Here's the limit each state sets
on the amount of security deposit landlords can charge. "No
statutory limit" means that the state does not specify
the amount landlords can charge. For the specific law in your
state, see your state's landlord-tenant statutes. Also, be
sure to check local rent control or rent regulation rules
for any deposit limits.
State Limit
Alabama No statutory limit
Alaska Two months' rent, except where rent exceeds $2,000
per month
Arizona One and one-half months' rent (unless tenant voluntarily
agrees to pay more)
Arkansas Two months' rent
California Two months' rent (unfurnished, no waterbed); two
and one-half months' rent (unfurnished, tenant has waterbed);
three months' rent -(furnished, no waterbed); three and one-half
months' rent (furnished, tenant has waterbed)
Colorado No statutory limit
Connecticut Two months' rent (tenant under 62 years of age);
one month's rent (tenant 62 years of age or older)
Delaware One month's rent on leases for one year or more;
no limit for month-to-month rental agreements
District of Columbia One month's rent
Florida No statutory limit
Georgia No statutory limit
Hawaii One month's rent
Idaho No statutory limit
Illinois No statutory limit
Indiana No statutory limit
Iowa Two months' rent
Kansas One month's rent (unfurnished, no pets); one and one-half
months' rent (unfurnished with pets or furnished with no pets)
Kentucky No statutory limit
Louisiana 30 days' rent
Maine Two months' rent
Maryland Two months' rent or $50, whichever is greater
Massachusetts Two months' rent
Michigan One and one-half months' rent
Minnesota No statutory limit
Mississippi No statutory limit
Missouri Two months' rent
Montana No statutory limit
Nebraska One month's rent (no pets); one and one-quarter months'
rent (pets)
Nevada Three months' rent
New Hampshire One month's rent or $100, whichever is greater
New Jersey One and one-half month's rent
New Mexico One month's rent (for rental agreement less than
one year); no limit for leases of one year or more
New York No statutory limit
North Carolina One and one-half months' rent for month-to-month
rental agreements; two months' rent if term is longer than
two months
North Dakota One month's rent (or $1,500 if tenant has a pet)
Ohio No statutory limit
Oklahoma No statutory limit
Oregon No statutory limit
Pennsylvania Two months' rent for first year of renting; one
month's rent during the second and subsequent years of renting
Rhode Island One month's rent
South Carolina No statutory limit
South Dakota One month's rent (higher deposit may be charged
if special conditions pose a danger to maintenance of the
premises)
Tennessee No statutory limit
Texas No statutory limit
Utah No statutory limit
Vermont No statutory limit
Virginia Two months' rent
Washington No statutory limit
West Virginia No statutory limit
Wisconsin No statutory limit
Wyoming No statutory limit
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