Free deadline check · all 50 states + DC
Your landlord has a deadline.
It may have already passed.
Find out in ten seconds if your landlord owes you money. Then turn your facts into a demand letter built to get you paid without a lawyer or court.
59%
of renters already expect to lose part of their deposit. Losing it has been normalized.
4 in 10
is how few challenge the deductions. Landlords count on you not pushing back.
2-3×
statutory penalties most states put on wrongful withholding. Money that goes unclaimed.
Sources: Roost renter survey 2023 · our analysis of 51 statutes · full statistics
Twenty minutes to demand your money back.
Tell us the facts
State, dates, deposit, and every charge on the landlord's itemized statement, plus what evidence you have.
Every charge, checked
Each deduction is classified against your state’s statute: wear and tear, real damage, or an unsupported charge.
Letter, exhibits, roadmap
A certified-mail-ready demand letter with exact citations, a numbered evidence pack, and the path to small claims.
Know your state's deposit law.
Deadlines, penalties, and small-claims rules, state by state.
51 statutes
every record built from the statute text and official state guidance
Two sources minimum
each fact cross-checked before it enters the registry
Reviewed August 2026
every state page carries its own review date
The last step is a mailbox.
Answer the questions, review every citation, then print, sign, and send it certified.
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