StateFrameworkTrigger to verify
AlabamaCalculator-supported
60 days
After both termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession
AlaskaCalculator-supported
14 days / 30 days
After tenancy termination and delivery of possession; also check whether proper move-out notice was given and whether damage costs are deducted
ArizonaRule-aware
14 business days
Termination + delivery of possession + tenant demand
ArkansasCalculator-supported
60 days
For a covered landlord, confirm tenancy termination and delivery of possession
CaliforniaCalculator-supported
21 days
Date tenant vacated / possession was returned
ColoradoCalculator-supported
30 days / 60 days
Date lease ended or possession returned under the applicable rule
ConnecticutCalculator-supported
21 days
Date tenancy terminated; also check when written forwarding address was received
DelawareCalculator-supported
20 days
Date the rental agreement expired or terminated
FloridaCalculator-supported
15 days / 30 days
Date rental agreement terminated
GeorgiaCalculator-supported
30 days
Relevant termination / surrender-acceptance date
HawaiiCalculator-supported
14 days
Date the rental agreement terminated
IdahoCalculator-supported
21 days / 30 days
Date the tenant surrendered the premises; also check whether the agreement fixes a different period
IllinoisCalculator-supported
30 days
For the damage statement, later of move-out or end of right of possession
IndianaCalculator-supported
45 days
After rental agreement termination and delivery of possession; written mailing address is also required
IowaCalculator-supported
30 days
Use the date when both tenancy termination and receipt of the tenant mailing address or delivery instructions have occurred
KansasCalculator-supported
30 days
Use the latest relevant date among tenancy termination, delivery of possession and tenant demand
KentuckyRule-aware
Local URLTA adoption check
First confirm that Kentucky URLTA was locally adopted for the rental property
LouisianaRule-aware
1 month + separate itemization rule
Use the actual lease termination date and read the verified guide before calculating
MaineRule-aware
21 days / up to 30 by agreement
Deadline depends on tenancy type and, for tenancy at will, the later of termination or surrender/acceptance
MarylandCalculator-supported
45 days
Date tenancy ended / terminated
MassachusettsCalculator-supported
30 days
Termination of occupancy / end of tenancy under the applicable agreement
MichiganCalculator-supported
30 days
Date of termination of occupancy
MinnesotaCalculator-supported
21 days
Date tenancy terminated after landlord receives mailing address or delivery instructions
MississippiCalculator-supported
45 days
Use the date by which tenancy termination, delivery of possession and tenant demand have all occurred
MissouriCalculator-supported
30 days
Date the tenancy terminates
MontanaCalculator-supported
30 days / 10 days
Use the earlier statutory route identified in MCA 70-25-202: tenancy termination or surrender and acceptance of the premises
NebraskaCalculator-supported
14 days
Date of termination of the tenancy
NevadaCalculator-supported
30 days
Date tenancy terminates
New HampshireCalculator-supported
30 days
Date the tenancy terminates
New JerseyCalculator-supported
30 days
Date lease or license agreement terminated
New MexicoCalculator-supported
30 days
Use the later of rental-agreement termination or resident departure for the subsection C accounting timeline
New YorkCalculator-supported
14 days
Date tenant vacated
North CarolinaCalculator-supported
30 days / 60 days
Later relevant tenancy-end / possession-delivery date
North DakotaCalculator-supported
30 days
After both lease termination and delivery of possession by the tenant
OhioCalculator-supported
30 days
After both termination of the rental agreement and delivery of possession
OklahomaCalculator-supported
45 days
Use the date when termination of tenancy, delivery of possession and written tenant demand have all occurred
OregonCalculator-supported
31 days
After both tenancy termination and delivery of possession
PennsylvaniaCalculator-supported
30 days
Lease termination or surrender and acceptance — confirm the applicable event
Rhode IslandCalculator-supported
20 days
Use the latest of tenancy termination, delivery of possession, or the tenant providing a forwarding address
South CarolinaCalculator-supported
30 days
Use the latest of tenancy termination, delivery of possession and tenant demand
South DakotaCalculator-supported
21 days / 45 days
After both termination of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant’s mailing address or delivery instructions
TennesseeRule-aware
Covered-county URLTA check
First confirm that the rental is in a Tennessee county covered by URLTA
TexasCalculator-supported
30 days
Date tenant surrendered the premises
UtahCalculator-supported
30 days
After the renter vacates and returns possession of the rental property
VermontCalculator-supported
14 days / 60 days
Use the applicable vacate/abandonment trigger under § 4461(c)
VirginiaCalculator-supported
45 days / 60 days
Later of tenancy termination or date tenant vacated
WashingtonCalculator-supported
30 days
Date rental agreement ended and tenant vacated
West VirginiaRule-aware
60 days / 45 after re-rental
Use the earlier resulting deadline: 60 days after tenancy termination or 45 days after a subsequent tenant occupies the premises
WisconsinCalculator-supported
21 days
End of rental agreement, subject to early re-rental rules
WyomingRule-aware
30 days / 15 after address + damage extension
Compare 30 days after termination with 15 days after receipt of the renter’s new mailing address; use whichever is later
The framework column is a navigation aid, not a substitute for the state guide. A forwarding address, demand, possession date, lease term, local adoption rule, special property type or other fact can change the controlling deadline.