Nebraska security deposit law: the 14-day deadline and your rights
The balance of the deposit plus a written itemization must be delivered or mailed within 14 days after termination of the tenancy (automatic — no tenant demand required under the current text).
What Nebraska law says
- Return deadline
- 14 days
- Statute
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416
For willful, bad-faith noncompliance the tenant recovers liquidated damages equal to the LESSER of one month's rent or twice the deposit, in addition to the deposit balance itself, plus costs and reasonable attorney fees (§ 76-1416). Since Nebraska caps deposits at one month's rent, the penalty in the typical case equals roughly one deposit on top of the refund.
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