Every deposit guide, one page
State-by-state law explainers, action playbooks, free demand letter templates, and the data layer behind them - all built on an attorney-verified registry of the deposit statutes of all 50 states and DC. Want something interactive instead? See the free tools.
50-state comparison table
Deadlines, penalty multipliers, forfeiture rules, small-claims limits - every jurisdiction, sortable.
Deposit statistics
Survey data on how disputes actually go, plus original aggregates computed from all 51 statutes.
State deposit-law guides
What your state's statute says: the return deadline, itemization and receipts rules, penalties, and how to use small claims - with exact citations.
Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · Washington, D.C. · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
Landlord kept your deposit? State playbooks
The four-step path tenants actually use to get the money back - deadline check, evidence, demand letter, small claims - tuned to each state's law.
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Free demand letter templates
A sample certified-mail demand letter for every state, citing the statute your landlord violated - copy it free, or let the case builder fill one with your numbers.
Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · Washington, D.C. · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming