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Security deposit laws by state

How long your landlord has to return your deposit, and the penalty, read in each state's own law.

• California: 21 days
  California Civil Code Section 1950.5
• Texas: 30 days
  Texas Property Code Sections 92.103, 92.107 and 92.109
• New York: 14 days
  New York General Obligations Law Section 7-108
• Florida: 15 days (30 days for a notice of claim)
  Florida Statutes Section 83.49(3)
• Virginia: 45 days
  Code of Virginia Section 55.1-1226
• Washington: 30 days
  Revised Code of Washington 59.18.280
• Arizona: 14 business days after your demand
  Arizona Revised Statutes Section 33-1321

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