Arizona security deposit law: the 14-day deadline and your rights
14 days EXCLUDING weekends and holidays (business days), running from termination, delivery of possession, and demand by the tenant (§ 33-1321(D)).
What Arizona law says
- Return deadline
- 14 days
- Statute
- Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1321
Fixed, no bad-faith element: the tenant may recover the money due TOGETHER WITH damages equal to twice the amount wrongfully withheld (§ 33-1321(E)) — the 2x stacks on the refund (effective 3x exposure).
Verification pending. Our attorney-reviewed deep-dive for Arizona — with the full case builder, damages calculator, and demand letter generator — isn't live yet. The summary above is drawn from the statute but hasn't completed our legal review; always confirm against the current text of Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1321.
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