpt=5&subchpt=000.",
     "source_title": "Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 (Act 20), Article V incl. secs. 511.1-512 (68 P.S. 250.511a-250.512)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "68 P.S. 250.511a-250.512 (Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, secs. 511.1-512)",
     "quote": "Tenant gets the account interest less 1% per annum the landlord keeps as administrative expense, paid annually on the lease anniversary; unpaid interest is returned with the deposit. Amount unknown without the account rate.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.palegis.us/statutes/unconsolidated/law-information/view-statute?txtType=PDF&SessYr=1951&SessInd=0&ActNum=0020.&chpt=5&subchpt=000.",
     "source_title": "Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 (Act 20), Article V incl. secs. 511.1-512 (68 P.S. 250.511a-250.512)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
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     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "68 P.S. 250.511a-250.512 (Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, secs. 511.1-512)",
     "quote": "Two months' rent in the first lease year; one month's rent from the second year and on renewals; no increase with rent after five years of tenancy (sec. 511.1).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.palegis.us/statutes/unconsolidated/law-information/view-statute?txtType=PDF&SessYr=1951&SessInd=0&ActNum=0020.&chpt=5&subchpt=000.",
     "source_title": "Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 (Act 20), Article V incl. secs. 511.1-512 (68 P.S. 250.511a-250.512)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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   "id": "RI",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "RI",
   "state_name": "Rhode Island",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Rhode Island, under R.I. Gen. Laws 34-18-19: return the deposit within 20 calendar days of the latest of the end of the tenancy, move-out and receipt of the forwarding address. Interest: no. Penalty if the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed): 2x the amount withheld on top of the refund.",
   "statute": "R.I. Gen. Laws 34-18-19",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "R.I. Gen. Laws 34-18-19(b)",
   "deadline_quote": "The landlord shall deliver the notice, together with the amount of the security deposit due to the tenant, within twenty (20) days after the later of either termination of the tenancy, delivery of possession, or the tenant’s providing the landlord with a forwarding address for the purpose of receiving the security deposit.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "R.I. Gen. Laws 34-18-19 Security deposits",
   "source_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE34/34-18/34-18-19.htm",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 20,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "latest_of_termination_possession_and_address",
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   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": false,
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   "statement_required": true,
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   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
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    "removal_of_items_left",
    "unpaid_rent",
    "cleaning_to_move_in_condition",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
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   "allowed_deductions_text": "Removing trash or belongings the tenant left, unpaid rent, cleaning back to move-in condition, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No interest provision.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_violation",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed)",
   "penalty_text": "2x the amount withheld on top of the refund",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Amount due plus damages equal to twice the amount wrongfully withheld, plus reasonable attorney fees (34-18-19(c)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
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   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1 month of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "One month's periodic rent; a separate furniture deposit up to one month's rent if furnishings are worth $5,000 or more.",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [],
   "official_guides": [],
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   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "R.I. Gen. Laws 34-18-19(b)",
     "quote": "The landlord shall deliver the notice, together with the amount of the security deposit due to the tenant, within twenty (20) days after the later of either termination of the tenancy, delivery of possession, or the tenant’s providing the landlord with a forwarding address for the purpose of receiving the security deposit.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE34/34-18/34-18-19.htm",
     "source_title": "R.I. Gen. Laws 34-18-19 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "R.I. Gen. Laws 34-18-19",
     "quote": "Amount due plus damages equal to twice the amount wrongfully withheld, plus reasonable attorney fees (34-18-19(c)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE34/34-18/34-18-19.htm",
     "source_title": "R.I. Gen. Laws 34-18-19 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "R.I. Gen. Laws 34-18-19",
     "quote": "No interest provision.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE34/34-18/34-18-19.htm",
     "source_title": "R.I. Gen. Laws 34-18-19 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "R.I. Gen. Laws 34-18-19",
     "quote": "One month's periodic rent; a separate furniture deposit up to one month's rent if furnishings are worth $5,000 or more.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE34/34-18/34-18-19.htm",
     "source_title": "R.I. Gen. Laws 34-18-19 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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   ]
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   "id": "SC",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "SC",
   "state_name": "South Carolina",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "South Carolina, under S.C. Code 27-40-410: return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the latest of the end of the tenancy, move-out and the tenant's demand for the deposit. Interest: no. Penalty if the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed): 3x the amount withheld.",
   "statute": "S.C. Code 27-40-410",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "S.C. Code 27-40-410(a)",
   "deadline_quote": "Any deduction from the security/rental deposit must be itemized by the landlord in a written notice to the tenant together with the amount due, if any, within thirty days after termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession and demand by the tenant, whichever is later.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "S.C. Code tit. 27 ch. 40 (Residential Landlord and Tenant Act), sec. 27-40-410",
   "source_url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t27c040.php",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 30,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "termination_possession_and_demand",
   "return_starts_text": "the latest of the end of the tenancy, move-out and the tenant's demand for the deposit",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": false,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the latest of the end of the tenancy, move-out and the tenant's demand for the deposit.",
   "other_deadlines": [],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
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   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": false,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No interest provision.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 3,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_violation",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed)",
   "penalty_text": "3x the amount withheld",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Three times the amount wrongfully withheld plus reasonable attorney fees (27-40-410(b)); the text has no bad-faith element. No damages if the tenant gave no written forwarding address and the landlord mailed to the last known address.",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": null,
   "deposit_cap_text": null,
   "deposit_cap_note": null,
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/south-carolina",
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   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "S.C. Code 27-40-410(a)",
     "quote": "Any deduction from the security/rental deposit must be itemized by the landlord in a written notice to the tenant together with the amount due, if any, within thirty days after termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession and demand by the tenant, whichever is later.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t27c040.php",
     "source_title": "S.C. Code tit. 27 ch. 40 (Residential Landlord and Tenant Act), sec. 27-40-410",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "S.C. Code 27-40-410",
     "quote": "Three times the amount wrongfully withheld plus reasonable attorney fees (27-40-410(b)); the text has no bad-faith element. No damages if the tenant gave no written forwarding address and the landlord mailed to the last known address.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t27c040.php",
     "source_title": "S.C. Code tit. 27 ch. 40 (Residential Landlord and Tenant Act), sec. 27-40-410",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "S.C. Code 27-40-410",
     "quote": "No interest provision.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t27c040.php",
     "source_title": "S.C. Code tit. 27 ch. 40 (Residential Landlord and Tenant Act), sec. 27-40-410",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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   "id": "SD",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "SD",
   "state_name": "South Dakota",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "South Dakota, under S.D. Codified Laws 43-32-24: return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the later of the end of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant's forwarding address. 14 calendar days after the later of the end of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant's forwarding address if the tenancy ended before SB 4 took effect (2026-07-01) (Before SB 4 (SL 2026 ch 179) the period was two weeks. Effective date assumed 2026-07-01 (South Dakota default; the act has no emergency clause)). Itemized accounting of any deposit withheld, within 45 days after termination, upon the tenant's request. Interest: no. Penalty if the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed): forfeiture of the right to withhold (plus up to $200.00). If the itemized statement and refund is late, S.D. Codified Laws 43-32-24 takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit.",
   "statute": "S.D. Codified Laws 43-32-24",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "S.D. Codified Laws 43-32-24",
   "deadline_quote": "Every lessor of residential premises shall, within twenty-one days after the termination of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant's mailing address or delivery instructions, return the security deposit described in § 43-32-6.1 to the tenant or furnish to the tenant a written statement showing the specific reason for withholding the deposit, or any portion of the deposit.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "SDCL 43-32-24 Return of security deposit after termination of tenancy",
   "source_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-32-24",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 21,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "later_of_termination_and_address",
   "return_starts_text": "the later of the end of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant's forwarding address",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
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   "other_deadlines": [
    "14 calendar days after the later of the end of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant's forwarding address if the tenancy ended before SB 4 took effect (2026-07-01) (Before SB 4 (SL 2026 ch 179) the period was two weeks. Effective date assumed 2026-07-01 (South Dakota default; the act has no emergency clause)).",
    "Itemized accounting of any deposit withheld, within 45 days after termination, upon the tenant's request."
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   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": false,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "other_lease_obligations",
    "cleaning_to_move_in_condition",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
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   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, other charges owed under the lease, cleaning back to move-in condition, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No interest provision.",
   "penalty_kind": "forfeiture_only",
   "penalty_multiple": null,
   "penalty_basis": "deposit",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": 200,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_violation",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed)",
   "penalty_text": "forfeiture of the right to withhold (plus up to $200.00)",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": true,
   "penalty_note": "Any noncompliance forfeits all rights to withhold. Bad-faith retention or bad-faith failure to give the statement or accounting adds punitive damages up to $200 (fixed cap, not a multiple).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement and refund is late, S.D. Codified Laws 43-32-24 takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit."
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   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1 month of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "One month's rent; a larger deposit may be agreed where special conditions pose a danger to maintenance of the premises (43-32-6.1).",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [
    "2026-07-01: SB 4 (SL 2026 ch 179, signed 2026-02-11): return period lengthened from two weeks to twenty-one days; wording tidied. Effective date is the state default, not stated in the act."
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Many secondary guides still say 14 days; the code was amended in 2026."
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   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/south-dakota",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
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    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "S.D. Codified Laws 43-32-24",
     "quote": "Every lessor of residential premises shall, within twenty-one days after the termination of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant's mailing address or delivery instructions, return the security deposit described in § 43-32-6.1 to the tenant or furnish to the tenant a written statement showing the specific reason for withholding the deposit, or any portion of the deposit.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-32-24",
     "source_title": "SDCL 43-32-24 Return of security deposit after termination of tenancy",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "S.D. Codified Laws 43-32-24",
     "quote": "Any noncompliance forfeits all rights to withhold. Bad-faith retention or bad-faith failure to give the statement or accounting adds punitive damages up to $200 (fixed cap, not a multiple).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-32-24",
     "source_title": "SDCL 43-32-24 Return of security deposit after termination of tenancy",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "S.D. Codified Laws 43-32-24",
     "quote": "No interest provision.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-32-24",
     "source_title": "SDCL 43-32-24 Return of security deposit after termination of tenancy",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "S.D. Codified Laws 43-32-24",
     "quote": "One month's rent; a larger deposit may be agreed where special conditions pose a danger to maintenance of the premises (43-32-6.1).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-32-6.1",
     "source_title": "SDCL 43-32-6.1 Maximum security deposit for residential premises",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "S.D. Codified Laws 43-32-24",
     "quote": "SB 4 (SL 2026 ch 179, signed 2026-02-11): return period lengthened from two weeks to twenty-one days; wording tidied. Effective date is the state default, not stated in the act.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/SessionLaw/300761.pdf?Year=2026",
     "source_title": "SD Session Laws 2026, chapter 179 (Senate Bill 4): revise procedures for returning and withholding security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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   "id": "TN",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "TN",
   "state_name": "Tennessee",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Tennessee, under Tenn. Code Ann. 66-28-301: no statutory deadline to return the deposit. Interest: no. Penalty if the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed): forfeiture of the right to withhold.",
   "statute": "Tenn. Code Ann. 66-28-301",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Tenn. Code Ann. 66-28-301(f)",
   "deadline_quote": "In the event the tenant leaves not owing rent and having any refund due, the landlord shall send notification to the last known or reasonably determinable address, of the amount of any refund due the tenant.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Tenn. Code Ann. 66-28-301 Security deposits (FindLaw mirror)",
   "source_url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-66-property/tn-code-sect-66-28-301.html",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": false,
   "return_days": null,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "vacate",
   "return_starts_text": "the day the tenant vacated",
   "no_statutory_deadline": true,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": false,
   "deadline_text": "No statutory deadline to return the deposit.",
   "other_deadlines": [],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": false,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
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    "unpaid_rent",
    "other_lease_obligations",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
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   "normal_wear_excluded": false,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No interest; deposit must be held in a separate account used only for deposits.",
   "penalty_kind": "forfeiture_only",
   "penalty_multiple": null,
   "penalty_basis": "deposit",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_violation",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed)",
   "penalty_text": "forfeiture of the right to withhold",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "No landlord may retain any portion if the deposit was not kept in the required account AND no damage listing was provided (66-28-301(c)). No statutory multiple.",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": null,
   "deposit_cap_text": null,
   "deposit_cap_note": null,
   "applicability": "The URLTA chapter applies only in counties over 75,000 population (2010 census) (66-28-102(a)); elsewhere no state deposit statute applies.",
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [],
   "official_guides": [],
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    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Tenn. Code Ann. 66-28-301(f)",
     "quote": "In the event the tenant leaves not owing rent and having any refund due, the landlord shall send notification to the last known or reasonably determinable address, of the amount of any refund due the tenant.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-66-property/tn-code-sect-66-28-301.html",
     "source_title": "Tenn. Code Ann. 66-28-301 Security deposits (FindLaw mirror)",
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    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Tenn. Code Ann. 66-28-301",
     "quote": "No landlord may retain any portion if the deposit was not kept in the required account AND no damage listing was provided (66-28-301(c)). No statutory multiple.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-66-property/tn-code-sect-66-28-301.html",
     "source_title": "Tenn. Code Ann. 66-28-301 Security deposits (FindLaw mirror)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Tenn. Code Ann. 66-28-301",
     "quote": "No interest; deposit must be held in a separate account used only for deposits.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-66-property/tn-code-sect-66-28-301.html",
     "source_title": "Tenn. Code Ann. 66-28-301 Security deposits (FindLaw mirror)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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   ]
  },
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   "id": "TX",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "TX",
   "state_name": "Texas",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Texas, under Tex. Prop. Code 92.101-92.113: return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated. Interest: no. Penalty if the deposit is kept in bad faith: $100.00 + 3x the amount withheld. If the itemized statement and refund is late, Tex. Prop. Code 92.109(b), (d) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if the statute's presumption of bad faith is not rebutted).",
   "statute": "Tex. Prop. Code 92.101-92.113",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Tex. Prop. Code 92.103(a)",
   "deadline_quote": "Except as provided by Section 92.107, the landlord shall refund a security deposit to the tenant on or before the 30th day after the date the tenant surrenders the premises.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Tex. Prop. Code ch. 92, subchapter C Security Deposits (92.101-92.113)",
   "source_url": "https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/PR/htm/PR.92.htm",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-15",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 30,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "vacate",
   "return_starts_text": "the day the tenant vacated",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": true,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated.",
   "other_deadlines": [],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "other_lease_obligations",
    "lease_break_fee"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear, other charges owed under the lease, rent or fees for ending the lease early.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No interest provision.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 3,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": 100,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "bad_faith",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the deposit is kept in bad faith",
   "penalty_text": "$100.00 + 3x the amount withheld",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Bad-faith retention: $100 plus three times the portion wrongfully withheld plus attorney fees (92.109(a)). Bad-faith failure to itemize forfeits the right to withhold and to sue for damages (92.109(b)). Not returning or itemizing by day 30 after surrender is presumed bad faith (92.109(d)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement and refund is late, Tex. Prop. Code 92.109(b), (d) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if the statute's presumption of bad faith is not rebutted)."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": null,
   "deposit_cap_text": null,
   "deposit_cap_note": null,
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [
    "2025-09-01: HB 2037 (2025, ch. 732): managing or leasing agents are the landlord's agents for notices (92.112); notices may go by e-mail if the parties have e-mailed before (92.113)."
