State Security Deposit Statutes

Here are the statutes that govern a landlord’s collection and return of security deposits.

Most states set limits on security deposits that landlord's may require of tenants, and well as specify when and how deposits must be returned. Here are the statutes that govern a landlord's collection and return of security deposits. Laws in some states may also require landlords to pay interest on deposits, or to disclose to tenants, at or near the time they collect the deposit, specific information about deposits. Cities, especially in communities with rent control, may impose additional security deposit rules.

Read your state statute for the specific rules in your state. The citation is provided here, and you can visit the Library of Congress's legal research site for links to state statutes.

State Security Deposit Laws

State	State Statute
Alabama	Ala. Code § 35-9A-201
Alaska	Alaska Stat. §§ 34.03.070, 34.03.120
Arizona	Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 33-1321
Arkansas	Ark. Code Ann. §§ 18-16-303 to 18-16-305
California	Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1940.5(g), 1950.5
Colorado	Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 38-12-102 to 38-12-104
Connecticut	Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 47a-21
Delaware	Del. Code Ann. tit. 25, §§ 5514, 5311
District of Columbia	D.C. Code Ann § 42-3502.17; D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 14, §§ 308 to 310
Florida	Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 83.43 (12), 83.49
Georgia	Ga. Code Ann. §§ 44-7-30 to 44-7-37
Hawaii	Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-44
Idaho	Idaho Code § 6-321
Illinois	765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 710/1; 715/1 to 715/3
Indiana	Ind. Code Ann. §§ 32-31-3-9 to 32-31-3-19
Iowa	Iowa Code Ann. § 562A.12
Kansas	Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 58-2548, 58-2550
Kentucky	Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 383.580
Louisiana	La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9:3251
Maine	Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, §§ 6031 to 6038
Maryland	Md. Code Ann. [Real Prop.] §§ 8-203, 8-203.1, 8-208
Massachusetts	Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 186, § 15B
Michigan	Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 554.602 to 554.616
Minnesota	Minn. Stat. Ann. §§ 504B.151, 504B.175, 504B.178, 504B.195
Mississippi	Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-21
Missouri	Mo. Ann. Stat. § 535.300
Montana	Mont. Code Ann. §§ 70-25-101 to 70-25-206
Nebraska	Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416
Nevada	Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 118A.240 to 118A.250
New Hampshire	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 540-A:5 to 540-A:8; 540-B:10
New Jersey	N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 46:8-19 to 44:8-26
New Mexico	N.M. Stat. Ann. § 47-8-18
New York	N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law §§ 7-103 to 7-108
North Carolina	N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 42-50 to 42-56
North Dakota	N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-07.1
Ohio	Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5321.16
Oklahoma	Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 41, § 115
Oregon	Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.300
Pennsylvania	68 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. §§ 250.511a to 250.512
Rhode Island	R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-19
South Carolina	S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-410
South Dakota	S.D. Codified Laws Ann. §§ 43.32-6.1, 43-32-24
Tennessee	Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-301
Texas	Tex. Prop. Code Ann. §§ 92.101 to 92.109
Utah	Utah Code Ann. §§ 57-17-1 to 57-17-5
Vermont	Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 9, § 4461
Virginia	Va. Code Ann. §§ 55.1-1204, 55.1-1206, 55.1-1208, 55.1-1226
Washington	Wash. Rev. Code Ann. §§ 59.18.0001; 59.18.260 to 59.18.285
West Virginia	W.Va. Code §§ 37-6A-1 to 37-6A-6
Wisconsin	Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.04, 134.06; Wis. Stat. § 704.28
Wyoming	Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-21-1207, 1-21-1208