Rental Lease Laws by State

Landlord-tenant law is set state by state. Pick your state to see its security deposit limit, deposit return deadline, landlord entry notice requirement, late fee rules, prohibited lease clauses and required disclosures — generated from our statute-backed law database, with citations for prohibited clauses and disclosures.

• AlabamaDeposit: 1 month's rent · Entry: 48 hours
• AlaskaDeposit: 2 months' rent (units at $2,000/month or less) · Entry: 24 hours
• ArizonaDeposit: 1.5 months' rent · Entry: 48 hours
• ArkansasDeposit: 2 months' rent (unfurnished units, landlords with 6+ properties; 3 months furnished) · Entry: 24 hours customary (no statutory minimum)
• CaliforniaDeposit: 1 month's rent (most landlords) · Entry: 24 hours
• ColoradoDeposit: 2 months' rent · Entry: 48 hours customary (no statutory minimum)
• ConnecticutDeposit: 2 months' rent (tenants under 62) · Entry: 24 hours typical ("reasonable notice" standard)
• DelawareDeposit: 1 month's rent (leases of 1+ years) · Entry: 48 hours
• District of ColumbiaDeposit: 1 month's rent · Entry: 48 hours
• FloridaDeposit: no statutory limit · Entry: 12 hours
• GeorgiaDeposit: no statutory limit · Entry: 24 hours customary (no statutory minimum)
• HawaiiDeposit: 1 month's rent · Entry: 48 hours
• IdahoDeposit: no statutory limit · Entry: 24 hours customary (no statutory minimum)
• IllinoisDeposit: no statewide limit (local caps in some cities) · Entry: 24 hours customary (no statutory minimum)
• IndianaDeposit: 1.5 months' rent (longer leases) · Entry: 24 hours typical ("reasonable notice" standard)
• IowaDeposit: 2 months' rent · Entry: 24 hours
• KansasDeposit: 1 month's rent (unfurnished units) · Entry: 24 hours typical ("reasonable notice" standard)
• KentuckyDeposit: no statutory limit · Entry: 48 hours
• LouisianaDeposit: no statutory limit · Entry: 24 hours customary (no statutory minimum)
• MaineDeposit: 2 months' rent (most tenancies) · Entry: 24 hours typical ("reasonable notice" standard)
• MarylandDeposit: 1 month's rent · Entry: 24 hours
• MassachusettsDeposit: 1 month's rent · Entry: 24 hours typical ("reasonable notice" standard)
• MichiganDeposit: 1.5 months' rent · Entry: 24 hours customary (no statutory minimum)
• MinnesotaDeposit: no statewide limit (local caps in some cities) · Entry: 24 hours
• MississippiDeposit: no statutory limit · Entry: 24 hours customary (no statutory minimum)
• MissouriDeposit: 2 months' rent · Entry: 24 hours customary (no statutory minimum)
• MontanaDeposit: no statutory limit · Entry: 24 hours
• NebraskaDeposit: 1 month's rent · Entry: 24 hours
• NevadaDeposit: 3 months' rent · Entry: 24 hours
• New HampshireDeposit: 1 month's rent (or $100, whichever is greater) · Entry: 24 hours typical ("reasonable notice" standard)
• New JerseyDeposit: 1.5 months' rent · Entry: 24 hours customary (no statutory minimum)
• New MexicoDeposit: 1 month's rent (leases under 1 year) · Entry: 24 hours
• New YorkDeposit: 1 month's rent · Entry: 24 hours typical ("reasonable notice" standard)
• North CarolinaDeposit: 2 months' rent (varies by tenancy length) · Entry: 24 hours customary (no statutory minimum)
• North DakotaDeposit: 1 month's rent (unfurnished units) · Entry: 24 hours typical ("reasonable notice" standard)
• OhioDeposit: no statutory limit · Entry: 24 hours typical ("reasonable notice" standard)
• OklahomaDeposit: no statutory limit · Entry: 24 hours
• OregonDeposit: no statutory limit · Entry: 24 hours
• PennsylvaniaDeposit: 2 months' rent (first lease year) · Entry: 24 hours customary (no statutory minimum)
• Rhode IslandDeposit: 1 month's rent · Entry: 48 hours
• South CarolinaDeposit: no statutory limit · Entry: 24 hours
• South DakotaDeposit: 1 month's rent (annual leases) · Entry: 24 hours typical ("reasonable notice" standard)
• TennesseeDeposit: no statutory limit · Entry: 24 hours customary (no statutory minimum)
• TexasDeposit: no statutory limit · Entry: no statutory notice requirement (lease controls)
• UtahDeposit: no statutory limit · Entry: 24 hours
• VermontDeposit: no statewide limit (local caps in some cities) · Entry: 48 hours
• VirginiaDeposit: 2 months' rent · Entry: 72 hours
• WashingtonDeposit: no statewide limit (local caps in some cities) · Entry: 48 hours
• West VirginiaDeposit: no statutory limit · Entry: 24 hours customary (no statutory minimum)
• WisconsinDeposit: no statutory limit · Entry: 12 hours
• WyomingDeposit: no statutory limit · Entry: 24 hours customary (no statutory minimum)

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