   ],
   "notes": [
    "92.110: before reporting a tenant's debt to a credit bureau or debt collector, send the tenant written notice of the claim (the deductions and the balance owed); a landlord who does not forfeits the right to collect it. This applies with or without a deposit.",
    "A tenant does not forfeit the refund merely by not giving a forwarding address (92.107(b)).",
    "Lease-cancellation fee may be kept when the landlord finds a replacement before the lease starts (92.1031)."
   ],
   "official_guides": [
    "https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer-protection/home-real-estate-and-travel/renters-rights"
   ],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/texas",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Tex. Prop. Code 92.103(a)",
     "quote": "Except as provided by Section 92.107, the landlord shall refund a security deposit to the tenant on or before the 30th day after the date the tenant surrenders the premises.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/PR/htm/PR.92.htm",
     "source_title": "Tex. Prop. Code ch. 92, subchapter C Security Deposits (92.101-92.113)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-15"
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    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Tex. Prop. Code 92.101-92.113",
     "quote": "Bad-faith retention: $100 plus three times the portion wrongfully withheld plus attorney fees (92.109(a)). Bad-faith failure to itemize forfeits the right to withhold and to sue for damages (92.109(b)). Not returning or itemizing by day 30 after surrender is presumed bad faith (92.109(d)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/PR/htm/PR.92.htm",
     "source_title": "Tex. Prop. Code ch. 92, subchapter C Security Deposits (92.101-92.113)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-15"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Tex. Prop. Code 92.101-92.113",
     "quote": "No interest provision.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/PR/htm/PR.92.htm",
     "source_title": "Tex. Prop. Code ch. 92, subchapter C Security Deposits (92.101-92.113)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-15"
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    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Tex. Prop. Code 92.101-92.113",
     "quote": "HB 2037 (2025, ch. 732): managing or leasing agents are the landlord's agents for notices (92.112); notices may go by e-mail if the parties have e-mailed before (92.113).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/PR/htm/PR.92.htm",
     "source_title": "Tex. Prop. Code ch. 92, subchapter C Security Deposits (92.101-92.113)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-15"
    }
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  },
  {
   "id": "UT",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "UT",
   "state_name": "Utah",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Utah, under Utah Code 57-17-3, 57-17-5: return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated. Cure period: five BUSINESS days after the renter serves the 57-17-3(3) notice; failing that the penalty in 57-17-5 applies. Interest: no. Penalty if the refund or statement is late: up to $100.00. If the itemized statement and refund is late, Utah Code 57-17-5(1), (3) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if the tenant first gives the statutory notice and the landlord still does not comply).",
   "statute": "Utah Code 57-17-3, 57-17-5",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Utah Code 57-17-3(2)",
   "deadline_quote": "No later than 30 days after the day on which a renter vacates and returns possession of a rental property to the owner or the owner's agent, the owner or the owner's agent shall mail or deliver to the renter at the renter's last known address or electronically to the renter by a means provided to the owner or owner's agent by the renter:",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Utah Code 57-17-3 Deductions from deposit -- Written itemization -- Time for return (effective 5/7/2025)",
   "source_url": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title57/Chapter17/C57-17-S3_2025050720250507.html",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 30,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "vacate",
   "return_starts_text": "the day the tenant vacated",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "Cure period: five BUSINESS days after the renter serves the 57-17-3(3) notice; failing that the penalty in 57-17-5 applies."
   ],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "other_lease_obligations",
    "cleaning_to_move_in_condition"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear, other charges owed under the lease, cleaning back to move-in condition.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No interest provision.",
   "penalty_kind": "fixed",
   "penalty_multiple": null,
   "penalty_basis": "deposit",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": 100,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_late",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the refund or statement is late",
   "penalty_text": "up to $100.00",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Only after the renter's notice and the owner's failure to comply within five business days: full deposit, full prepaid rent and a $100 civil penalty (57-17-5(1)). Costs and attorney fees only if the opposing party acted in bad faith. No relief if the renter did not serve the notice.",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement and refund is late, Utah Code 57-17-5(1), (3) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if the tenant first gives the statutory notice and the landlord still does not comply)."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": null,
   "deposit_cap_text": null,
   "deposit_cap_note": null,
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [
    "2025-05-07: HB 480 (2025 ch. 275): deposit, prepaid rent and itemization may be returned electronically by a means the renter provided; tenant notice form amended.",
    "2023-05-03: 2023 ch. 401 amended 57-17-5 (tenant notice prerequisite, full deposit plus $100); exact prior text not diffed."
   ],
   "notes": [],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/utah",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Utah Code 57-17-3(2)",
     "quote": "No later than 30 days after the day on which a renter vacates and returns possession of a rental property to the owner or the owner's agent, the owner or the owner's agent shall mail or deliver to the renter at the renter's last known address or electronically to the renter by a means provided to the owner or owner's agent by the renter:",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title57/Chapter17/C57-17-S3_2025050720250507.html",
     "source_title": "Utah Code 57-17-3 Deductions from deposit -- Written itemization -- Time for return (effective 5/7/2025)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Utah Code 57-17-3, 57-17-5",
     "quote": "Only after the renter's notice and the owner's failure to comply within five business days: full deposit, full prepaid rent and a $100 civil penalty (57-17-5(1)). Costs and attorney fees only if the opposing party acted in bad faith. No relief if the renter did not serve the notice.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title57/Chapter17/C57-17-S3_2025050720250507.html",
     "source_title": "Utah Code 57-17-3 Deductions from deposit -- Written itemization -- Time for return (effective 5/7/2025)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Utah Code 57-17-3, 57-17-5",
     "quote": "No interest provision.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title57/Chapter17/C57-17-S3_2025050720250507.html",
     "source_title": "Utah Code 57-17-3 Deductions from deposit -- Written itemization -- Time for return (effective 5/7/2025)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Utah Code 57-17-3, 57-17-5",
     "quote": "HB 480 (2025 ch. 275): deposit, prepaid rent and itemization may be returned electronically by a means the renter provided; tenant notice form amended.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0480.pdf",
     "source_title": "Utah H.B. 480 (2025) Landlord Communication Amendments, enrolled copy",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Utah Code 57-17-3, 57-17-5",
     "quote": "2023 ch. 401 amended 57-17-5 (tenant notice prerequisite, full deposit plus $100); exact prior text not diffed.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title57/Chapter17/C57-17-S5_2023050320240701.html",
     "source_title": "Utah Code 57-17-5 Failure to return deposit -- Recovery of deposit, penalty, costs, and attorney fees",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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  {
   "id": "VA",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "VA",
   "state_name": "Virginia",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Virginia, under Va. Code 55.1-1226: return the deposit within 45 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy. 15 calendar days more, added to the period that applies, for the itemized statement only if damages exceed deposit contractor needed (Damages exceed the deposit and need a third-party contractor, and the landlord said so in writing within the 45 days: the itemization may follow within an additional 15 days (55.1-1226(E)); any amount due to the tenant stays due within the 45 days (55.1-1226(A))). Interest: no. Penalty if the violation is willful or intentional: forfeiture of the right to withhold. If the itemized statement and refund is late, Va. Code 55.1-1226(E) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if a court finds the failure willful) (unpaid rent can still be kept).",
   "statute": "Va. Code 55.1-1226",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Va. Code 55.1-1226(A)",
   "deadline_quote": "The security deposit and any deductions, damages, and charges shall be itemized by the landlord in a written notice given to the tenant, together with any amount due to the tenant, within 45 days after the termination date of the tenancy or the date the tenant vacates the dwelling unit, whichever occurs last.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Va. Code 55.1-1226 Security deposits",
   "source_url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title55.1/chapter12/section55.1-1226/",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 45,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "later_of_vacate_and_termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 45 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "15 calendar days more, added to the period that applies, for the itemized statement only if damages exceed deposit contractor needed (Damages exceed the deposit and need a third-party contractor, and the landlord said so in writing within the 45 days: the itemization may follow within an additional 15 days (55.1-1226(E)); any amount due to the tenant stays due within the 45 days (55.1-1226(A)))."
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   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": "Va. Code 55.1-1214(A)",
   "allowed_deductions": [
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    "late_fees",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "other_lease_obligations",
    "lease_break_fee",
    "unpaid_utilities"
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   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, late fees, damage beyond normal wear, other charges owed under the lease, rent or fees for ending the lease early, unpaid utilities.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "The current text has no interest provision.",
   "penalty_kind": "forfeiture_only",
   "penalty_multiple": null,
   "penalty_basis": "deposit",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "willful",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the violation is willful or intentional",
   "penalty_text": "forfeiture of the right to withhold",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Willful noncompliance: the court orders return of the deposit with actual damages and reasonable attorney fees (credited against rent if the tenant owes rent) (55.1-1226(E)). No statutory multiple.",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement and refund is late, Va. Code 55.1-1226(E) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if a court finds the failure willful) (unpaid rent can still be kept)."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 2,
   "deposit_cap_text": "2 months of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "Two months' periodic rent (55.1-1226(A)).",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [
    "2023-07-01: HB 1542 (2023 ch. 433; also ch. 434) amended the security-deposit section; the specific change was not verified."
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Utility withholding allowed with prior written notice; refund within 10 days of proof of payment (55.1-1226(C)).",
    "Damage insurance may be accepted in lieu of a deposit (55.1-1226(I))."
