The invoice will include the security deposit amount that is owed by the tenant and how much this amount is compared to one month’s rent (this varies from state to state). It is important that the tenant pay the security deposit before or on the date written on the invoice; the landlord will not permit access to the premises until the security deposit is paid in full. A security deposit invoice should inform the tenant as to when their security deposit will be returned to them (i.e., after the rental period is over – conditions may apply).

Security Deposit Laws By State

State	Maximum Amount ($)	Returning Period
Alabama	1 month’s rent (§ 35-9A-201)	60 days (§ 35-9A-201(e))
Alaska	2 months’ rent unless monthly amount is over $2,000 (§ 34.03.070(a))	14 days (§ 34.03.070(g))
Arizona	1.5 month’s rent (§ 33-1321(a))	14 days (§ 33-1321(d))
Arkansas	2 months’ rent (§ 18-16-304)	60 days (§ 18-16-305(a))
California	Unfurnished: 2 months’ rent. Furnished: 3 months’ rent (§ 1950.5(c)(1))	21 days (§ 1950.5(g)(1))
Colorado	No limit	1 month (§ 38-12-103(1))
Connecticut	2 months’ rent (1 month’s rent if tenant is over the age of 62) (§ 47a-21(b))	30 days from termination of tenancy or 15 days of receiving tenant’s forwarding address (§ 47a-21(d)(2))
Delaware	1 month’s rent (Title 25 § 5514(a)(2))	20 days (Title 25 § 5514(e))
Florida	No limit	15 days; 30 days if deductions are made (§ 83.49(3)(a))
Georgia	No limit	30 days (§ 44-7-34(a))
Hawaii	1 month’s rent (§ 521-44(b))	14 days (§ 521-44(c))
Idaho	No limit	30 days (21 if not written in agreement) (§ 6-321)
Illinois	No limit	45 days; 30 days if deductions are made (765 ILCS 710)
Indiana	No limit	45 days (§ 32-31-3-12(a))
Iowa	2 months’ rent (§ 562A.12(1))	30 days (§ 562A.12(3)(a))
Kansas	1 month’s rent if unfurnished; 1.5 month’s rent if furnished (§ 58-2550(a))	30 days (§ 58-2550(b))
Kentucky	No limit	60 days (§ 383.580(7))
Louisiana	No limit	1 month (§ 9:3251)
Maine	2 months’ rent (§ 6032)	30 days for lease; 21 days for tenancies at will (§ 6033(2))
Maryland	2 months’ rent (§ 8-203(b)(1))	45 days (§ 8-203(e)(1))
Massachusetts	1 month’s rent (Ch. 186 § 15B(1)(b))	30 days (Ch. 186 § 15B(4))
Michigan	1.5 month’s rent (§ 554.602)	30 days (§ 554.609)
Minnesota	No limit	3 weeks (§ 504B.178(3))
Mississippi	No limit	45 days (§ 89-8-21(3))
Missouri	2 months’ rent (§ 535.300(1))	30 days (§ 535.300(3))
Montana	No limit	30 days (§ 70-25-202(1))
Nebraska	1 month’s rent (§ 76-1416(1))	14 days (§ 76-1416(2))
Nevada	3 months’ rent (§ 118A.242(1))	30 days (§ 118A.242(4))
New Hampshire	1 month’s rent or $100, whichever is great (§ 540-A:6(I)(a))	30 days (§ 540-A:7(I))
New Jersey	1.5 month’s rent (§ 46:8-21.2)	30 days (§ 46:8-21.1)
New Mexico	1 month’s rent (or more for annual leases if landlord agrees to pay interest to tenant) (§ 47-8-18(A))	30 days (§ 47-8-18(C))
New York	1 month’s rent (§ 7-108(1)(a))	14 days (§ 7-108(1)(e))
North Carolina	2 months’ rent for fixed-term leases, 1.5 month’s rent for month-to-month leases, 2 weeks’ rent for week-to-week leases (§ 42-51(b))	30 days (§ 42-52)
North Dakota	1 month’s rent (§ 47-16-07.1(1))	30 days (§ 47-16-07.1(3))
Ohio	No limit (§ 5321.16(A))	30 days (§ 5321.16(B))
Oklahoma	No limit	45 days (§ 41-115(B))
Oregon	No limit	31 days (§ 90.300(13))
Pennsylvania	2 months’ rent (1951 Act 20 § 511.1(a))	30 days (1951 Act 20 § 512(a))
Rhode Island	1 month’s rent (§ 34-18-19(a))	20 days (§ 34-18-19(b))
South Carolina	No limit	30 days (§ 27-40-410(a))
South Dakota	1 month’s rent (§ 43-32-6.1)	2 weeks (§ 43-32-24)
Tennessee	No limit	30 days (§ 66-28-301(g)(1))
Texas	No limit	30 days (§ 92.103(a))
Utah	No limit	30 days (§ 57-17-3(2))
Vermont	No limit	14 days (9 V.S.A. § 4461(c))
Virginia	2 months’ rent (§ 55.1-1226(A))	45 days (§ 55.1-1226(A))
Washington	No limit	21 days (§ 59.18.280(1))
West Virginia	No limit	60 days or within 45 days of a new tenancy (§ 37-6A-1(7))
Wisconsin	No limit	21 days (§ 134.06(2))
Wyoming	No limit	30 days or 15 days from receiving tenant’s forwarding address, whichever is less (§ 1-21-1208(A))