Louisiana security deposit law: the 30-day deadline and your rights
'Within one month after the lease shall terminate' (§ 9:3251) — with any itemized retention statement due in the same one-month window.
What Louisiana law says
- Return deadline
- 30 days
- Statute
- La. Rev. Stat. §§ 9:3251–9:3253 (Lessee's Deposit Act)
For willful failure the tenant recovers the wrongfully retained portion PLUS the greater of $300 or twice the amount wrongfully retained (§ 9:3252, as amended 2019). Costs and attorney fees at the court's discretion to the prevailing party (§ 9:3253, two-way).
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