   ],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/virginia",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
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     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Va. Code 55.1-1226(A)",
     "quote": "The security deposit and any deductions, damages, and charges shall be itemized by the landlord in a written notice given to the tenant, together with any amount due to the tenant, within 45 days after the termination date of the tenancy or the date the tenant vacates the dwelling unit, whichever occurs last.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title55.1/chapter12/section55.1-1226/",
     "source_title": "Va. Code 55.1-1226 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Va. Code 55.1-1226",
     "quote": "Willful noncompliance: the court orders return of the deposit with actual damages and reasonable attorney fees (credited against rent if the tenant owes rent) (55.1-1226(E)). No statutory multiple.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title55.1/chapter12/section55.1-1226/",
     "source_title": "Va. Code 55.1-1226 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Va. Code 55.1-1226",
     "quote": "The current text has no interest provision.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title55.1/chapter12/section55.1-1226/",
     "source_title": "Va. Code 55.1-1226 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Va. Code 55.1-1226",
     "quote": "Two months' periodic rent (55.1-1226(A)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title55.1/chapter12/section55.1-1226/",
     "source_title": "Va. Code 55.1-1226 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Va. Code 55.1-1226",
     "quote": "HB 1542 (2023 ch. 433; also ch. 434) amended the security-deposit section; the specific change was not verified.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/va/2023/bills/VAB00024142",
     "source_title": "Virginia HB 1542 (2023) Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "VT",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "VT",
   "state_name": "Vermont",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Vermont, under 9 V.S.A. 4461: return the deposit within 14 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated. Seasonal occupancy of a unit not intended as a primary residence: 60 days. Interest: no. Penalty if the violation is willful or intentional: 2x the amount withheld. If the itemized statement and refund is late, 9 V.S.A. 4461(e) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit.",
   "statute": "9 V.S.A. 4461",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "9 V.S.A. 4461(c)",
   "deadline_quote": "A landlord shall return the security deposit along with a written statement itemizing any deductions to a tenant within 14 days from the date on which the landlord discovers that the tenant vacated or abandoned the dwelling unit or the date the tenant vacated the dwelling unit, provided the landlord received notice from the tenant of that date.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "9 V.S.A. 4461 Security deposits",
   "source_url": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/09/137/04461",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 14,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "vacate",
   "return_starts_text": "the day the tenant vacated",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": false,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 14 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "Seasonal occupancy of a unit not intended as a primary residence: 60 days."
   ],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "removal_of_items_left",
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "unpaid_utilities",
    "moving_and_storage"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Removing trash or belongings the tenant left, unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear, unpaid utilities, moving and storing the tenant's belongings.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No statewide interest; towns may require it by ordinance (4461(g)).",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "willful",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the violation is willful or intentional",
   "penalty_text": "2x the amount withheld",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Missing the 14 days forfeits the right to withhold any portion; if willful, double the amount wrongfully withheld plus reasonable attorney fees and costs (4461(e)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement and refund is late, 9 V.S.A. 4461(e) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": null,
   "deposit_cap_text": null,
   "deposit_cap_note": null,
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [
    "Damage from events beyond the tenant's control is excluded as well as normal wear (4461(b)(2)).",
    "Municipal ordinances (e.g. Burlington) may add interest and other rules."
   ],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/vermont",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "9 V.S.A. 4461(c)",
     "quote": "A landlord shall return the security deposit along with a written statement itemizing any deductions to a tenant within 14 days from the date on which the landlord discovers that the tenant vacated or abandoned the dwelling unit or the date the tenant vacated the dwelling unit, provided the landlord received notice from the tenant of that date.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/09/137/04461",
     "source_title": "9 V.S.A. 4461 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "9 V.S.A. 4461",
     "quote": "Missing the 14 days forfeits the right to withhold any portion; if willful, double the amount wrongfully withheld plus reasonable attorney fees and costs (4461(e)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/09/137/04461",
     "source_title": "9 V.S.A. 4461 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "9 V.S.A. 4461",
     "quote": "No statewide interest; towns may require it by ordinance (4461(g)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/09/137/04461",
     "source_title": "9 V.S.A. 4461 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "WA",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "WA",
   "state_name": "Washington",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Washington, under Rev. Code Wash. 59.18.280: return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy. 30 calendar days after the day the tenant vacated if the tenant abandoned the premises (RCW 59.18.310) (If the tenant abandons the premises (RCW 59.18.310), 30 days after the landlord learns of the abandonment (taken as the move-out day; a later discovery moves it)). Interest: no. Penalty if the violation is willful or intentional: 2x the deposit. If the itemized statement is late, Rev. Code Wash. 59.18.280(2) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit.",
   "statute": "Rev. Code Wash. 59.18.280",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Rev. Code Wash. 59.18.280(1)(a)",
   "deadline_quote": "Within 30 days after the termination of the rental agreement and vacation of the premises ... the landlord shall give a full and specific statement of the basis for retaining any of the deposit, and any documentation required by (b) of this subsection, together with the payment of any refund due the tenant under the terms and conditions of the rental agreement.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "RCW 59.18.280 Moneys paid as deposit or security for performance by tenant -- Statement and notice of basis for retention -- Remedies",
   "source_url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18.280",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 30,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "later_of_vacate_and_termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "30 calendar days after the day the tenant vacated if the tenant abandoned the premises (RCW 59.18.310) (If the tenant abandons the premises (RCW 59.18.310), 30 days after the landlord learns of the abandonment (taken as the move-out day; a later discovery moves it))."
   ],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": true,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": "Rev. Code Wash. 59.18.260(5)",
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "other_lease_obligations"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear, other charges owed under the lease.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No interest provision.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "deposit",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "willful",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the violation is willful or intentional",
   "penalty_text": "2x the deposit",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": true,
   "penalty_note": "Missing the 30 days makes the landlord liable for the full deposit and barred from asserting claims; the court may award up to twice the deposit for intentional refusal; prevailing party gets costs and attorney fees (59.18.280(2)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement is late, Rev. Code Wash. 59.18.280(2) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": null,
   "deposit_cap_text": null,
   "deposit_cap_note": null,
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [
    "2023-07-23: 2023 c 331: 30-day deadline with documentation duties (estimates, invoices, receipts, time and rate statements); three-year limit for suits over the deposit on agreements from 2023-07-23."
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Deposits and fees may be paid in installments on request (RCW 59.18.610, seen in the chapter text, not quoted)."
   ],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/washington",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Rev. Code Wash. 59.18.280(1)(a)",
     "quote": "Within 30 days after the termination of the rental agreement and vacation of the premises ... the landlord shall give a full and specific statement of the basis for retaining any of the deposit, and any documentation required by (b) of this subsection, together with the payment of any refund due the tenant under the terms and conditions of the rental agreement.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18.280",
     "source_title": "RCW 59.18.280 Moneys paid as deposit or security for performance by tenant -- Statement and notice of basis for retention -- Remedies",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Rev. Code Wash. 59.18.280",
     "quote": "Missing the 30 days makes the landlord liable for the full deposit and barred from asserting claims; the court may award up to twice the deposit for intentional refusal; prevailing party gets costs and attorney fees (59.18.280(2)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18.280",
     "source_title": "RCW 59.18.280 Moneys paid as deposit or security for performance by tenant -- Statement and notice of basis for retention -- Remedies",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Rev. Code Wash. 59.18.280",
     "quote": "No interest provision.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18.280",
     "source_title": "RCW 59.18.280 Moneys paid as deposit or security for performance by tenant -- Statement and notice of basis for retention -- Remedies",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Rev. Code Wash. 59.18.280",
     "quote": "2023 c 331: 30-day deadline with documentation duties (estimates, invoices, receipts, time and rate statements); three-year limit for suits over the deposit on agreements from 2023-07-23.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18.280",
     "source_title": "RCW 59.18.280 Moneys paid as deposit or security for performance by tenant -- Statement and notice of basis for retention -- Remedies",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "WI",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "WI",
   "state_name": "Wisconsin",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Wisconsin, under Wis. Stat. 704.28; Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.06: return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy. 21 calendar days after the day a new tenant moved in if the landlord re-rented the unit to a new tenant before the lease's scheduled end (If the tenant vacates before the termination date and the landlord re-rents before it, 21 days after the new tenancy begins (704.28(4)(b))). Interest: no. Penalty if the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed): 2x the amount withheld.",
   "statute": "Wis. Stat. 704.28; Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.06",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Wis. Stat. 704.28(4)",
   "deadline_quote": "A landlord shall deliver or mail to a tenant the full amount of any security deposit paid by the tenant, less any amounts that may be withheld under subs. (1) and (2), within 21 days after any of the following:",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Wis. Stat. 704.28 Withholding from and return of security deposits",
   "source_url": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/704/28",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 21,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "later_of_vacate_and_termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "21 calendar days after the day a new tenant moved in if the landlord re-rented the unit to a new tenant before the lease's scheduled end (If the tenant vacates before the termination date and the landlord re-rents before it, 21 days after the new tenancy begins (704.28(4)(b)))."
   ],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "unpaid_rent",
    "unpaid_utilities",
    "other_lease_obligations"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Damage beyond normal wear, unpaid rent, unpaid utilities, other charges owed under the lease.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No interest provision.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_violation",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed)",
   "penalty_text": "2x the amount withheld",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "ATCP 134 is an order under Wis. Stat. 100.20; anyone suffering pecuniary loss from a violation recovers twice the loss plus costs and reasonable attorney fees (100.20(5)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": null,
   "deposit_cap_text": null,
   "deposit_cap_note": null,
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [
    "Withholding for anything outside the standard list needs a signed NONSTANDARD RENTAL PROVISIONS document."
   ],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/wisconsin",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Wis. Stat. 704.28(4)",
     "quote": "A landlord shall deliver or mail to a tenant the full amount of any security deposit paid by the tenant, less any amounts that may be withheld under subs. (1) and (2), within 21 days after any of the following:",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/704/28",
     "source_title": "Wis. Stat. 704.28 Withholding from and return of security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Wis. Stat. 704.28; Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.06",
     "quote": "ATCP 134 is an order under Wis. Stat. 100.20; anyone suffering pecuniary loss from a violation recovers twice the loss plus costs and reasonable attorney fees (100.20(5)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/704/28",
     "source_title": "Wis. Stat. 704.28 Withholding from and return of security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Wis. Stat. 704.28; Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.06",
     "quote": "No interest provision.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/704/28",
     "source_title": "Wis. Stat. 704.28 Withholding from and return of security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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   ]
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   "id": "WV",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "WV",
   "state_name": "West Virginia",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "West Virginia, under W. Va. Code 37-6A-1, 37-6A-2, 37-6A-5: return the deposit within 60 calendar days of the end of the tenancy. If 45 days after a new tenant moves in falls before 60 days after termination, that earlier date governs. 15 calendar days more, added to the period that applies, for the itemized statement only if damages exceed deposit contractor needed (Damages exceed the deposit and need a third-party contractor, and the landlord gave written notice within the notice period (the shorter of 60 days after termination and 45 days after a new tenant moves in): an additional 15 days for the itemization (37-6A-2(c)); the deposit minus deductions stays due within the notice period (37-6A-2(a))). Interest: no. Penalty if the violation is willful or intentional: 1.5x the amount withheld on top of the refund. If the itemized statement and refund is late, W. Va. Code 37-6A-5(a) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if a court finds the failure willful) (unpaid rent can still be kept).",
   "statute": "W. Va. Code 37-6A-1, 37-6A-2, 37-6A-5",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "W. Va. Code 37-6A-2(a)",
   "deadline_quote": "Upon termination of the tenancy and within the applicable notice period, any security deposit held by the landlord, minus any deductions for damages or other charges, shall be delivered to the tenant, together with a written itemization of any such damages or other charges as provided in subsection (c).",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "W. Va. Code 37-6A-2 Security deposits",
   "source_url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/37-6A-2/",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 60,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 60 calendar days of the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "If 45 days after a new tenant moves in falls before 60 days after termination, that earlier date governs.",
    "15 calendar days more, added to the period that applies, for the itemized statement only if damages exceed deposit contractor needed (Damages exceed the deposit and need a third-party contractor, and the landlord gave written notice within the notice period (the shorter of 60 days after termination and 45 days after a new tenant moves in): an additional 15 days for the itemization (37-6A-2(c)); the deposit minus deductions stays due within the notice period (37-6A-2(a)))."
