Housing: Your Security Deposit (FAQs)
Frequently Asked Questions about Security Deposits
The best proof of payment of the security deposit is a receipt.
The landlord has to return the security deposit within thirty (30) days of the termination of the tenancy or itemize any damages and mail any remaining security deposit balance to the tenant. If the landlord cannot determine the damages within thirty (30) days, then the landlord has to send an interim accounting to the tenant within thirty (30) days, and then a final accounting within sixty (60) days.
You must give your landlord an address to mail your security deposit, or inform him when you can pick it up.
If your landlord sent you an itemized statement of charges, then you will know what you were charged and the cost. You can dispute the charges and/or the cost reflected by the charges.
See Quick Facts Housing: Your Security Deposit for more information.
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