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title: "Security deposit return deadlines by state: 12 states, days, and penalties"
description: "California gives you 21 days, New York 14, Arizona 14 business days, and most of the rest 30 — but the clock starts at a different moment in almost every state, and a late itemization is often a total forfeiture."
date: 2026-09-16
updated: 2026-09-16
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sources:
  - title: "California Civil Code § 1950.5 — Security deposits"
    url: "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.5"
    publisher: "California Legislative Information"
  - title: "Texas Property Code Chapter 92 — Residential Tenancies (Secs. 92.103, 92.104, 92.107, 92.109)"
    url: "https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm"
    publisher: "Texas Constitution and Statutes"
  - title: "Florida Statutes § 83.49 — Deposit money or advance rent; duty of landlord and tenant"
    url: "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0083/Sections/0083.49.html"
    publisher: "The Florida Legislature"
  - title: "New York General Obligations Law § 7-108 — Deposits made by tenants of non-rent stabilized dwelling units"
    url: "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GOB/7-108"
    publisher: "New York State Senate"
  - title: "765 ILCS 710 — Security Deposit Return Act"
    url: "https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=2202&ChapterID=62&Print=True"
    publisher: "Illinois General Assembly"
  - title: "Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, Section 512 — Recovery of Improperly Held Escrow Funds (68 P.S. § 250.512)"
    url: "https://www.palegis.us/statutes/unconsolidated/law-information/view-statute&txtType=PDF&SessYr=1951&SessInd=0&ActNum=0020.&chpt=5&subchpt=000.&sctn=12&subsctn=0"
    publisher: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
  - title: "Ohio Revised Code § 5321.16 — Procedures for security deposits"
    url: "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5321.16"
    publisher: "Ohio Laws and Administrative Rules"
  - title: "Georgia Code § 44-7-34 — Return of security deposit; retention of portion of security deposit"
    url: "https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-44/chapter-7/article-2/section-44-7-34/"
    publisher: "Justia (2025 Code of Georgia)"
  - title: "Georgia Code § 44-7-33 — Withholding of security deposit; comprehensive lists of damages; inspection of premises"
    url: "https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-44/chapter-7/article-2/section-44-7-33/"
    publisher: "Justia (2025 Code of Georgia)"
  - title: "Georgia Code § 44-7-35 — Remedies for landlord's noncompliance with article"
    url: "https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-44/chapter-7/article-2/section-44-7-35/"
    publisher: "Justia (2025 Code of Georgia)"
  - title: "Georgia Code § 44-7-36 — Exemptions for certain rental units"
    url: "https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-44/chapter-7/article-2/section-44-7-36/"
    publisher: "Justia (2025 Code of Georgia)"
  - title: "N.C.G.S. § 42-52 — Landlord's obligations"
    url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_42/GS_42-52.html"
    publisher: "North Carolina General Assembly"
  - title: "N.C.G.S. § 42-55 — Remedies"
    url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_42/GS_42-55.html"
    publisher: "North Carolina General Assembly"
  - title: "MCL 554.609 — Itemized list of damages; check or money order; contents of notice of damages"
    url: "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-609"
    publisher: "Michigan Legislature"
  - title: "MCL 554.611 — Notice of forwarding address by tenant"
    url: "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-611"
    publisher: "Michigan Legislature"
  - title: "MCL 554.613 — Action for money judgment; return of balance; noncompliance"
    url: "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-613"
    publisher: "Michigan Legislature"
  - title: "New Jersey Security Deposit Law, N.J.S.A. 46:8-19 through 26 (including 46:8-21.1)"
    url: "https://www.nj.gov/dca/codes/publications/pdf_lti/sdepsit_law.pdf"
    publisher: "New Jersey Department of Community Affairs"
  - title: "A.R.S. § 33-1321 — Security deposits"
    url: "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01321.htm"
    publisher: "Arizona State Legislature"
---

# Security deposit return deadlines by state: 12 states, days, and penalties

> California gives you 21 days, New York 14, Arizona 14 business days, and most of the rest 30 — but the clock starts at a different moment in almost every state, and a late itemization is often a total forfeiture.

## Key takeaways

- Deadlines in these twelve large rental states run from 14 days (New York, and 14 business days in Arizona) to 45 days (Illinois, when no itemized statement was sent), with 30 days the most common.
- The trigger differs by state: Ohio and North Carolina require both termination and delivery of possession, Arizona also requires the tenant's demand, Illinois uses the later of two dates and Pennsylvania the earlier.
- Texas, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Ohio all tie the landlord's duty or the tenant's remedy to a written forwarding address from the tenant.
- A late or missing itemization is a forfeiture in New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Florida, and in Texas and North Carolina where the failure is in bad faith or willful, not just a penalty on the disputed amount.
- California requires move-in photographs for tenancies starting on or after July 1, 2025, and move-out photographs before and after any deducted repair or cleaning since April 1, 2025.

Twelve of the largest rental states give a landlord somewhere between 14 and 45 days to return a security deposit and account for what was kept, and almost none of them start counting at the same moment. This is general information, not legal advice: statutes change, cities layer their own rules on top, and you should confirm the current text with local counsel before you build a process around any line below.

The deadline is the easy part. What decides most deposit disputes is whether the landlord produced a defensible itemization on time, from a documented move-in condition record, sent to the right address.

## The deadlines, state by state

| State | Deadline | What starts the clock | Itemized statement | Penalty for missing it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | [21 calendar days](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.5) | Tenant vacates | Required, with receipts and invoices unless repairs and cleaning together are [$125](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.5) or less | Bad-faith retention exposes the landlord to statutory damages of up to [twice the deposit](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.5) plus actual damages; the landlord carries the burden of proving the deductions reasonable |
| Texas | [30 days](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm) | Tenant surrenders the premises — but nothing is owed until the tenant gives a written forwarding address | Written description and itemized list of all deductions, unless the tenant owes rent and the amount is undisputed | Bad-faith retention: [$100 plus three times](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm) the portion wrongfully withheld, plus fees; blowing the 30th day creates a presumption of bad faith |
| Florida | [15 days](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0083/Sections/0083.49.html) to refund if no claim; [30 days](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0083/Sections/0083.49.html) to send notice of a claim | Termination of the rental agreement | A statutory notice of intent to impose a claim, with amount and reason, by certified mail or e-mail | Miss the 30 days and the landlord [forfeits the right to impose a claim](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0083/Sections/0083.49.html) on the deposit |
| New York | [14 days](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GOB/7-108), for dwelling units that are not rent stabilized or rent controlled | Tenant vacates | Required | Failure forfeits [any right to retain any portion](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GOB/7-108); a willful violation carries punitive damages of up to [twice the deposit](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GOB/7-108) |
| Illinois | [30 days](https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=2202&ChapterID=62&Print=True) for the statement; [45 days](https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=2202&ChapterID=62&Print=True) to return the whole deposit if no statement went out | The later of the date the lessee vacated or the date the right of possession ended (the 45-day full-return clock runs from the vacate date alone) | Itemized statement with paid receipts attached; if costs are estimated, receipts follow within [30 days](https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=2202&ChapterID=62&Print=True) | Refusing the statement, or supplying it in bad faith, plus failing to return the balance: [twice the deposit](https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=2202&ChapterID=62&Print=True) due, court costs and fees |
| Pennsylvania | [30 days](https://www.palegis.us/statutes/unconsolidated/law-information/view-statute&txtType=PDF&SessYr=1951&SessInd=0&ActNum=0020.&chpt=5&subchpt=000.&sctn=12&subsctn=0) | Termination of the lease or surrender and acceptance, whichever happens first | Written list of damages, delivered together with payment of the balance | No list in time forfeits [all rights to withhold](https://www.palegis.us/statutes/unconsolidated/law-information/view-statute&txtType=PDF&SessYr=1951&SessInd=0&ActNum=0020.&chpt=5&subchpt=000.&sctn=12&subsctn=0) or to sue for damage; unpaid balance is [double](https://www.palegis.us/statutes/unconsolidated/law-information/view-statute&txtType=PDF&SessYr=1951&SessInd=0&ActNum=0020.&chpt=5&subchpt=000.&sctn=12&subsctn=0) |
| Ohio | [30 days](https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5321.16) | Termination of the rental agreement **and** delivery of possession | Deductions itemized and identified in a written notice delivered with the amount due | Tenant recovers the money plus [damages equal to the amount wrongfully withheld](https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5321.16) and fees — but only if the tenant supplied a written forwarding address |
| Georgia | [30 days](https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-44/chapter-7/article-2/section-44-7-34/) | Obtaining possession, after the move-out inspection the statute requires within [three business days](https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-44/chapter-7/article-2/section-44-7-33/) | Written statement of the exact reasons for retention, including the damage list | Late lists work a [forfeiture](https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-44/chapter-7/article-2/section-44-7-35/); failing to return what is owed is [three times](https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-44/chapter-7/article-2/section-44-7-35/) the sum improperly withheld plus fees, reduced to the sum itself on proof of bona fide error |
| North Carolina | [30 days](https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_42/GS_42-52.html), with a final accounting by [60 days](https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_42/GS_42-52.html) if the claim cannot be pinned down in 30 | Termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession | Damage itemized in writing, mailed or delivered with the balance | Willful failure [voids the right to retain any portion](https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_42/GS_42-55.html), and the court may tax attorney's fees as costs |
| Michigan | [30 days](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-609) | Termination of occupancy | Itemized list with estimated repair cost and the bases for each charge, plus a check for the difference and a bold-type notice that the tenant has [7 days](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-609) to respond | The landlord must sue or return the balance within [45 days](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-613); failing to comply fully waives all claimed damage and creates liability for [double the deposit retained](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-613) |
| New Jersey | [30 days](https://www.nj.gov/dca/codes/publications/pdf_lti/sdepsit_law.pdf) | Termination of the tenant's lease | Interest and every deduction itemized, sent by personal delivery or registered or certified mail | A court finding for the tenant awards [double the amount](https://www.nj.gov/dca/codes/publications/pdf_lti/sdepsit_law.pdf) owed plus full costs and, at the court's discretion, fees |
| Arizona | [14 days](https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01321.htm), excluding weekends and legal holidays | Termination of the tenancy, delivery of possession, **and** the tenant's demand | Itemized list of all deductions with the amount due, mailed first class | Tenant recovers the money plus damages equal to [twice the amount wrongfully withheld](https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01321.htm) |

## Notes that matter more than the number

**The trigger is not always move-out.** Ohio runs from termination of the rental agreement *and* delivery of possession; [Arizona](https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01321.htm) adds a third condition, the tenant's demand. [Illinois](https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=2202&ChapterID=62&Print=True) uses whichever is later, the vacate date or the end of the right of possession. [Pennsylvania](https://www.palegis.us/statutes/unconsolidated/law-information/view-statute&txtType=PDF&SessYr=1951&SessInd=0&ActNum=0020.&chpt=5&subchpt=000.&sctn=12&subsctn=0) uses whichever comes first, lease termination or surrender and acceptance. If your software stamps one "move-out date" and counts from it everywhere, it is wrong in several states.

**The forwarding address can be a condition precedent.** In [Texas](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm), the landlord owes nothing until the tenant gives a written forwarding address — though the tenant does not forfeit the deposit by failing to give one. [Pennsylvania](https://www.palegis.us/statutes/unconsolidated/law-information/view-statute&txtType=PDF&SessYr=1951&SessInd=0&ActNum=0020.&chpt=5&subchpt=000.&sctn=12&subsctn=0) relieves the landlord of liability outright if the tenant never provides a new address in writing. [Michigan](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-611) gives the tenant [4 days](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-611) after termination of occupancy to supply one, and failure relieves the landlord of the notice-of-damages duty.

**California now requires photographs.** For tenancies beginning on or after [July 1, 2025](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.5), the landlord must photograph the unit at the inception of the tenancy, and since [April 1, 2025](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.5) must photograph it after possession returns, before any repair or cleaning that will be deducted, and again after that work is done.

