State Requirements for Security Deposits and Entry

State	Deadline for Returning Security Deposit	Deposit Limits	Notice Requirements for Entry
Alabama	No statutory deadline	No statutory limit	No statute
Alaska	14 days if the tenant gives proper notice to terminate tenancy; 30 days if the tenant does not give proper notice	Two months' rent, except where rent exceeds $2,000 per month	24 hours
Arizona	14 days	One and one-half months' rent (unless tenant voluntarily agrees to pay more)	Two days
Arkansas	30 days	Two months' rent	No statute
California	3 weeks	Two months' rent (unfurnished, no waterbed); two and one-half months' rent (unfurnished, tenant has waterbed); three months' rent (furnished, no waterbed); three and one-half months' rent (furnished, tenant has waterbed)	24 hours
Colorado	One month, unless lease agreement specifies longer period of time (which may be no more than 60 days); 72 hours if a hazardous condition involving gas equipment requires tenant to vacate	No statutory limit	No statute
Connecticut	One month, unless lease agreement specifies longer period of time (which may be no more than 60 days); 72 hours if a hazardous condition involving gas equipment requires tenant to vacate	Two months' rent (tenant under 62 years of age); one month's rent (tenant 62 years of age or older)	Reasonable notice
Delaware	20 days	One month's rent on leases for one year or more; no limit for month-to-month rental agreements	Two days
District of Columbia	45 days	One month's rent	No statute
Florida	15 to 60 days depending on whether tenant disputes deductions	No statutory limit	12 hours
Georgia	One month	No statutory limit	No statute
Hawaii	14 days	One month's rent	Two days
Idaho	21 days, or up to 30 days if landlord and tenant agree	No statutory limit	No statute
Illinois	30-45 days, depending on whether tenant disputes deductions	No statutory limit	No statute
Indiana	45 days	No statutory limit	No statute
Iowa	30 days	Two months' rent	24 hours
Kansas	30 days	One month's rent (unfurnished, no pets); one and one-half months' rent (unfurnished with pets or furnished with no pets)	Reasonable notice
Kentucky	30-60 days, depending on whether tenant disputes deductions	No statutory limit	Two days
Louisiana	One month	30 days' rent	No statute
Maine	21 days (tenancy at will) or 30 days (written rental agreement)	Two months' rent	24 hours
Maryland	30-45 days, depending on whether tenant has been evicted or has abandoned the premises	Two months' rent or $50, whichever is greater	No statute
Massachusetts	30 days	Two months' rent	No statute
Michigan	30 days	One and one-half months' rent	No statute
Minnesota	Three weeks after tenant leaves, and landlord receives mailing address; five days if tenant must leave due to building condemnation	No statutory limit	Reasonable notice
Mississippi	45 days	No statutory limit	No statute
Missouri	30 days	Two months' rent	No statute
Montana	30 days (10 days if no deduction)	No statutory limit	24 hours
Nebraska	14 days	One month's rent (no pets); one and one-quarter months' rent (pets)	One day
Nevada	30 days	Three months' rent	24 hours
New Hampshire	30 days	One month's rent or $100, whichever is greater; no limit when landlord and tenant share facilities	"Notice which is adequate under the circumstances"
New Jersey	30 days; five days in case of fire, flood, condemnation or evacuation	One and one-half month's rent	No statute
New Mexico	30 days	One month's rent (for rental agreement less than one year); no limit for leases of one year or more	24 hours
New York	Reasonable time	No statutory limit (for non-regulated units)	No statute
North Carolina	30 days	One and one-half months' rent for month-to-month rental agreements; two months' rent if term is longer than two months	No statute
North Dakota	30 days	One month's rent (or $1,500 if tenant has a pet)	Reasonable notice
Ohio	30 days	No statutory limit	24 hours
Oklahoma	30 days	No statutory limit	One day
Oregon	31 days	No statutory limit	24 hours
Pennsylvania	30 days	Two months' rent for first year of renting; one month's rent during the second and subsequent years of renting	No statute
Rhode Island	20 days	One month's rent	Two days
South Carolina	30 days	No statutory limit	24 hours
South Dakota	Two weeks to return entire deposit or a portion, and provide reasons for withholding; 45 days for a written, itemized accounting if tenant requests it	One month's rent (higher deposit may be charged if special conditions pose a danger to maintenance of the premises)	No statute
Tennessee	No statutory deadline	No statutory limit	No statute
Texas	30 days	No statutory limit	No statute
Utah	30 days, or within 15 days of receiving tenant's forwarding address, whichever is later	No statutory limit	No statute
Vermont	14 days	No statutory limit	48 hours
Virginia	45 days	Two months' rent	24 hours
Washington	14 days	No statutory limit	Two days
West Virginia	No statutory deadline	No statutory limit	No statute
Wisconsin	21 days	No statutory limit	Reasonable notice
Wyoming	30 days, or within 15 days of receiving tenant's forwarding address, whichever is later; 60 days if there is damage	No statutory limit	No statute

Synopsis of State Requirements for Security Deposits and Entry

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