Missouri security deposit law: the 30-day deadline and your rights
Within 30 days after termination of the tenancy the landlord must return the full deposit or furnish an itemized list of damages plus the balance.
What Missouri law says
- Return deadline
- 30 days
- Statute
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 535.300
The tenant 'shall recover as damages twice the amount wrongfully withheld' (§ 535.300.5) — the doubled sum is the total recovery per the AG's guide ('up to twice the amount wrongfully withheld').
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