Virginia: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 2x Monthly Rent

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 45 days

Wyoming: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: No

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: Varies

West Virginia: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: No

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: Varies

Washington: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: No

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 30 days

Texas: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: No

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 30 days

Wisconsin: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: No

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 21 days

Vermont: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: No

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 14 days

Utah: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: No

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 30 days

Tennessee: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: No

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: No

Minnesota: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: No

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: Yes

📫 Return Window: 3 weeks

Oklahoma: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: No

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes

💸 Interest Required: No

‍📫 Return Window: 45 days

South Dakota: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 1x Monthly Rent

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 14 days

South Carolina: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: No

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

‍📫 Return Window: 30 days

Rhode Island: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 1x Monthly Rent

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 20 days

Pennsylvania: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: Varies – Dependent on Year of the Lease 

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes

💸 Interest Required: Varies

📫 Return Window: 30 days

Oregon: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: No

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 31 days

North Dakota: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 1x Monthly Rent

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes

💸 Interest Required: Yes

📫 Return Window: 30 days

Ohio: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: No

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: Varies – Dependent on Security Deposit Amount and Lease Length 

📫 Return Window: 30 days

North Carolina: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: Varies – Dependent on Lease Length

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 30 days

New York: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 1x Monthly Rent 

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes 

💸 Interest Required: Yes (for properties with 6+ units)

📫 Return Window: 14 days 

New Mexico: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: Varies – Dependent On Lease Length

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes

💸 Interest Required: Yes

📫 Return Window: 30 days

New Jersey: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 1.5x Monthly Rent

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes

💸 Interest Required: Yes

📫 Return Window: 30 days

Montana: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: No

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: Varies

New Hampshire: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 1x Monthly Rent

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes

💸 Interest Required: Yes

📫 Return Window: 30 days

Nevada: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 3x Monthly Rent

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 30 days

Nebraska: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 1x Monthly Rent

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 14 days

Missouri: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 2x Monthly Rent

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 30 days

Mississippi: 

Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: Not Specified 

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 45 days

Michigan: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 1.5x Monthly Rent

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 30 days

Massachusetts: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 1x Monthly Rent

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes

💸 Interest Required: Yes

📫 Return Window: 30 days

Maryland: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 1x Monthly Rent (with exceptions)

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes

💸 Interest Required: Yes

📫 Return Window: 45 days

Maine: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 2x Monthly Rent

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 30 days

Louisiana: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: Not Specified

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 30 days

Kentucky: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: Not Specified

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: Not Specified

Kansas: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 1x Monthly Rent for Unfurnished Properties; 1.5x Monthly rent for Furnished Properties

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 30 days

Iowa: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 2x Monthly Rent

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes

💸 Interest Required: No, for the first 5 years of the tenancy. Yes, after year 5 of the tenancy

📫 Return Window: 30 days

Indiana: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: Not Specified

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 45 days

Idaho: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: Not specified

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 21 days

Illinois: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: Not Specified

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: Yes

📫 Return Window: 30 days

Arkansas: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 2x Monthly Rent (applies only to landlords who rent out 6 or more dwellings)

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 60 days

Hawaii: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 1x Monthly Rent

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 14 days

Georgia: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 2x Monthly Rent‍

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes‍

💸 Interest Required: No‍

📫 Return Window: 30 days

Florida: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: Not Specified 

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes

💸 Interest Required: Yes (if the deposit is held in an interest-bearing account)

📫 Return Window: 15 days if no deductions; maximum of 60 days if deductions are made (30 days to provide notice of deductions to tenants + 15 days for tenants to dispute deductions + 30 days from the date of the notice of the landlord/property manager’s intent to charge to return any portion of the deposit remaining after deductions)

🙂 SDA Charge Window: 30 days

DC: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 1x Monthly Rent

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes

💸 Interest Required: Yes (under certain circumstances)

📫 Return Window: 45 days

Delaware: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 1x Monthly Rent (with exceptions)

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 20 days

Connecticut: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 2x Monthly Rent (1x Monthly Rent for tenants 62+ years old)

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes

💸 Interest Required: Yes

📫 Return Window: 21 days

Colorado: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 2x Monthly Rent

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 30 days (May be extended up to 60 days if the lease specifies)

California: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 1x Monthly Rent (with exceptions)

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No 

📫 Return Window: 21 days

Arizona: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 1.5x Monthly Rent

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 14 business days

Alaska: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 2x Monthly Rent (with exceptions)

🔒 Holding Requirements: Yes

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 14 days (30 days if deductions apply)

Alabama: Key Points at a Glance

💰 Deposit Cap: 1x Monthly Rent (with exceptions)

🔒 Holding Requirements: No

💸 Interest Required: No

📫 Return Window: 60 days