   ],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "late_fees",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "unpaid_utilities",
    "moving_and_storage",
    "other_lease_obligations"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, late fees, damage beyond normal wear, unpaid utilities, moving and storing the tenant's belongings, other charges owed under the lease.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No interest provision.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 1.5,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "willful",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the violation is willful or intentional",
   "penalty_text": "1.5x the amount withheld on top of the refund",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Willful or not-in-good-faith noncompliance: the unreturned deposit plus damages equal to one and a half times the amount wrongfully withheld (credited against rent owed) (37-6A-5(a)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement and refund is late, W. Va. Code 37-6A-5(a) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if a court finds the failure willful) (unpaid rent can still be kept)."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": null,
   "deposit_cap_text": null,
   "deposit_cap_note": null,
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/west-virginia",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "W. Va. Code 37-6A-2(a)",
     "quote": "Upon termination of the tenancy and within the applicable notice period, any security deposit held by the landlord, minus any deductions for damages or other charges, shall be delivered to the tenant, together with a written itemization of any such damages or other charges as provided in subsection (c).",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/37-6A-2/",
     "source_title": "W. Va. Code 37-6A-2 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
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    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "W. Va. Code 37-6A-1, 37-6A-2, 37-6A-5",
     "quote": "Willful or not-in-good-faith noncompliance: the unreturned deposit plus damages equal to one and a half times the amount wrongfully withheld (credited against rent owed) (37-6A-5(a)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/37-6A-2/",
     "source_title": "W. Va. Code 37-6A-2 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "W. Va. Code 37-6A-1, 37-6A-2, 37-6A-5",
     "quote": "No interest provision.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/37-6A-2/",
     "source_title": "W. Va. Code 37-6A-2 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "WY",
   "jurisdiction_type": "state",
   "state": "WY",
   "state_name": "Wyoming",
   "city": null,
   "summary": "Wyoming, under Wyo. Stat. 1-21-1208: return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the end of the tenancy. 60 calendar days after the end of the tenancy if there is damage to the unit (30 more days) (Period extended by 30 days if there is damage (and the address-based date likewise gains 30 days)). 15 calendar days after receipt of the tenant's forwarding address if A new mailing address is received; 15 days after it, if that is later (Use if 15 days after the address arrives is later than 30 days after termination). 45 calendar days after receipt of the tenant's forwarding address if damage to the unit and a new mailing address: 45 days after the address, if that is later (The address-based period also gains 30 days when there is damage). Interest: no. Penalty if the deposit is kept without a reasonable basis: forfeiture of the right to withhold. If the itemized statement and refund is late, Wyo. Stat. 1-21-1208(c) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if the failure was unreasonable).",
   "statute": "Wyo. Stat. 1-21-1208",
   "city_ordinance": null,
   "deadline_citation": "Wyo. Stat. 1-21-1208(a)",
   "deadline_quote": "The balance of any deposit and prepaid rent and a written itemization of any deductions from the deposit together with reasons therefor, shall be delivered or mailed without interest to the renter within thirty (30) days after termination of the rental agreement or within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the renter's new mailing address, whichever is later.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Wyo. Stat. 1-21-1208 Deductions from deposit; written itemization; time limits (Title 1 PDF)",
   "source_url": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title01.pdf",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": null,
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 30,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": false,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "60 calendar days after the end of the tenancy if there is damage to the unit (30 more days) (Period extended by 30 days if there is damage (and the address-based date likewise gains 30 days)).",
    "15 calendar days after receipt of the tenant's forwarding address if A new mailing address is received; 15 days after it, if that is later (Use if 15 days after the address arrives is later than 30 days after termination).",
    "45 calendar days after receipt of the tenant's forwarding address if damage to the unit and a new mailing address: 45 days after the address, if that is later (The address-based period also gains 30 days when there is damage)."
   ],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "cleaning_to_move_in_condition",
    "other_lease_obligations"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear, cleaning back to move-in condition, other charges owed under the lease.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "Returned 'without interest'.",
   "penalty_kind": "forfeiture_only",
   "penalty_multiple": null,
   "penalty_basis": "deposit",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "without_reasonable_basis",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the deposit is kept without a reasonable basis",
   "penalty_text": "forfeiture of the right to withhold",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "If the owner 'unreasonably fails' to comply, the renter recovers the full deposit and court costs (1-21-1208(c)); treated as bad faith. No multiple, no attorney fees.",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement and refund is late, Wyo. Stat. 1-21-1208(c) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if the failure was unreasonable)."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": null,
   "deposit_cap_text": null,
   "deposit_cap_note": null,
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [
    "Renter must give the location for payment within 30 days of termination (1-21-1208(a)).",
    "Separate utilities deposits have their own 10/45/15/7-day rules (1-21-1208(b))."
   ],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/wyoming",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Wyo. Stat. 1-21-1208(a)",
     "quote": "The balance of any deposit and prepaid rent and a written itemization of any deductions from the deposit together with reasons therefor, shall be delivered or mailed without interest to the renter within thirty (30) days after termination of the rental agreement or within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the renter's new mailing address, whichever is later.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title01.pdf",
     "source_title": "Wyo. Stat. 1-21-1208 Deductions from deposit; written itemization; time limits (Title 1 PDF)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Wyo. Stat. 1-21-1208",
     "quote": "If the owner 'unreasonably fails' to comply, the renter recovers the full deposit and court costs (1-21-1208(c)); treated as bad faith. No multiple, no attorney fees.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title01.pdf",
     "source_title": "Wyo. Stat. 1-21-1208 Deductions from deposit; written itemization; time limits (Title 1 PDF)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Wyo. Stat. 1-21-1208",
     "quote": "Returned 'without interest'.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title01.pdf",
     "source_title": "Wyo. Stat. 1-21-1208 Deductions from deposit; written itemization; time limits (Title 1 PDF)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "berkeley",
   "jurisdiction_type": "city",
   "state": "CA",
   "state_name": "California",
   "city": "Berkeley",
   "summary": "California (Berkeley), under Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5; Berkeley Rent Stabilization Ordinance; Rent Board Regulation 704: return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated. Interest: conditional. Penalty if the deposit is kept in bad faith: 2x the deposit. If the itemized statement and refund is late, Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5(h)(7) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if a court finds bad faith).",
   "statute": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
   "city_ordinance": "Berkeley Rent Stabilization Ordinance; Rent Board Regulation 704",
   "deadline_citation": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5(h)(1)",
   "deadline_quote": "No later than 21 calendar days after the tenant has vacated the premises, ... the landlord shall furnish the tenant, a copy of an itemized statement indicating the basis for, and the amount of, any security received and the disposition of the security, and shall return any remaining portion of the security to the tenant as follows:",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "California Civil Code 1950.5",
   "source_url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.5",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": "https://rentboard.berkeleyca.gov/elected-rent-board/news/2026-aga-published-and-2025-security-deposit-interest-payment-due-soon",
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 21,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "vacate",
   "return_starts_text": "the day the tenant vacated",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated.",
   "other_deadlines": [],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": true,
   "receipts_over_usd": 125,
   "photos_required": true,
   "photos_required_from": "2025-04-01",
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "cleaning_to_move_in_condition",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "future_defaults_under_lease"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, cleaning back to move-in condition, damage beyond normal wear, future defaults under the lease.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "guidance",
   "interest_required": "conditional",
   "interest_condition": "Unit fully or partially covered by the Berkeley Rent Ordinance.",
   "interest_rate_percent": 0.6,
   "interest_rate_kind": "statutory_index",
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": "annually",
   "interest_note": "Interest year runs November 1 - October 31. Annual payment each December (cash or rent rebate), no later than January 31. At move-out, the balance since the last annual payment (months from November 1 to the move-out date) at the move-out month's rate (12-month average of the Berkeley Bank Rate); the rate used is the one for the move-out month. Annual payment for 2025 (interest year Nov 2024 - Oct 2025): 0.9%.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "deposit",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "bad_faith",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the deposit is kept in bad faith",
   "penalty_text": "2x the deposit",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": true,
   "penalty_note": "Bad-faith claim or retention may bring statutory damages of up to twice the security, in addition to actual damages (1950.5(m)). Separately, bad-faith failure to comply with (h) means the landlord may claim no amount of the security (1950.5(h)(7)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": "0.1x the deposit if the previous calendar year's interest was not paid by January 31",
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement and refund is late, Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5(h)(7) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if a court finds bad faith)."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1 month of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "One month's rent for security collected from 2024-07-01 (AB 12); two months for a natural-person or all-natural-person LLC landlord owning at most two properties with at most four units, unless the tenant is a service member.",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [
    "2026-01-01: AB 414: electronic return of the deposit when paid electronically; rules for multiple adult tenants; statement by email by agreement.",
    "2025-07-01: AB 2801: move-in photos for tenancies beginning on or after this date.",
    "2025-04-01: AB 2801: move-out and after-repair photos; no claims for pre-existing damage or cumulative wear; professional cleaning limits.",
    "2024-07-01: AB 12: deposit capped at one month's rent (two for qualifying small landlords)."
   ],
   "notes": [
    "State law (Civ. Code 1950.5) governs the return deadline, itemization and deposit penalty."
