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Landlord-Tenant Laws by State

Security deposit limits, return deadlines, notice periods, late-fee rules and eviction timelines — every state and DC, in plain English with statute references. Updated for 2026.

At a glance

Deposit cap, return deadline, rent control status and the notice for non-payment, state by state. Each value is cited on the state's page.

StateDeposit capReturnRent controlNon-payment notice
AlabamaOne month’s rent60 daysProhibited7 days
AlaskaTwo months’ rent14–30 daysNo7 days
Arizona1.5 months’ rent14 business daysProhibited5 days
ArkansasTwo months’ rent60 daysNo3 days
CaliforniaOne month’s rent21 daysYes — AB 1482 (5% + CPI)3 days
ColoradoTwo months’ rent30–60 daysProhibited10 days
ConnecticutTwo months’ rent21 daysFair rent boards3 days
DelawareOne month’s rent20 daysNo5 days
FloridaNo limit15–30 daysProhibited3 days
GeorgiaNo limitOne monthProhibited3 days
HawaiiOne month’s rent14 daysNo5 days
IdahoNo limit21–30 daysNo3 days
IllinoisNo limit30–45 daysProhibited5 days
IndianaNo limit45 daysProhibited10 days
IowaTwo months’ rent30 daysNo3 days
KansasOne month’s rent30 daysProhibited3 days
KentuckyNo limit30–60 daysNo7 days
LouisianaNo limitOne monthNo5 days
MaineTwo months’ rent21–30 daysLocal option7 days
MarylandOne month’s rent45 daysLocal option10 days
MassachusettsOne month’s rent30 daysProhibited14 days
Michigan1.5 months’ rent30 daysProhibited7 days
MinnesotaNo limit21 daysLocal option14 days
MississippiNo limit45 daysNo3 days
MissouriTwo months’ rent30 daysProhibitedNone required
MontanaNo limit10–30 daysNo3 days
NebraskaOne month’s rent14 daysNo7 days
NevadaThree months’ rent30 daysNo7 days
New HampshireOne month or $10030 daysNo7 days
New Jersey1.5 months’ rent30 daysLocal optionJust cause
New MexicoOne month’s rent30 daysNo3 days
New YorkOne month’s rent14 daysLocal option14 days
North Carolina1.5–2 months’ rent30 daysProhibited10 days
North DakotaOne month’s rent30 daysNo3 days
OhioNo limit30 daysNo3 days
OklahomaNo limit45 daysNo5 days
OregonNo limit31 daysYes (7% + CPI, max 10%)10–13 days
PennsylvaniaTwo months’ (first year)30 daysNo10 days
Rhode IslandOne month’s rent20 daysNo5 days
South CarolinaNo limit30 daysProhibited5 days
South DakotaOne month’s rent14–45 daysNo3 days
TennesseeNo limit30 daysProhibited14 days
TexasNo limit30 daysProhibited3 days
UtahNo limit30 daysProhibited3 business days
VermontNo limit14 daysNo14 days
VirginiaTwo months’ rent45 daysNo14 days
WashingtonNo limit30 daysYes (7% + CPI, max 10%)14 days
Washington DCOne month’s rent45 daysYes30 days
West VirginiaNo limit45–60 daysNoNone required
WisconsinNo limit21 daysProhibited5–14 days
WyomingNo limit30 daysNo3 days

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Each page summarizes the statute and links to the official source. It is general information, not legal advice; local ordinances can add requirements. Pages carry a last-reviewed date.

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