Deposit dispute case builder · free analysis

Your landlord has a deadline.
It may have already passed.

Every state gives landlords a hard deadline to return your deposit or itemize deductions — and real penalties for missing it. Check where you stand in ten seconds, then turn your facts into a demand letter with the exact statute citations.

StateMove-out dateDeposit ($)

Certified mail

Demand for return of security deposit

RE: Security deposit — California

Under Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5, you were required to return my security deposit or provide an itemized statement within 21 days. That period has expired.

Bad-faith retention (or a bad-faith demand) exposes the landlord to statutory damages of up to twice the deposit, in addition to actual damages (Cal. …

Deposit paid$2,000.00

Returned$0.00

Demanded$2,000.00

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Evidence packEXHIBITS A–F

Twenty minutes to a complete case file.

Intake

Tell us the facts

State, dates, deposit, and every charge on the landlord's itemized statement — plus what evidence you have.

Analysis

Every charge, checked

Each deduction is classified against your state’s statute: normal wear and tear, real damage, or an unsupported charge — with statutory damages computed.

Output