   ],
   "official_guides": [
    "https://www.dre.ca.gov/publications/ResourceGuidebook/2026_Landlord_Tenant_Guide.pdf"
   ],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/berkeley-ca",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5(h)(1)",
     "quote": "No later than 21 calendar days after the tenant has vacated the premises, ... the landlord shall furnish the tenant, a copy of an itemized statement indicating the basis for, and the amount of, any security received and the disposition of the security, and shall return any remaining portion of the security to the tenant as follows:",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.5",
     "source_title": "California Civil Code 1950.5",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "Bad-faith claim or retention may bring statutory damages of up to twice the security, in addition to actual damages (1950.5(m)). Separately, bad-faith failure to comply with (h) means the landlord may claim no amount of the security (1950.5(h)(7)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.5",
     "source_title": "California Civil Code 1950.5",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Berkeley Rent Stabilization Ordinance; Rent Board Regulation 704",
     "quote": "Interest year runs November 1 - October 31. Annual payment each December (cash or rent rebate), no later than January 31. At move-out, the balance since the last annual payment (months from November 1 to the move-out date) at the move-out month's rate (12-month average of the Berkeley Bank Rate); the rate used is the one for the move-out month. Annual payment for 2025 (interest year Nov 2024 - Oct 2025): 0.9%.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://rentboard.berkeleyca.gov/elected-rent-board/news/2026-aga-published-and-2025-security-deposit-interest-payment-due-soon",
     "source_title": "2026 AGA Published and the 2025 Security Deposit Interest Payment Due Soon",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "One month's rent for security collected from 2024-07-01 (AB 12); two months for a natural-person or all-natural-person LLC landlord owning at most two properties with at most four units, unless the tenant is a service member.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB12",
     "source_title": "AB 12 (2023) Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "AB 414: electronic return of the deposit when paid electronically; rules for multiple adult tenants; statement by email by agreement.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://legiscan.com/CA/bill/AB414/",
     "source_title": "AB 414 (2025) Residential tenancies: return of security",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "AB 2801: move-in photos for tenancies beginning on or after this date.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2801",
     "source_title": "AB 2801 (2024) Tenancy: security deposits (photographs)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "AB 2801: move-out and after-repair photos; no claims for pre-existing damage or cumulative wear; professional cleaning limits.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2801",
     "source_title": "AB 2801 (2024) Tenancy: security deposits (photographs)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "AB 12: deposit capped at one month's rent (two for qualifying small landlords).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB12",
     "source_title": "AB 12 (2023) Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "city_overlay",
     "section": "Berkeley Rent Stabilization Ordinance; Rent Board Regulation 704",
     "quote": "The Berkeley Rent Ordinance requires that landlords of fully or partially covered units return annual interest on tenants' security deposits by the end of December, or deduct the owed interest amount from January 2026 rent.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://rentboard.berkeleyca.gov/elected-rent-board/news/2026-aga-published-and-2025-security-deposit-interest-payment-due-soon",
     "source_title": "2026 AGA Published and the 2025 Security Deposit Interest Payment Due Soon",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "los_angeles",
   "jurisdiction_type": "city",
   "state": "CA",
   "state_name": "California",
   "city": "Los Angeles",
   "summary": "California (Los Angeles), under Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5; L.A. Mun. Code 151.06.02 (RSO); LAHD bulletin 44: return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated. Interest: conditional. Penalty if the deposit is kept in bad faith: 2x the deposit. If the itemized statement and refund is late, Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5(h)(7) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if a court finds bad faith).",
   "statute": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
   "city_ordinance": "L.A. Mun. Code 151.06.02 (RSO); LAHD bulletin 44",
   "deadline_citation": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5(h)(1)",
   "deadline_quote": "No later than 21 calendar days after the tenant has vacated the premises, ... the landlord shall furnish the tenant, a copy of an itemized statement indicating the basis for, and the amount of, any security received and the disposition of the security, and shall return any remaining portion of the security to the tenant as follows:",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "California Civil Code 1950.5",
   "source_url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.5",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": "https://housing2.lacity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/44-Interest-Payments-on-Security-Deposits-English.pdf",
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 21,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "vacate",
   "return_starts_text": "the day the tenant vacated",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated.",
   "other_deadlines": [],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": true,
   "receipts_over_usd": 125,
   "photos_required": true,
   "photos_required_from": "2025-04-01",
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "cleaning_to_move_in_condition",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "future_defaults_under_lease"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, cleaning back to move-in condition, damage beyond normal wear, future defaults under the lease.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "guidance",
   "interest_required": "conditional",
   "interest_condition": "Unit subject to the RSO (certificate of occupancy first issued before October 1, 1978; not mobile home parks) and deposit held at least one year.",
   "interest_rate_percent": 3.03,
   "interest_rate_kind": "fixed_percent",
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": "annually",
   "interest_note": "Simple interest at the Rent Adjustment Commission rate, or the actual interest earned with a copy of the bank statement (RAC rate applies if the deposit is not in an interest-bearing account). During the tenancy paid monthly or yearly as a direct payment or rent credit (landlord's written choice). At termination, unpaid accumulated interest is paid at the same time and in the manner required for the deposit under Civ. Code 1950.5. Each calendar year at its own LAHD rate (bulletin 44: 1990-2000 5%, 2002 0%, 2022 0.03%, 2023 0.04%, 2024 0.52%, 2025 4.32%, 2026 3.03%).",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "deposit",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "bad_faith",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the deposit is kept in bad faith",
   "penalty_text": "2x the deposit",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": true,
   "penalty_note": "Bad-faith claim or retention may bring statutory damages of up to twice the security, in addition to actual damages (1950.5(m)). Separately, bad-faith failure to comply with (h) means the landlord may claim no amount of the security (1950.5(h)(7)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement and refund is late, Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5(h)(7) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if a court finds bad faith)."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1 month of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "One month's rent for security collected from 2024-07-01 (AB 12); two months for a natural-person or all-natural-person LLC landlord owning at most two properties with at most four units, unless the tenant is a service member.",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [
    "2026-01-01: AB 414: electronic return of the deposit when paid electronically; rules for multiple adult tenants; statement by email by agreement.",
    "2025-07-01: AB 2801: move-in photos for tenancies beginning on or after this date.",
    "2025-04-01: AB 2801: move-out and after-repair photos; no claims for pre-existing damage or cumulative wear; professional cleaning limits.",
    "2024-07-01: AB 12: deposit capped at one month's rent (two for qualifying small landlords)."
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Non-payment remedy is a civil action (151.06.02(G)); LAHD does not investigate interest complaints."
   ],
   "official_guides": [
    "https://www.dre.ca.gov/publications/ResourceGuidebook/2026_Landlord_Tenant_Guide.pdf"
   ],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/los-angeles-ca",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5(h)(1)",
     "quote": "No later than 21 calendar days after the tenant has vacated the premises, ... the landlord shall furnish the tenant, a copy of an itemized statement indicating the basis for, and the amount of, any security received and the disposition of the security, and shall return any remaining portion of the security to the tenant as follows:",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.5",
     "source_title": "California Civil Code 1950.5",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "Bad-faith claim or retention may bring statutory damages of up to twice the security, in addition to actual damages (1950.5(m)). Separately, bad-faith failure to comply with (h) means the landlord may claim no amount of the security (1950.5(h)(7)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.5",
     "source_title": "California Civil Code 1950.5",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "L.A. Mun. Code 151.06.02 (RSO); LAHD bulletin 44",
     "quote": "Simple interest at the Rent Adjustment Commission rate, or the actual interest earned with a copy of the bank statement (RAC rate applies if the deposit is not in an interest-bearing account). During the tenancy paid monthly or yearly as a direct payment or rent credit (landlord's written choice). At termination, unpaid accumulated interest is paid at the same time and in the manner required for the deposit under Civ. Code 1950.5. Each calendar year at its own LAHD rate (bulletin 44: 1990-2000 5%, 2002 0%, 2022 0.03%, 2023 0.04%, 2024 0.52%, 2025 4.32%, 2026 3.03%).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://housing2.lacity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/44-Interest-Payments-on-Security-Deposits-English.pdf",
     "source_title": "Rent Stabilization Bulletin 44, Interest Payment on Security Deposit (01/13/2026)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "One month's rent for security collected from 2024-07-01 (AB 12); two months for a natural-person or all-natural-person LLC landlord owning at most two properties with at most four units, unless the tenant is a service member.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB12",
     "source_title": "AB 12 (2023) Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "AB 414: electronic return of the deposit when paid electronically; rules for multiple adult tenants; statement by email by agreement.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://legiscan.com/CA/bill/AB414/",
     "source_title": "AB 414 (2025) Residential tenancies: return of security",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "AB 2801: move-in photos for tenancies beginning on or after this date.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2801",
     "source_title": "AB 2801 (2024) Tenancy: security deposits (photographs)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "AB 2801: move-out and after-repair photos; no claims for pre-existing damage or cumulative wear; professional cleaning limits.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2801",
     "source_title": "AB 2801 (2024) Tenancy: security deposits (photographs)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "AB 12: deposit capped at one month's rent (two for qualifying small landlords).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB12",
     "source_title": "AB 12 (2023) Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "city_overlay",
     "section": "L.A. Mun. Code 151.06.02 (RSO); LAHD bulletin 44",
     "quote": "Landlords of rental units subject to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) ... must pay interest on all security deposits held for at least one (1) year for their tenants.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://housing2.lacity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/44-Interest-Payments-on-Security-Deposits-English.pdf",
     "source_title": "Rent Stabilization Bulletin 44, Interest Payment on Security Deposit (01/13/2026)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "san_francisco",
   "jurisdiction_type": "city",
   "state": "CA",
   "state_name": "California",
   "city": "San Francisco",
   "summary": "California (San Francisco), under Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5; S.F. Admin. Code ch. 49 (Rent Board, Topic 101): return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated. Interest: conditional. Penalty if the deposit is kept in bad faith: 2x the deposit. If the itemized statement and refund is late, Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5(h)(7) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if a court finds bad faith).",
   "statute": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
   "city_ordinance": "S.F. Admin. Code ch. 49 (Rent Board, Topic 101)",
   "deadline_citation": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5(h)(1)",
   "deadline_quote": "No later than 21 calendar days after the tenant has vacated the premises, ... the landlord shall furnish the tenant, a copy of an itemized statement indicating the basis for, and the amount of, any security received and the disposition of the security, and shall return any remaining portion of the security to the tenant as follows:",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "California Civil Code 1950.5",
   "source_url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.5",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": "https://www.sf.gov/reports--security-deposits",
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 21,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "vacate",
   "return_starts_text": "the day the tenant vacated",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated.",
   "other_deadlines": [],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": true,
   "receipts_over_usd": 125,
   "photos_required": true,
   "photos_required_from": "2025-04-01",
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "cleaning_to_move_in_condition",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "future_defaults_under_lease"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, cleaning back to move-in condition, damage beyond normal wear, future defaults under the lease.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "guidance",
   "interest_required": "conditional",
   "interest_condition": "Deposit held at least one full year; all residential units including those exempt from the Rent Ordinance, except where rent is assisted or subsidized by a government agency.",
   "interest_rate_percent": 4.2,
   "interest_rate_kind": "fixed_percent",
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": "annually",
   "interest_note": "Simple interest, not compounded, due each year on the tenant's annual due date (the day and month the deposit was received). If the tenant vacates before one full year, no interest is due; after one year but before the next annual due date, the partial year is pro-rated at the rate in effect on the vacate date. Interest must be paid within two weeks of the date the tenant vacates. Landlord may deduct 50% of the annual Rent Board fee for covered units. Rate = annual average of the 90-day AA financial commercial paper rate for the prior calendar year, published early January for the year beginning March 1.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "deposit",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "bad_faith",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the deposit is kept in bad faith",
   "penalty_text": "2x the deposit",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": true,
   "penalty_note": "Bad-faith claim or retention may bring statutory damages of up to twice the security, in addition to actual damages (1950.5(m)). Separately, bad-faith failure to comply with (h) means the landlord may claim no amount of the security (1950.5(h)(7)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement and refund is late, Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5(h)(7) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit (if a court finds bad faith)."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1 month of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "One month's rent for security collected from 2024-07-01 (AB 12); two months for a natural-person or all-natural-person LLC landlord owning at most two properties with at most four units, unless the tenant is a service member.",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [
    "2026-01-01: AB 414: electronic return of the deposit when paid electronically; rules for multiple adult tenants; statement by email by agreement.",
    "2025-07-01: AB 2801: move-in photos for tenancies beginning on or after this date.",
    "2025-04-01: AB 2801: move-out and after-repair photos; no claims for pre-existing damage or cumulative wear; professional cleaning limits.",
    "2024-07-01: AB 12: deposit capped at one month's rent (two for qualifying small landlords)."
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Return deadline, itemization, receipts, photos and penalties are state law (Civ. Code 1950.5); the Rent Board does not handle deposit disputes (Small Claims Court).",
    "Interest owed at the end of the tenancy is due no later than two weeks after the tenant vacated (Admin. Code 49.2(c)), earlier than the 21-day deposit date. Admin. Code 49.3 applies the remedies of Civ. Code 1950.5 to a violation; the Rent Board lists no other penalty for late interest."
