Tag: security-deposit
All the articles with the tag "security-deposit".
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Louisiana Security Deposit Laws: One-Month Return and the $300-or-Double Penalty
Updated:Louisiana landlords must return deposits within 30 days with itemized statements. Learn what deductions are allowed under La. R.S. 9:3251.
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Maine Security Deposit Laws: 2-Month Cap with Double Damages Remedy
Updated:Maine landlords can hold 2 months rent as security deposit and must return within the lease's deadline, at most 30 days (21 days for tenancies at will). Learn the double-damages penalty under 14 M.R.S. § 6034.
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Maryland Security Deposit Laws: The 45-Day Return Rule
Updated:Maryland landlords must return deposits within 45 days and pay interest on deposits held six months or more. Learn your rights under Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-203.
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Massachusetts Security Deposit Laws: The Strictest Cap in America
Updated:Massachusetts limits deposits to 1 month rent and requires 5% annual interest. Learn your rights under M.G.L. ch. 186, § 15B.
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Michigan Security Deposit Laws: The Move-In Inventory Requirement
Updated:Michigan landlords must limit deposits to 1.5 months rent and return funds within 30 days. Learn your rights under the Michigan Security Deposit Act.
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Minnesota Security Deposit Laws: The 21-Day Return Rule
Updated:Minnesota landlords must return deposits within 21 days with itemization. Learn your rights under Minn. Stat. § 504B.178.
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Mississippi Security Deposit Laws: 45-Day Return, Itemized Deductions, Bad-Faith Penalty
Updated:Mississippi landlords must itemize deductions in writing and return the rest within 45 days under Miss. Code § 89-8-21. Learn the permitted deductions and the bad-faith penalty.
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Missouri Security Deposit Laws: 2-Month Cap and 30-Day Return Deadline
Updated:Missouri landlords can demand up to 2 months rent as a security deposit and must return it within 30 days. Learn deduction rules under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 535.300.