Pick the state and the move-out date to get the day the deposit has to go back, with the statute. This is general information, not legal advice.
Pick a state and the move-out date.
| State | Return deadline | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 60 days after the tenancy ends | Ala. Code §35-9A-201 |
| Alaska | 30 days after the tenancy ends | AS 34.03.070 |
| Arizona | 14 business days after the tenancy ends | A.R.S. §33-1321 |
| Arkansas | 60 days after the tenancy ends | A.C.A. §18-16-305 |
| California | 21 days after the tenancy ends | Civ. Code §1950.5 (AB 12, 2024) |
| Colorado | 30 days after the tenancy ends | C.R.S. §38-12-103 (SB23-184) |
| Connecticut | 21 days after the tenancy ends | C.G.S. §47a-21 |
| Delaware | 20 days after the tenancy ends | 25 Del. C. §5514 |
| District of Columbia | 45 days after the tenancy ends | 14 DCMR §§308-311 |
| Florida | 15 days after the tenancy ends | Fla. Stat. §83.49 |
| Georgia | 30 days after the tenancy ends | O.C.G.A. §44-7-34 (HB 404, 2024) |
| Hawaii | 14 days after the tenancy ends | HRS §521-44 |
| Idaho | 21 days after the tenancy ends | Idaho Code §6-321 |
| Illinois | 45 days after the tenancy ends | 765 ILCS 710 |
| Indiana | 45 days after the tenancy ends | Ind. Code §32-31-3-12 |
| Iowa | 30 days after the tenancy ends | Iowa Code §562A.12 |
| Kansas | 30 days after the tenancy ends | K.S.A. §58-2550 |
| Kentucky | 60 days after the tenancy ends | KRS §383.580 (URLTA counties) |
| Louisiana | 30 days after the tenancy ends | La. R.S. 9:3251 |
| Maine | 30 days after the tenancy ends | 14 M.R.S. §§6032-6038 |
| Maryland | 45 days after the tenancy ends | Md. Real Prop. §8-203 |
| Massachusetts | 30 days after the tenancy ends | M.G.L. c.186 §15B |
| Michigan | 30 days after the tenancy ends | MCL §§554.602-616 |
| Minnesota | 21 days after the tenancy ends | Minn. Stat. §504B.178 |
| Mississippi | 45 days after the tenancy ends | Miss. Code §89-8-21 |
| Missouri | 30 days after the tenancy ends | Mo. Rev. Stat. §535.300 |
| Montana | 30 days after the tenancy ends | Mont. Code §70-25-202 |
| Nebraska | 14 days after the tenancy ends | Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-1416 |
| Nevada | 30 days after the tenancy ends | NRS 118A.242 |
| New Hampshire | 30 days after the tenancy ends | RSA 540-A |
| New Jersey | 30 days after the tenancy ends | N.J.S.A. §46:8-21.1 |
| New Mexico | 30 days after the tenancy ends | N.M. Stat. §47-8-18 |
| New York | 14 days after the tenancy ends | GOL §7-108 (HSTPA 2019) |
| North Carolina | 30 days after the tenancy ends | N.C.G.S. §§42-50 to 42-56 |
| North Dakota | 30 days after the tenancy ends | N.D.C.C. §47-16-07.1 |
| Ohio | 30 days after the tenancy ends | Ohio Rev. Code §5321.16 |
| Oklahoma | 45 days after the tenancy ends | 41 O.S. §115 |
| Oregon | 31 days after the tenancy ends | ORS 90.300 |
| Pennsylvania | 30 days after the tenancy ends | 68 P.S. §250.511 |
| Rhode Island | 20 days after the tenancy ends | R.I.G.L. §34-18-19 |
| South Carolina | 30 days after the tenancy ends | S.C. Code §27-40-410 |
| South Dakota | 14 days after the tenancy ends | SDCL §43-32-6.1 |
| Tennessee | 30 days after the tenancy ends | Tenn. Code §66-28-301 (URLTA counties) |
| Texas | 30 days after the tenant moves out and gives a forwarding address | Tex. Prop. Code §§92.103-92.109 |
| Utah | 30 days after the tenancy ends | Utah Code §§57-17-1 to -5 |
| Vermont | 14 days after the tenancy ends | 9 V.S.A. §4461 |
| Virginia | 45 days after the tenancy ends | Va. Code §55.1-1226 |
| Washington | 21 days after the tenancy ends | RCW 59.18.280 |
| West Virginia | 60 days after the tenancy ends | W. Va. Code §37-6A-1 |
| Wisconsin | 21 days after the tenancy ends | Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.06 |
| Wyoming | 30 days after the tenancy ends | Wyo. Stat. §1-21-1208 |
Data version 2026-08. This is general information, not legal advice. Business days skip weekends and the state’s holidays. Some cities add rules of their own; each state’s page names the places in our data.
Ask Occupella when a deposit is due back and it works out the date from the move-out on the lease, with the statute named. 14 days free, no card.