Deposit dispute case builder · free analysis

Your landlord has a deadline.
It may have already passed.

Every state gives landlords a hard deadline to return your deposit or itemize deductions — and real penalties for missing it. Check where you stand in ten seconds, then turn your facts into a demand letter with the exact statute citations.

Twenty minutes to a complete case file.

Intake

Tell us the facts

State, dates, deposit, and every charge on the landlord's itemized statement — plus what evidence you have.

Analysis

Every charge, checked

Each deduction is classified against your state’s statute: normal wear and tear, real damage, or an unsupported charge — with statutory damages computed.

Output

Letter, exhibits, roadmap

A certified-mail-ready demand letter with exact citations, a numbered evidence pack, and the path to small claims if they ignore you.

Know your state's deposit law.

Deadlines, penalties, and small-claims rules — reviewed and dated, state by state.

Alabama
60 days
Ala. Code § 35-9A-201
Alaska
14 days
Alaska Stat. § 34.03.070
Arizona
14 days
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1321
Arkansas
60 days
Ark. Code §§ 18-16-305, 18-16-306
California
21 days
Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5
Colorado
30 days
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-103 (as amended by HB25-1249, eff. Jan 1, 2026)
Connecticut
21 days
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21
Delaware
20 days
25 Del. C. § 5514
Florida
30 days
Fla. Stat. § 83.49
Georgia
30 days
O.C.G.A. § 44-7-34
Hawaii
14 days
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-44
Idaho
21 days
Idaho Code §§ 6-321, 6-320, 6-317, 6-324
Illinois
30 days
765 ILCS 710/1 (Security Deposit Return Act)
Indiana
45 days
Ind. Code §§ 32-31-3-12 to 32-31-3-15
Iowa
30 days
Iowa Code § 562A.12
Kansas
30 days
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2550
Kentucky
60 days
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.580 (URLTA — adopted jurisdictions only, KRS 383.500)
Louisiana
30 days
La. Rev. Stat. §§ 9:3251–9:3253 (Lessee's Deposit Act)
Maine
30 days
14 M.R.S. §§ 6033, 6034
Maryland
45 days
Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-203
Massachusetts
30 days
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 15B
Michigan
30 days
Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 554.609, 554.613
Minnesota
21 days
Minn. Stat. § 504B.178
Mississippi
45 days
Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-21
Missouri
30 days
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 535.300
Montana
30 days
Mont. Code Ann. §§ 70-25-201 to 70-25-204
Nebraska
14 days
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416
Nevada
30 days
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 118A.242
New Hampshire
30 days
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. 540-A:5 to 540-A:8
New Jersey
30 days
N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.1
New Mexico
30 days
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 47-8-18 (UORRA); fees § 47-8-48
New York
14 days
N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 7-108
North Carolina
30 days
N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 42-50 to 42-56
North Dakota
30 days
N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-07.1 (condition statement: § 47-16-07.2)
Ohio
30 days
Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.16
Oklahoma
45 days
Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 115; fees § 105
Oregon
31 days
Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.300; fees ORS 90.255
Pennsylvania
30 days
68 P.S. § 250.512
Rhode Island
20 days
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-19
South Carolina
30 days
S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-410
South Dakota
14 days
S.D. Codified Laws § 43-32-24 (return); § 43-32-6.1 (cap)
Tennessee
no fixed deadline
Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-301 (URLTA counties only, § 66-28-102)
Texas
30 days
Tex. Prop. Code §§ 92.101–92.109
Utah
30 days
Utah Code §§ 57-17-3, 57-17-5
Vermont
14 days
9 V.S.A. § 4461
Virginia
45 days
Va. Code § 55.1-1226
Washington
30 days
RCW 59.18.280
Washington, D.C.
45 days
14 DCMR §§ 308–311; D.C. Code § 42-3502.17
West Virginia
60 days
W. Va. Code §§ 37-6A-1, 37-6A-2, 37-6A-5
Wisconsin
21 days
Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.06; Wis. Stat. § 100.20(5)
Wyoming
30 days
Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1208