**Some statutes carve out small owners.** Georgia's escrow, damage-list and remedy sections [do not apply](https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-44/chapter-7/article-2/section-44-7-36/) to a natural person who, with a spouse and minor children, owns ten or fewer rental units — unless a third party manages them for a fee. That exemption disappears the day an owner hires a manager, which is exactly when many portfolios get caught.

## What actually loses these cases

**No move-in condition record.** Without a signed baseline you are arguing that a scuff is damage rather than wear. [Georgia](https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-44/chapter-7/article-2/section-44-7-33/) requires a comprehensive list of existing damage before the deposit is tendered; [New York](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GOB/7-108) requires the landlord to offer a pre-occupancy inspection and bars retention for anything noted in the resulting agreement; [Arizona](https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01321.htm) requires a signed copy of the lease and a move-in form specifying existing damage on move in. Build the baseline at move-in or you will not have one at move-out.

**No itemization, or a late one.** This is the single most expensive failure, because several statutes make it a forfeiture rather than a fee. [New York](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GOB/7-108), [Pennsylvania](https://www.palegis.us/statutes/unconsolidated/law-information/view-statute&txtType=PDF&SessYr=1951&SessInd=0&ActNum=0020.&chpt=5&subchpt=000.&sctn=12&subsctn=0), [Georgia](https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-44/chapter-7/article-2/section-44-7-35/), [Texas](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm) and [Florida](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0083/Sections/0083.49.html) all strip the right to keep anything when the paperwork is late — and in Pennsylvania and Georgia the landlord also forfeits the right to sue the tenant for the damage, while Florida expressly allows a damages action after the deposit is returned. A valid $2,400 claim becomes zero on a calendar error.

**The wrong address, or the wrong delivery method.** The statutes are specific and they are not interchangeable: certified mail or e-mail in [Florida](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0083/Sections/0083.49.html), personal delivery or registered or certified mail in [New Jersey](https://www.nj.gov/dca/codes/publications/pdf_lti/sdepsit_law.pdf), first-class mail to the last known address in [Georgia](https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-44/chapter-7/article-2/section-44-7-34/) and [Arizona](https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01321.htm). Texas treats a refund or accounting as timely if it is [postmarked](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm) on or before the required date, which is worth knowing on day 29.

**Commingled funds.** [Florida](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0083/Sections/0083.49.html) requires a separate account in a Florida financial institution — or a surety bond — and bars any use of the money until it is actually due. In [Georgia](https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-44/chapter-7/article-2/section-44-7-35/), failure to escrow the deposit or post a bond is one of the conditions that bars retaining any portion of it. Operating deposits out of the same account as rent is a compliance problem before it is an accounting problem.

## Bottom line

1. Map every property to its state's trigger event, not to a generic "move-out date," and set the internal target at least five days inside the statutory deadline.
2. Capture a signed or photographed move-in condition record on day one, and a matching move-out record before any repair work starts.
3. Collect a written forwarding address as part of the notice-to-vacate workflow, and log the date you received it.
4. Send the itemization and the balance together, by the delivery method the statute names, and keep the postmark or delivery receipt.
5. Attach receipts or invoices where the statute requires them, and follow up with final receipts where estimates were used.
6. Keep deposits in a separate account, and reconcile it monthly against your ledger.

Treat all of the above as general information rather than legal advice. These statutes are amended regularly, courts read them differently, and cities and counties — Chicago, New York City and several California jurisdictions among them — impose additional requirements this guide does not cover. Confirm the current text and any local ordinance with counsel licensed in the state before you change a deposit process.

## FAQ

**How long does a landlord have to return a security deposit?**

It depends on the state. New York requires an itemized statement and the balance within 14 days, California within 21 calendar days, and Arizona within 14 days excluding weekends and legal holidays. Texas, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan and New Jersey all run on 30-day clocks, with Illinois extending to 45 days if no itemized statement was sent.

