Change effectiveAug. 1, 2026
Act 63 / HB 292.
Document requiredItemized statement
Accounting for retained proceeds and reasons.
Keep return and itemization clocks distinct
The statute continues to state that the deposit itself is returned within one month after lease termination, subject to permitted retention. Act 63 amended the timing language for the itemized statement. For that reason RentBillCheck does not collapse Louisiana into a simple “45-day deposit return” rule.
Check
- Lease termination date.
- Whether any deposit was retained.
- Date the itemized statement was sent.
- Date any undisputed balance was returned.
- Whether the case occurred before or after the August 1, 2026 effective date.
Louisiana changed its itemization timing in 2026. Do not treat “one month” as a fixed 30-day period or turn the 2026 itemization amendment into a blanket 45-day refund rule. Educational information only.
Official sources
Louisiana State LegislatureLa. R.S. 9:3251 — Lessee’s deposit ↗
Current statute including Acts 2026, No. 63: one-month return rule, permitted retention, itemized statement, forwarding address and abandonment exception.
Louisiana State Legislature2026 Act No. 63 (HB 292) ↗Official 2026 act, effective August 1, 2026, amending the itemized-statement timing language in R.S. 9:3251(A).