Utah security deposit law: the 30-day deadline and your rights
Within 30 days after the renter vacates and returns possession, the owner must deliver the deposit balance, any prepaid rent balance, and the itemized deduction notice to the renter's last known address.
What Utah law says
- Return deadline
- 30 days
- Statute
- Utah Code §§ 57-17-3, 57-17-5
After the notice-and-cure sequence: the renter recovers the FULL deposit (even lawfully deductible portions), the full prepaid rent, and a $100 civil penalty (§ 57-17-5). Costs and attorney fees go to the prevailing party only on a bad-faith finding.
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