   ],
   "official_guides": [
    "https://www.sf.gov/reports--security-deposits",
    "https://www.dre.ca.gov/publications/ResourceGuidebook/2026_Landlord_Tenant_Guide.pdf"
   ],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/san-francisco-ca",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5(h)(1)",
     "quote": "No later than 21 calendar days after the tenant has vacated the premises, ... the landlord shall furnish the tenant, a copy of an itemized statement indicating the basis for, and the amount of, any security received and the disposition of the security, and shall return any remaining portion of the security to the tenant as follows:",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.5",
     "source_title": "California Civil Code 1950.5",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "Bad-faith claim or retention may bring statutory damages of up to twice the security, in addition to actual damages (1950.5(m)). Separately, bad-faith failure to comply with (h) means the landlord may claim no amount of the security (1950.5(h)(7)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.5",
     "source_title": "California Civil Code 1950.5",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "S.F. Admin. Code ch. 49 (Rent Board, Topic 101)",
     "quote": "Simple interest, not compounded, due each year on the tenant's annual due date (the day and month the deposit was received). If the tenant vacates before one full year, no interest is due; after one year but before the next annual due date, the partial year is pro-rated at the rate in effect on the vacate date. Interest must be paid within two weeks of the date the tenant vacates. Landlord may deduct 50% of the annual Rent Board fee for covered units. Rate = annual average of the 90-day AA financial commercial paper rate for the prior calendar year, published early January for the year beginning March 1.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.sf.gov/reports--security-deposits",
     "source_title": "Security Deposits (Rent Board Topic 101)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "One month's rent for security collected from 2024-07-01 (AB 12); two months for a natural-person or all-natural-person LLC landlord owning at most two properties with at most four units, unless the tenant is a service member.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB12",
     "source_title": "AB 12 (2023) Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "AB 414: electronic return of the deposit when paid electronically; rules for multiple adult tenants; statement by email by agreement.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://legiscan.com/CA/bill/AB414/",
     "source_title": "AB 414 (2025) Residential tenancies: return of security",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "AB 2801: move-in photos for tenancies beginning on or after this date.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2801",
     "source_title": "AB 2801 (2024) Tenancy: security deposits (photographs)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "AB 2801: move-out and after-repair photos; no claims for pre-existing damage or cumulative wear; professional cleaning limits.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2801",
     "source_title": "AB 2801 (2024) Tenancy: security deposits (photographs)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Cal. Civ. Code 1950.5",
     "quote": "AB 12: deposit capped at one month's rent (two for qualifying small landlords).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB12",
     "source_title": "AB 12 (2023) Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "city_overlay",
     "section": "S.F. Admin. Code ch. 49 (Rent Board, Topic 101)",
     "quote": "Chapter 49 of the San Francisco Administrative Code requires landlords to pay interest annually on deposits held over one year, regardless of what the deposit is called.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://www.sf.gov/reports--security-deposits",
     "source_title": "Security Deposits (Rent Board Topic 101)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "chicago",
   "jurisdiction_type": "city",
   "state": "IL",
   "state_name": "Illinois",
   "city": "Chicago",
   "summary": "Illinois (Chicago), under 765 ILCS 710 (Security Deposit Return Act); 765 ILCS 715 (Security Deposit Interest Act); Chicago Mun. Code 5-12-080 (City of Chicago RLTO Summary): return the deposit within 45 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated. Interest: conditional. Penalty if the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed): 2x the deposit. If the itemized statement is late, 765 ILCS 710/1(a) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit for damage or cleaning.",
   "statute": "765 ILCS 710 (Security Deposit Return Act); 765 ILCS 715 (Security Deposit Interest Act)",
   "city_ordinance": "Chicago Mun. Code 5-12-080 (City of Chicago RLTO Summary)",
   "deadline_citation": "765 ILCS 710/1(a)",
   "deadline_quote": "... may not withhold any part of that deposit as reimbursement for property damage unless the lessor has, within 30 days of the date that the lessee vacated the leased premises or within 30 days of the date the lessee's right of possession ends, whichever is later, furnished to the lessee ... an itemized statement of the damage allegedly caused to the leased premises ...",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Security Deposit Return Act, 765 ILCS 710",
   "source_url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=2202&ChapterID=62",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-15",
   "city_ordinance_url": "https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/doh/RLTO/RLTO%20Summary_2023_EN_FINAL.pdf",
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 45,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "vacate",
   "return_starts_text": "the day the tenant vacated",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 45 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated.",
   "other_deadlines": [],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": false,
   "statement_days": 30,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": true,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "other_lease_obligations"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear, other charges owed under the lease.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "conditional",
   "interest_condition": "Deposit (or prepaid rent) held more than six months, in a unit covered by the RLTO (not owner-occupied buildings of six or fewer units, among other exclusions).",
   "interest_rate_percent": 0.01,
   "interest_rate_kind": "fixed_percent",
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": "annually",
   "interest_note": "Rate set each year by the City Comptroller (announced the first business day of the year) and applying to agreements made or renewed after the announcement (5-12-081): 1.68% for 2007, 1.26% for 2008, 0.12% for 2009, 0.01% since 2015. Each tenancy year is credited at the rate in force when it began (a yearly renewal); whether a lease never renewed keeps its original year's rate is unsettled. Paid each year by cash or rent credit.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "deposit",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_violation",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed)",
   "penalty_text": "2x the deposit",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "If the landlord fails to comply with the specified deposit requirements the tenant is awarded two times the security deposit plus interest (subject to curing a deficient interest payment). Prevailing plaintiff recovers court costs and reasonable attorney's fees (5-12-180).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement is late, 765 ILCS 710/1(a) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit for damage or cleaning."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": null,
   "deposit_cap_text": "No cap in the statute",
   "deposit_cap_note": "No statewide cap.",
   "applicability": "RLTO does not cover units in owner-occupied buildings with six or fewer units, most hotel/rooming units, dorms, owner-occupied co-ops and condos, employee housing (5-12-010, 5-12-020 per the City summary).",
   "recent_changes": [
    "2024-01-01: P.A. 103-224: Return Act now covers all residential lessors (5-or-more-unit limit removed); email delivery to a verified address."
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Interest Act still applies only to 25+ unit properties; the Return Act no longer has a unit threshold since 2024-01-01.",
    "Chicago's RLTO and Evanston's ordinance set different rules (city overlays).",
    "The 2026 rider states the rate is the average of Chase savings, money market and 6-month CD rates (all 0.01%)."
   ],
   "official_guides": [
    "https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/doh/RLTO/RLTO%20Summary_2023_EN_FINAL.pdf"
   ],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/chicago-il",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "765 ILCS 710/1(a)",
     "quote": "... may not withhold any part of that deposit as reimbursement for property damage unless the lessor has, within 30 days of the date that the lessee vacated the leased premises or within 30 days of the date the lessee's right of possession ends, whichever is later, furnished to the lessee ... an itemized statement of the damage allegedly caused to the leased premises ...",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=2202&ChapterID=62",
     "source_title": "Security Deposit Return Act, 765 ILCS 710",
     "accessed": "2026-10-15"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Chicago Mun. Code 5-12-080 (City of Chicago RLTO Summary)",
     "quote": "If the landlord fails to comply with the specified deposit requirements the tenant is awarded two times the security deposit plus interest (subject to curing a deficient interest payment). Prevailing plaintiff recovers court costs and reasonable attorney's fees (5-12-180).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/doh/RLTO/RLTO%20Summary_2023_EN_FINAL.pdf",
     "source_title": "City of Chicago, Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance Summary (2023, English)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Chicago Mun. Code 5-12-080 (City of Chicago RLTO Summary)",
     "quote": "Rate set each year by the City Comptroller (announced the first business day of the year) and applying to agreements made or renewed after the announcement (5-12-081): 1.68% for 2007, 1.26% for 2008, 0.12% for 2009, 0.01% since 2015. Each tenancy year is credited at the rate in force when it began (a yearly renewal); whether a lease never renewed keeps its original year's rate is unsettled. Paid each year by cash or rent credit.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/doh/RLTO/RLTO%20Summary_2023_EN_FINAL.pdf",
     "source_title": "City of Chicago, Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance Summary (2023, English)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "765 ILCS 710 (Security Deposit Return Act); 765 ILCS 715 (Security Deposit Interest Act)",
     "quote": "No statewide cap.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=2202&ChapterID=62",
     "source_title": "Security Deposit Return Act, 765 ILCS 710",
     "accessed": "2026-10-15"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "765 ILCS 710 (Security Deposit Return Act); 765 ILCS 715 (Security Deposit Interest Act)",
     "quote": "P.A. 103-224: Return Act now covers all residential lessors (5-or-more-unit limit removed); email delivery to a verified address.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/PublicActs/View/103-0224",
     "source_title": "Illinois Public Act 103-0224",
     "accessed": "2026-10-15"
    },
    {
     "rule": "city_overlay",
     "section": "Chicago Mun. Code 5-12-080 (City of Chicago RLTO Summary)",
     "quote": "A landlord must return all security deposits and required interest, if any, minus unpaid rent and expenses for damages, within 45 days from the date the tenant vacates the unit.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/doh/RLTO/RLTO%20Summary_2023_EN_FINAL.pdf",
     "source_title": "City of Chicago, Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance Summary (2023, English)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "evanston",
   "jurisdiction_type": "city",
   "state": "IL",
   "state_name": "Illinois",
   "city": "Evanston",
   "summary": "Illinois (Evanston), under 765 ILCS 710 (Security Deposit Return Act); 765 ILCS 715 (Security Deposit Interest Act); Evanston City Code 5-3-5-1(B) (Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance, Ord. 52-O-24): return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the day the tenant vacated. Interest: no. Penalty if the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed): 2x the amount withheld on top of the refund. If the itemized statement is late, Evanston City Code 5-3-5-1(B) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit.",
   "statute": "765 ILCS 710 (Security Deposit Return Act); 765 ILCS 715 (Security Deposit Interest Act)",
   "city_ordinance": "Evanston City Code 5-3-5-1(B) (Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance, Ord. 52-O-24)",
   "deadline_citation": "765 ILCS 710/1(a)",
   "deadline_quote": "... may not withhold any part of that deposit as reimbursement for property damage unless the lessor has, within 30 days of the date that the lessee vacated the leased premises or within 30 days of the date the lessee's right of possession ends, whichever is later, furnished to the lessee ... an itemized statement of the damage allegedly caused to the leased premises ...",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Security Deposit Return Act, 765 ILCS 710",
   "source_url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=2202&ChapterID=62",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-15",
   "city_ordinance_url": "https://library.municode.com/il/evanston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT5HORE_CH3HOPRTERE",
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 21,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "vacate",
   "return_starts_text": "the day the tenant vacated",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
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   "other_deadlines": [],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": true,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "other_lease_obligations"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear, other charges owed under the lease.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "The ordinance as amended by Ord. 52-O-24 (in force 2025-01-01) requires no interest; the earlier text required yearly interest. The Illinois Security Deposit Interest Act (25 or more units) still applies by its own terms.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_violation",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed)",
   "penalty_text": "2x the amount withheld on top of the refund",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "A housing provider who fails to comply with 5-3-5-1(B) is liable for the property and money due plus damages of twice the amount wrongfully withheld and reasonable attorney fees (5-3-5-1(D)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement is late, Evanston City Code 5-3-5-1(B) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1.5,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1.5 months of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "Security or prepaid rent, or any combination, at most one and one-half months' rent; the part above one month may be paid in up to six instalments (5-3-5-1(A)).",
   "applicability": "The chapter does not govern residence in a medical, geriatric, educational or religious institution, occupancy under a contract of sale, social or fraternal structures, transient hotel or motel occupancy, cooperative shareholders or licensed shared housing (5-3-1(D)2); there is no owner-occupied or small-building exemption.",
   "recent_changes": [
    "2024-01-01: P.A. 103-224: Return Act now covers all residential lessors (5-or-more-unit limit removed); email delivery to a verified address."
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Interest Act still applies only to 25+ unit properties; the Return Act no longer has a unit threshold since 2024-01-01.",
    "Chicago's RLTO and Evanston's ordinance set different rules (city overlays).",
    "The Illinois Security Deposit Return Act (765 ILCS 710) still applies; Evanston's 21 days are the shorter period. A city fine of $100 to $1,000 per offense also applies (5-3-13)."
   ],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/evanston-il",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "765 ILCS 710/1(a)",
     "quote": "... may not withhold any part of that deposit as reimbursement for property damage unless the lessor has, within 30 days of the date that the lessee vacated the leased premises or within 30 days of the date the lessee's right of possession ends, whichever is later, furnished to the lessee ... an itemized statement of the damage allegedly caused to the leased premises ...",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=2202&ChapterID=62",
     "source_title": "Security Deposit Return Act, 765 ILCS 710",
     "accessed": "2026-10-15"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Evanston City Code 5-3-5-1(B) (Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance, Ord. 52-O-24)",
     "quote": "A housing provider who fails to comply with 5-3-5-1(B) is liable for the property and money due plus damages of twice the amount wrongfully withheld and reasonable attorney fees (5-3-5-1(D)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://library.municode.com/il/evanston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT5HORE_CH3HOPRTERE",
     "source_title": "Evanston City Code Title 5, Chapter 3 Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance (5-3-1, 5-3-3-3, 5-3-5-1, 5-3-13)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-10"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Evanston City Code 5-3-5-1(B) (Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance, Ord. 52-O-24)",
     "quote": "The ordinance as amended by Ord. 52-O-24 (in force 2025-01-01) requires no interest; the earlier text required yearly interest. The Illinois Security Deposit Interest Act (25 or more units) still applies by its own terms.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://library.municode.com/il/evanston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT5HORE_CH3HOPRTERE",
     "source_title": "Evanston City Code Title 5, Chapter 3 Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance (5-3-1, 5-3-3-3, 5-3-5-1, 5-3-13)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-10"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Evanston City Code 5-3-5-1(B) (Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance, Ord. 52-O-24)",
     "quote": "Security or prepaid rent, or any combination, at most one and one-half months' rent; the part above one month may be paid in up to six instalments (5-3-5-1(A)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://library.municode.com/il/evanston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT5HORE_CH3HOPRTERE",
     "source_title": "Evanston City Code Title 5, Chapter 3 Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance (5-3-1, 5-3-3-3, 5-3-5-1, 5-3-13)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-10"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "765 ILCS 710 (Security Deposit Return Act); 765 ILCS 715 (Security Deposit Interest Act)",
     "quote": "P.A. 103-224: Return Act now covers all residential lessors (5-or-more-unit limit removed); email delivery to a verified address.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/PublicActs/View/103-0224",
     "source_title": "Illinois Public Act 103-0224",
     "accessed": "2026-10-15"
    },
    {
     "rule": "city_overlay",
     "section": "Evanston City Code 5-3-5-1(B) (Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance, Ord. 52-O-24)",
     "quote": "Any security or prepaid rent not so applied shall be paid to the tenant within twenty-one (21) days after tenant has vacated the dwelling unit.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://library.municode.com/il/evanston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT5HORE_CH3HOPRTERE",
     "source_title": "Evanston City Code Title 5, Chapter 3 Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance (5-3-1, 5-3-3-3, 5-3-5-1, 5-3-13)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-10"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "minneapolis",
   "jurisdiction_type": "city",
   "state": "MN",
   "state_name": "Minnesota",
   "city": "Minneapolis",
   "summary": "Minnesota (Minneapolis), under Minn. Stat. 504B.178; 504B.182; Minneapolis Code of Ordinances 244.2040 (City security deposits page): return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the later of the end of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant's forwarding address. Within five days of the tenant leaving due to legal condemnation not caused by the tenant (subd. 3(a)(2)). Interest: yes. Penalty if the refund or statement is late: $500.00 + 1x the amount withheld on top of the refund.",
   "statute": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178; 504B.182",
   "city_ordinance": "Minneapolis Code of Ordinances 244.2040 (City security deposits page)",
   "deadline_citation": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178, subd. 3(a)",
   "deadline_quote": "Every landlord shall: (1) within three weeks after termination of the tenancy; or (2) within five days of the date when the tenant leaves the building or dwelling due to the legal condemnation of the building ... and after receipt of the tenant's mailing address or delivery instructions, return the deposit to the tenant, with interest thereon",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178 Security deposits",
   "source_url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/504B.178",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": "https://www.minneapolismn.gov/business-services/licenses-permits-inspections/rental-licenses/renter-protections-disclosures/security-deposits/",
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 21,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "later_of_termination_and_address",
   "return_starts_text": "the later of the end of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant's forwarding address",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the later of the end of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant's forwarding address.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "Within five days of the tenant leaving due to legal condemnation not caused by the tenant (subd. 3(a)(2))."
