Are security deposit deadlines counted in calendar days or business days?
Most states (47) count calendar days, so weekends count. Arizona counts business days, which skip weekends. Louisiana uses months. Kentucky and Tennessee set no fixed deadline at all.
Business days (1)
- Arizona
14 business days. Weekends are skipped; public holidays may add extra days.
Arizona Revised Statutes § 33-1321
Months (1)
No fixed deadline (2)
- Kentucky
Kentucky law sets no fixed deadline for returning a deposit, but you can ask for it back in writing now.
Kentucky Revised Statutes § 383.580 - Tennessee
Tennessee law sets no fixed deadline for returning a deposit, but a landlord can only charge for damage found within 30 days after you moved out. You can ask for your deposit back in writing now.
Tennessee Code Annotated § 66-28-301
Calendar days (47)
- Alabama
60 days.
Code of Alabama § 35-9A-201 - Alaska
30 days (14 days if nothing is deducted).
Alaska Statutes § 34.03.070 - Arkansas
60 days.
Arkansas Code § 18-16-305 - California
21 days.
California Civil Code § 1950.5 - Colorado
30 days.
Colorado Revised Statutes § 38-12-103, as amended by House Bill 25-1249 (effective January 1, 2026) - Connecticut
21 days.
Connecticut General Statutes § 47a-21 - Delaware
20 days.
Delaware Code, Title 25, § 5514 - District of Columbia
45 days.
D.C. Municipal Regulations, Title 14, § 309 (Repayment of security deposits) - Florida
30 days (15 days if nothing is deducted).
Florida Statutes § 83.49 (2026) - Georgia
30 days.
Official Code of Georgia § 44-7-34 - Hawaii
14 days.
Hawaii Revised Statutes § 521-44 - Idaho
30 days.
Idaho Code § 6-321 - Illinois
30 days (45 days if nothing is deducted).
Illinois Security Deposit Return Act, 765 ILCS 710/1 - Indiana
45 days.
Indiana Code § 32-31-3-14 - Iowa
30 days.
Iowa Code § 562A.12 - Kansas
30 days.
Kansas Statutes Annotated § 58-2550 - Maine
30 days.
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 14, § 6033 - Maryland
45 days.
Maryland Code, Real Property § 8-203 - Massachusetts
30 days.
Massachusetts General Laws c. 186, § 15B(4) - Michigan
30 days.
Michigan Compiled Laws § 554.609 - Minnesota
21 days.
Minnesota Statutes § 504B.178, subd. 3 - Mississippi
45 days.
Mississippi Code § 89-8-21(3) - Missouri
30 days.
Revised Statutes of Missouri § 535.300.3 - Montana
30 days (10 days if nothing is deducted).
Montana Code Annotated § 70-25-202 - Nebraska
14 days.
Nebraska Revised Statutes § 76-1416 - Nevada
30 days.
Nevada Revised Statutes § 118A.242 - New Hampshire
30 days.
New Hampshire RSA 540-A:7 - New Jersey
30 days.
New Jersey Statutes § 46:8-21.1 - New Mexico
30 days.
New Mexico Statutes § 47-8-18 (NMSA 1978) - New York
14 days.
New York General Obligations Law § 7-108 - North Carolina
30 days.
North Carolina General Statutes § 42-52 - North Dakota
30 days.
North Dakota Century Code § 47-16-07.1 - Ohio
30 days.
Ohio Revised Code § 5321.16 - Oklahoma
45 days.
Oklahoma Statutes, Title 41, § 115 - Oregon
31 days.
Oregon Revised Statutes § 90.300 - Pennsylvania
30 days.
Pennsylvania Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, § 512(a) (68 P.S. § 250.512(a)) - Rhode Island
20 days.
Rhode Island General Laws § 34-18-19(b) - South Carolina
30 days.
South Carolina Code § 27-40-410(a) - South Dakota
21 days.
South Dakota Codified Laws § 43-32-24 - Texas
30 days.
Texas Property Code § 92.103 - Utah
30 days.
Utah Code § 57-17-3 - Vermont
14 days.
9 V.S.A. § 4461 - Virginia
45 days.
Code of Virginia § 55.1-1226 - Washington
30 days.
Revised Code of Washington § 59.18.280 - West Virginia
60 days.
West Virginia Code § 37-6A-2 - Wisconsin
21 days.
Wisconsin Statutes § 704.28(4) - Wyoming
60 days (30 days if nothing is deducted).
Wyoming Statutes § 1-21-1208(a)
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