**What happens if a landlord misses the security deposit deadline?**

Penalties range from the amount wrongfully withheld plus attorney's fees in Ohio, to double in Arizona, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan and New Jersey, to three times the sum plus $100 in Texas and three times the sum in Georgia. Several states — New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Florida — forfeit the right to keep any portion at all when the itemization is late, and Texas and North Carolina do so where the failure is in bad faith or willful.

**Does the clock start at move-out or at lease end?**

Neither, universally. California and New York run from the date the tenant vacates, Texas from surrender of the premises, Florida and New Jersey from termination of the rental agreement, and Ohio and North Carolina from termination plus delivery of possession. Pennsylvania uses whichever of lease termination or surrender and acceptance comes first, and Illinois uses whichever of the vacate date or end of possession comes later.

**Is an itemized statement of deductions always required?**

In every state in this guide, yes, whenever any part of the deposit is kept — though the form varies. Florida requires a specific statutory notice of intent to impose a claim, Illinois requires paid receipts attached to the statement, California requires receipts unless repairs and cleaning together are $125 or less, and Texas excuses the itemization only when the tenant owes rent and the amount is undisputed.

## Sources

1. [California Civil Code § 1950.5 — Security deposits](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.5) — California Legislative Information
2. [Texas Property Code Chapter 92 — Residential Tenancies (Secs. 92.103, 92.104, 92.107, 92.109)](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm) — Texas Constitution and Statutes
3. [Florida Statutes § 83.49 — Deposit money or advance rent; duty of landlord and tenant](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0083/Sections/0083.49.html) — The Florida Legislature
4. [New York General Obligations Law § 7-108 — Deposits made by tenants of non-rent stabilized dwelling units](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GOB/7-108) — New York State Senate
5. [765 ILCS 710 — Security Deposit Return Act](https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=2202&ChapterID=62&Print=True) — Illinois General Assembly
6. [Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, Section 512 — Recovery of Improperly Held Escrow Funds (68 P.S. § 250.512)](https://www.palegis.us/statutes/unconsolidated/law-information/view-statute&txtType=PDF&SessYr=1951&SessInd=0&ActNum=0020.&chpt=5&subchpt=000.&sctn=12&subsctn=0) — Pennsylvania General Assembly
7. [Ohio Revised Code § 5321.16 — Procedures for security deposits](https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5321.16) — Ohio Laws and Administrative Rules
8. [Georgia Code § 44-7-34 — Return of security deposit; retention of portion of security deposit](https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-44/chapter-7/article-2/section-44-7-34/) — Justia (2025 Code of Georgia)
9. [Georgia Code § 44-7-33 — Withholding of security deposit; comprehensive lists of damages; inspection of premises](https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-44/chapter-7/article-2/section-44-7-33/) — Justia (2025 Code of Georgia)
10. [Georgia Code § 44-7-35 — Remedies for landlord's noncompliance with article](https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-44/chapter-7/article-2/section-44-7-35/) — Justia (2025 Code of Georgia)
11. [Georgia Code § 44-7-36 — Exemptions for certain rental units](https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-44/chapter-7/article-2/section-44-7-36/) — Justia (2025 Code of Georgia)
12. [N.C.G.S. § 42-52 — Landlord's obligations](https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_42/GS_42-52.html) — North Carolina General Assembly
13. [N.C.G.S. § 42-55 — Remedies](https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_42/GS_42-55.html) — North Carolina General Assembly
14. [MCL 554.609 — Itemized list of damages; check or money order; contents of notice of damages](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-609) — Michigan Legislature
15. [MCL 554.611 — Notice of forwarding address by tenant](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-611) — Michigan Legislature
16. [MCL 554.613 — Action for money judgment; return of balance; noncompliance](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-613) — Michigan Legislature
17. [New Jersey Security Deposit Law, N.J.S.A. 46:8-19 through 26 (including 46:8-21.1)](https://www.nj.gov/dca/codes/publications/pdf_lti/sdepsit_law.pdf) — New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
18. [A.R.S. § 33-1321 — Security deposits](https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01321.htm) — Arizona State Legislature

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