   ],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": "2024-01-01",
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "other_lease_obligations",
    "cleaning_to_move_in_condition",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, other charges owed under the lease, cleaning back to move-in condition, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "yes",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": 1,
   "interest_rate_kind": "fixed_percent",
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": "at_end",
   "interest_note": "Simple noncompounded 1% per annum from the first day of the month after full payment of the deposit to the last day of the month in which the landlord complies with subd. 3 (or judgment). Interest under $1 is excluded (subd. 2).",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 1,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": 500,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_late",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the refund or statement is late",
   "penalty_text": "$500.00 + 1x the amount withheld on top of the refund",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Failure to give the statement in time (or to meet the 504B.182 inspection duties): a penalty equal to the portion withheld plus interest, in addition to that portion and interest (subd. 4). Bad-faith retention adds punitive damages of up to $500 per deposit; bad faith is presumed unless the deposit is returned within two weeks after suit is filed (subd. 7).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1 month of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "One month's rent; if the owner asks for more than a single month's rent up front, the deposit can only be 50% of one month's rent and must be payable over three months; referral by a government agency or nonprofit allows one and a half months' rent.",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [
    "2024-01-01: 2023 Minn. Laws ch. 52 art. 19 ss. 85-86: new 504B.182 initial and move-out inspections (photos/videos alternative), and inspection failures added as a subd. 4 penalty trigger. Applies to leases signed on or after 2024-01-01 (art. 19 s. 90)."
   ],
   "notes": [
    "The statute says 'three weeks'; 21 days is used.",
    "No deposit cap in the statute.",
    "Return deadline and interest are state law (504B.178: 21 days after termination and receipt of a forwarding address)."
   ],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/minneapolis-mn",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178, subd. 3(a)",
     "quote": "Every landlord shall: (1) within three weeks after termination of the tenancy; or (2) within five days of the date when the tenant leaves the building or dwelling due to the legal condemnation of the building ... and after receipt of the tenant's mailing address or delivery instructions, return the deposit to the tenant, with interest thereon",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/504B.178",
     "source_title": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178; 504B.182",
     "quote": "Failure to give the statement in time (or to meet the 504B.182 inspection duties): a penalty equal to the portion withheld plus interest, in addition to that portion and interest (subd. 4). Bad-faith retention adds punitive damages of up to $500 per deposit; bad faith is presumed unless the deposit is returned within two weeks after suit is filed (subd. 7).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/504B.178",
     "source_title": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178; 504B.182",
     "quote": "Simple noncompounded 1% per annum from the first day of the month after full payment of the deposit to the last day of the month in which the landlord complies with subd. 3 (or judgment). Interest under $1 is excluded (subd. 2).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/504B.178",
     "source_title": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Minneapolis Code of Ordinances 244.2040 (City security deposits page)",
     "quote": "One month's rent; if the owner asks for more than a single month's rent up front, the deposit can only be 50% of one month's rent and must be payable over three months; referral by a government agency or nonprofit allows one and a half months' rent.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.minneapolismn.gov/business-services/licenses-permits-inspections/rental-licenses/renter-protections-disclosures/security-deposits/",
     "source_title": "Rental Security Deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178; 504B.182",
     "quote": "2023 Minn. Laws ch. 52 art. 19 ss. 85-86: new 504B.182 initial and move-out inspections (photos/videos alternative), and inspection failures added as a subd. 4 penalty trigger. Applies to leases signed on or after 2024-01-01 (art. 19 s. 90).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2023/0/Session+Law/Chapter/52/",
     "source_title": "2023 Minn. Laws ch. 52 (session law)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "city_overlay",
     "section": "Minneapolis Code of Ordinances 244.2040 (City security deposits page)",
     "quote": "Can only be 50 percent of one month's rent",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://www.minneapolismn.gov/business-services/licenses-permits-inspections/rental-licenses/renter-protections-disclosures/security-deposits/",
     "source_title": "Rental Security Deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "saint_paul",
   "jurisdiction_type": "city",
   "state": "MN",
   "state_name": "Minnesota",
   "city": "Saint Paul",
   "summary": "Minnesota (Saint Paul), under Minn. Stat. 504B.178; 504B.182; Saint Paul Legislative Code 193.02(a) (Ord. 25-31): return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the later of the end of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant's forwarding address. Within five days of the tenant leaving due to legal condemnation not caused by the tenant (subd. 3(a)(2)). Interest: yes. Penalty if the refund or statement is late: $500.00 + 1x the amount withheld on top of the refund.",
   "statute": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178; 504B.182",
   "city_ordinance": "Saint Paul Legislative Code 193.02(a) (Ord. 25-31)",
   "deadline_citation": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178, subd. 3(a)",
   "deadline_quote": "Every landlord shall: (1) within three weeks after termination of the tenancy; or (2) within five days of the date when the tenant leaves the building or dwelling due to the legal condemnation of the building ... and after receipt of the tenant's mailing address or delivery instructions, return the deposit to the tenant, with interest thereon",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178 Security deposits",
   "source_url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/504B.178",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": "https://library.municode.com/mn/st._paul/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIILECO_TITXIXCOPR_CH193TEPR_S193.02SEDEPRRE",
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 21,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "later_of_termination_and_address",
   "return_starts_text": "the later of the end of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant's forwarding address",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 21 calendar days of the later of the end of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant's forwarding address.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "Within five days of the tenant leaving due to legal condemnation not caused by the tenant (subd. 3(a)(2))."
   ],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": false,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": "2024-01-01",
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "other_lease_obligations",
    "cleaning_to_move_in_condition",
    "damage_beyond_wear"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, other charges owed under the lease, cleaning back to move-in condition, damage beyond normal wear.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "yes",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": 1,
   "interest_rate_kind": "fixed_percent",
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": "at_end",
   "interest_note": "Simple noncompounded 1% per annum from the first day of the month after full payment of the deposit to the last day of the month in which the landlord complies with subd. 3 (or judgment). Interest under $1 is excluded (subd. 2).",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 1,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": 500,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_late",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the refund or statement is late",
   "penalty_text": "$500.00 + 1x the amount withheld on top of the refund",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": false,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Failure to give the statement in time (or to meet the 504B.182 inspection duties): a penalty equal to the portion withheld plus interest, in addition to that portion and interest (subd. 4). Bad-faith retention adds punitive damages of up to $500 per deposit; bad faith is presumed unless the deposit is returned within two weeks after suit is filed (subd. 7).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1 month of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "Deposit at most one month's rent and prepaid rent at most one month's rent. If an applicant could be denied under the 193.03(b) screening guidelines, the owner may accept an additional deposit or prepaid rent (193.02(c)). Pet deposits and application fees excluded.",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [
    "2024-01-01: 2023 Minn. Laws ch. 52 art. 19 ss. 85-86: new 504B.182 initial and move-out inspections (photos/videos alternative), and inspection failures added as a subd. 4 penalty trigger. Applies to leases signed on or after 2024-01-01 (art. 19 s. 90)."
   ],
   "notes": [
    "The statute says 'three weeks'; 21 days is used.",
    "No deposit cap in the statute.",
    "Return, itemization and interest are state law (504B.178)."
   ],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/saint-paul-mn",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178, subd. 3(a)",
     "quote": "Every landlord shall: (1) within three weeks after termination of the tenancy; or (2) within five days of the date when the tenant leaves the building or dwelling due to the legal condemnation of the building ... and after receipt of the tenant's mailing address or delivery instructions, return the deposit to the tenant, with interest thereon",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/504B.178",
     "source_title": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178; 504B.182",
     "quote": "Failure to give the statement in time (or to meet the 504B.182 inspection duties): a penalty equal to the portion withheld plus interest, in addition to that portion and interest (subd. 4). Bad-faith retention adds punitive damages of up to $500 per deposit; bad faith is presumed unless the deposit is returned within two weeks after suit is filed (subd. 7).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/504B.178",
     "source_title": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178; 504B.182",
     "quote": "Simple noncompounded 1% per annum from the first day of the month after full payment of the deposit to the last day of the month in which the landlord complies with subd. 3 (or judgment). Interest under $1 is excluded (subd. 2).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/504B.178",
     "source_title": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178 Security deposits",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Saint Paul Legislative Code 193.02(a) (Ord. 25-31)",
     "quote": "Deposit at most one month's rent and prepaid rent at most one month's rent. If an applicant could be denied under the 193.03(b) screening guidelines, the owner may accept an additional deposit or prepaid rent (193.02(c)). Pet deposits and application fees excluded.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://library.municode.com/mn/st._paul/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIILECO_TITXIXCOPR_CH193TEPR_S193.02SEDEPRRE",
     "source_title": "Saint Paul Legislative Code 193.02 Security deposit and prepaid rent (Ord. 25-31)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Minn. Stat. 504B.178; 504B.182",
     "quote": "2023 Minn. Laws ch. 52 art. 19 ss. 85-86: new 504B.182 initial and move-out inspections (photos/videos alternative), and inspection failures added as a subd. 4 penalty trigger. Applies to leases signed on or after 2024-01-01 (art. 19 s. 90).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2023/0/Session+Law/Chapter/52/",
     "source_title": "2023 Minn. Laws ch. 52 (session law)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "city_overlay",
     "section": "Saint Paul Legislative Code 193.02(a) (Ord. 25-31)",
     "quote": "(a) Limit on security deposit amount. No landlord may demand, charge, accept, or retain from a tenant more than a single month's rent as a security deposit.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://library.municode.com/mn/st._paul/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIILECO_TITXIXCOPR_CH193TEPR_S193.02SEDEPRRE",
     "source_title": "Saint Paul Legislative Code 193.02 Security deposit and prepaid rent (Ord. 25-31)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "portland",
   "jurisdiction_type": "city",
   "state": "OR",
   "state_name": "Oregon",
   "city": "Portland",
   "summary": "Oregon (Portland), under Or. Rev. Stat. 90.300; Portland City Code 30.01.087.C.2: return the deposit within 31 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy. Interest: conditional. Penalty if the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed): 2x the amount withheld. If the itemized statement is late, Or. Rev. Stat. 90.300(12), (16) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit.",
   "statute": "Or. Rev. Stat. 90.300",
   "city_ordinance": "Portland City Code 30.01.087.C.2",
   "deadline_citation": "Or. Rev. Stat. 90.300(13)",
   "deadline_quote": "The landlord shall return to the tenant the security deposit or prepaid rent or the portion of the security deposit or prepaid rent that the landlord does not claim in the manner provided by subsections (11) and (12) of this section not later than 31 days after the tenancy terminates and the tenant delivers possession to the landlord.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "ORS 90.300 Security deposits; prepaid rent (ORS chapter 90, 2025 edition)",
   "source_url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors090.html",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": "https://www.portland.gov/code/30/01/087",
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 31,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "later_of_vacate_and_termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": false,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 31 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": true,
   "receipts_over_usd": 200,
   "photos_required": true,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": null,
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "cleaning_to_move_in_condition",
    "other_lease_obligations"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear, cleaning back to move-in condition, other charges owed under the lease.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "conditional",
   "interest_condition": "Deposit held in an interest-bearing account.",
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": "bank_rate",
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": "at_end",
   "interest_note": "Deposit must be in a segregated account within two weeks. If interest-bearing, all interest accrues to the tenant and is returned with the unused deposit, less an optional 5% administrative deduction from the interest (30.01.087.B.1).",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "amount_withheld",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "any_violation",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed)",
   "penalty_text": "2x the amount withheld",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": false,
   "penalty_note": "Twice the amount withheld without a written accounting or withheld in bad faith (90.300(16)). Attorney fees to the prevailing party may be awarded under 90.255.",
   "city_additional_penalty": "up to $250.00 per violation if the rule is not followed (no bad faith needed)",
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement is late, Or. Rev. Stat. 90.300(12), (16) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1 month of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "One month's rent if last month's rent is not required; if last month's rent is required, at most one-half month's rent more as deposit (A.1, A.2). Plus up to one-half month's rent for conditional approval, payable in installments over up to three months (A.3).",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [],
   "notes": [
    "Carpet cleaning deductible only with machine cleaning, carpet cleaned before move-in, and a lease clause (90.300(7)(c)(A)).",
    "Return timing follows ORS 90.300 (31 days after termination; the City brochure restates 31 days); no city change.",
    "Code applies to rental agreements for dwelling units covered by the Oregon RLTA within Portland city limits."
