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Landlord and tenant rules by state
Every state and the District of Columbia, with the numbers that matter most and a calculator for each. Statutes re-verified 2026-10-21.
| State | Deposit cap | Return | Late fee cap | Landlord notice | Pay or quit | Interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 month | 60d | No statutory cap | 30d | 7 | |
| Alaska | 2 months | 14d | No statutory cap | 30d | 7 | |
| Arizona | 1 month | 14d | Must be reasonable; no fixed cap | 30d | 5 | |
| Arkansas | 2 months | 60d | No statutory cap | 30d | 3 | |
| California | 1 month | 21d | Must be reasonable; no fixed cap | 30d | 3 | |
| Colorado | 2 months | 30d | Greater of $50 or 5% | 21d | 10 | |
| Connecticut | 2 months | 21d | Lesser of $null or 5% | 3d | 3 | Yes |
| Delaware | 1 month | 20d | 5% of monthly rent | 60d | 7 | |
| District of Columbia | 1 month | 45d | 5% of monthly rent | — | 10 | Yes |
| Florida | None | 15d | No statutory cap | 30d | 3 | |
| Georgia | 2 months | 30d | No statutory cap | 60d | 3 | |
| Hawaii | 1 month | 14d | 8% of monthly rent | 45d | 10 | |
| Idaho | None | 21d | Must be reasonable; no fixed cap | 30d | 3 | |
| Illinois | None | 45d | No statutory cap | 30d | 5 | |
| Indiana | None | 45d | No statutory cap | 30d | 10 | |
| Iowa | 2 months | 30d | Tiered | 30d | 3 | |
| Kansas | 1 month | 30d | No statutory cap | 30d | 3 | |
| Kentucky | None | — | No statutory cap | 30d | 7 | |
| Louisiana | None | 30d | No statutory cap | 10d | 5 | |
| Maine | 2 months | 30d | 4% of monthly rent | 30d | 7 | |
| Maryland | 1 month | 45d | 5% of monthly rent | 60d | 10 | Yes |
| Massachusetts | 1 month | 30d | No statutory cap | 30d | 14 | Yes |
| Michigan | 1.5 months | 30d | No statutory cap | 30d | 7 | |
| Minnesota | None | 21d | 8% of monthly rent | 30d | 14 | Yes |
| Mississippi | None | 45d | No statutory cap | 30d | 3 | |
| Missouri | 2 months | 30d | No statutory cap | 30d | — | |
| Montana | None | 10d | No statutory cap | 30d | 3 | |
| Nebraska | 1 month | 14d | No statutory cap | 30d | 7 | |
| Nevada | 3 months | 30d | 5% of monthly rent | 30d | 7 | |
| New Hampshire | 1 month | 30d | No statutory cap | 30d | 7 | Yes |
| New Jersey | 1.5 months | 30d | No statutory cap | 30d | — | Yes |
| New Mexico | 1 month | 30d | 5% of monthly rent | 30d | 3 | |
| New York | 1 month | 14d | Lesser of $50 or 5% | 30d | 14 | Yes |
| North Carolina | 2 months | 30d | Greater of $15 or 5% | 7d | 10 | |
| North Dakota | 1 month | 30d | No statutory cap | 30d | 3 | Yes |
| Ohio | None | 30d | No statutory cap | 30d | 3 | Yes |
| Oklahoma | None | 45d | No statutory cap | 30d | 5 | |
| Oregon | None | 31d | 5% (tiered) | 30d | 10 | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 months | 30d | No statutory cap | 15d | 10 | Yes |
| Rhode Island | 1 month | 20d | No statutory cap | 30d | 5 | |
| South Carolina | None | 30d | No statutory cap | 30d | 5 | |
| South Dakota | 1 month | 21d | No statutory cap | 30d | — | |
| Tennessee | None | — | 10% of monthly rent | 30d | 14 | |
| Texas | None | 30d | 12% of monthly rent | 30d | 3 | |
| Utah | None | 30d | Greater of $75 or 10% | 15d | 3 | |
| Vermont | None | 14d | No statutory cap | 60d | 14 | |
| Virginia | 2 months | 45d | Lesser of $null or 10% | 30d | 14 | |
| Washington | None | 30d | No statutory cap | 90d | 14 | |
| West Virginia | None | 60d | No statutory cap | 30d | — | |
| Wisconsin | None | 21d | No statutory cap | 28d | 5 | |
| Wyoming | None | 30d | No statutory cap | — | 3 |