   ],
   "official_guides": [],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/portland-or",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Or. Rev. Stat. 90.300(13)",
     "quote": "The landlord shall return to the tenant the security deposit or prepaid rent or the portion of the security deposit or prepaid rent that the landlord does not claim in the manner provided by subsections (11) and (12) of this section not later than 31 days after the tenancy terminates and the tenant delivers possession to the landlord.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors090.html",
     "source_title": "ORS 90.300 Security deposits; prepaid rent (ORS chapter 90, 2025 edition)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Or. Rev. Stat. 90.300",
     "quote": "Twice the amount withheld without a written accounting or withheld in bad faith (90.300(16)). Attorney fees to the prevailing party may be awarded under 90.255.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors090.html",
     "source_title": "ORS 90.300 Security deposits; prepaid rent (ORS chapter 90, 2025 edition)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Portland City Code 30.01.087.C.2",
     "quote": "Deposit must be in a segregated account within two weeks. If interest-bearing, all interest accrues to the tenant and is returned with the unused deposit, less an optional 5% administrative deduction from the interest (30.01.087.B.1).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.portland.gov/code/30/01/087",
     "source_title": "Portland City Code 30.01.087 Security Deposits; Pre-paid Rent",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Portland City Code 30.01.087.C.2",
     "quote": "One month's rent if last month's rent is not required; if last month's rent is required, at most one-half month's rent more as deposit (A.1, A.2). Plus up to one-half month's rent for conditional approval, payable in installments over up to three months (A.3).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://www.portland.gov/code/30/01/087",
     "source_title": "Portland City Code 30.01.087 Security Deposits; Pre-paid Rent",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "city_overlay",
     "section": "Portland City Code 30.01.087.C.2",
     "quote": "A landlord may claim from the security deposit amounts equal only to the costs reasonably necessary to repair the premises to its condition existing at the commencement of the rental agreement (commencement date); provided however, that a landlord may not claim any portion of the security deposit for routine maintenance; for ordinary wear and tear;",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://www.portland.gov/code/30/01/087",
     "source_title": "Portland City Code 30.01.087 Security Deposits; Pre-paid Rent",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "seattle",
   "jurisdiction_type": "city",
   "state": "WA",
   "state_name": "Washington",
   "city": "Seattle",
   "summary": "Washington (Seattle), under Rev. Code Wash. 59.18.280; Seattle Mun. Code ch. 7.24 (SDCI Move-In Charges): return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy. 30 calendar days after the day the tenant vacated if the tenant abandoned the premises (RCW 59.18.310) (If the tenant abandons the premises (RCW 59.18.310), 30 days after the landlord learns of the abandonment (taken as the move-out day; a later discovery moves it)). Interest: no. Penalty if the violation is willful or intentional: 2x the deposit. If the itemized statement is late, Rev. Code Wash. 59.18.280(2) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit.",
   "statute": "Rev. Code Wash. 59.18.280",
   "city_ordinance": "Seattle Mun. Code ch. 7.24 (SDCI Move-In Charges)",
   "deadline_citation": "Rev. Code Wash. 59.18.280(1)(a)",
   "deadline_quote": "Within 30 days after the termination of the rental agreement and vacation of the premises ... the landlord shall give a full and specific statement of the basis for retaining any of the deposit, and any documentation required by (b) of this subsection, together with the payment of any refund due the tenant under the terms and conditions of the rental agreement.",
   "deadline_quote_verbatim": true,
   "source_title": "RCW 59.18.280 Moneys paid as deposit or security for performance by tenant -- Statement and notice of basis for retention -- Remedies",
   "source_url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18.280",
   "source_checked_on": "2026-10-09",
   "city_ordinance_url": "https://seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/codes/common-code-questions/move-in-charges",
   "verified": true,
   "return_days": 30,
   "return_months": null,
   "return_counting": "calendar",
   "return_starts": "later_of_vacate_and_termination",
   "return_starts_text": "the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy",
   "no_statutory_deadline": false,
   "needs_forwarding_address": false,
   "last_day_rolls_forward": true,
   "deadline_text": "Return the deposit within 30 calendar days of the later of move-out and the end of the tenancy.",
   "other_deadlines": [
    "30 calendar days after the day the tenant vacated if the tenant abandoned the premises (RCW 59.18.310) (If the tenant abandons the premises (RCW 59.18.310), 30 days after the landlord learns of the abandonment (taken as the move-out day; a later discovery moves it))."
   ],
   "statement_required": true,
   "statement_with_refund": true,
   "statement_days": null,
   "statement_months": null,
   "receipts_required": true,
   "receipts_over_usd": null,
   "photos_required": false,
   "photos_required_from": null,
   "move_in_checklist_section": "Rev. Code Wash. 59.18.260(5)",
   "allowed_deductions": [
    "unpaid_rent",
    "damage_beyond_wear",
    "other_lease_obligations"
   ],
   "allowed_deductions_text": "Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear, other charges owed under the lease.",
   "normal_wear_excluded": true,
   "depreciation": "silent",
   "interest_required": "no",
   "interest_condition": null,
   "interest_rate_percent": null,
   "interest_rate_kind": null,
   "interest_rate_year": null,
   "interest_payable": null,
   "interest_note": "No interest provision.",
   "penalty_kind": "multiple",
   "penalty_multiple": 2,
   "penalty_basis": "deposit",
   "penalty_fixed_usd": null,
   "penalty_minimum_usd": null,
   "penalty_condition": "willful",
   "penalty_applies_if": "the violation is willful or intentional",
   "penalty_text": "2x the deposit",
   "penalty_attorney_fees": true,
   "penalty_discretionary": true,
   "penalty_note": "Missing the 30 days makes the landlord liable for the full deposit and barred from asserting claims; the court may award up to twice the deposit for intentional refusal; prevailing party gets costs and attorney fees (59.18.280(2)).",
   "city_additional_penalty": null,
   "forfeiture": [
    "If the itemized statement is late, Rev. Code Wash. 59.18.280(2) takes away the right to keep any part of the deposit."
   ],
   "deposit_cap_months_rent": 1,
   "deposit_cap_text": "1 month of rent",
   "deposit_cap_note": "Security deposit plus nonrefundable move-in fees combined cannot exceed one month's rent; move-in fees (screening or move-out cleaning only) cannot exceed 10% of the first month's rent; pet deposits cannot exceed 25% of the first month's rent. Tenants may pay in installments (6 for leases of 6+ months, 4 for 30 days to 6 months, 2 for month-to-month; pet deposits 3) with no extra fee or interest.",
   "applicability": null,
   "recent_changes": [
    "2023-07-23: 2023 c 331: 30-day deadline with documentation duties (estimates, invoices, receipts, time and rate statements); three-year limit for suits over the deposit on agreements from 2023-07-23."
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Deposits and fees may be paid in installments on request (RCW 59.18.610, seen in the chapter text, not quoted).",
    "No city change to the return deadline found; RCW 59.18.280 (state row) governs return, itemization and penalty."
   ],
   "official_guides": [
    "https://www.seattle.gov/rentinginseattle/renters/moving-out/return-of-your-security-deposit"
   ],
   "page_url": "https://tektolo.com/deposit-settlement/seattle-wa",
   "ruleset_version": "sd-2026.11.20",
   "ruleset_hash": "sha256:4d2df5171e876ddc04b0a2b1a11c2792dcee800bcf29ddafb365924d060721dc",
   "citations": [
    {
     "rule": "deadline",
     "section": "Rev. Code Wash. 59.18.280(1)(a)",
     "quote": "Within 30 days after the termination of the rental agreement and vacation of the premises ... the landlord shall give a full and specific statement of the basis for retaining any of the deposit, and any documentation required by (b) of this subsection, together with the payment of any refund due the tenant under the terms and conditions of the rental agreement.",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18.280",
     "source_title": "RCW 59.18.280 Moneys paid as deposit or security for performance by tenant -- Statement and notice of basis for retention -- Remedies",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "penalty",
     "section": "Rev. Code Wash. 59.18.280",
     "quote": "Missing the 30 days makes the landlord liable for the full deposit and barred from asserting claims; the court may award up to twice the deposit for intentional refusal; prevailing party gets costs and attorney fees (59.18.280(2)).",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18.280",
     "source_title": "RCW 59.18.280 Moneys paid as deposit or security for performance by tenant -- Statement and notice of basis for retention -- Remedies",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "interest",
     "section": "Rev. Code Wash. 59.18.280",
     "quote": "No interest provision.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18.280",
     "source_title": "RCW 59.18.280 Moneys paid as deposit or security for performance by tenant -- Statement and notice of basis for retention -- Remedies",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "deposit_cap",
     "section": "Seattle Mun. Code ch. 7.24 (SDCI Move-In Charges)",
     "quote": "Security deposit plus nonrefundable move-in fees combined cannot exceed one month's rent; move-in fees (screening or move-out cleaning only) cannot exceed 10% of the first month's rent; pet deposits cannot exceed 25% of the first month's rent. Tenants may pay in installments (6 for leases of 6+ months, 4 for 30 days to 6 months, 2 for month-to-month; pet deposits 3) with no extra fee or interest.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/codes/common-code-questions/move-in-charges",
     "source_title": "Move-In Charges (common code questions)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "recent_change",
     "section": "Rev. Code Wash. 59.18.280",
     "quote": "2023 c 331: 30-day deadline with documentation duties (estimates, invoices, receipts, time and rate statements); three-year limit for suits over the deposit on agreements from 2023-07-23.",
     "verbatim": false,
     "url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18.280",
     "source_title": "RCW 59.18.280 Moneys paid as deposit or security for performance by tenant -- Statement and notice of basis for retention -- Remedies",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
     "rule": "city_overlay",
     "section": "Seattle Mun. Code ch. 7.24 (SDCI Move-In Charges)",
     "quote": "The total amount of the security deposit and the move-in fees combined cannot exceed one month's rent",
     "verbatim": true,
     "url": "https://seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/codes/common-code-questions/move-in-charges",
     "source_title": "Move-In Charges (common code questions)",
     "accessed": "2026-10-09"
    }
   ]
  }
 ]
}