LeaseClaim is an independent tool for tenants who believe their landlord has kept a security deposit they were entitled to. It calculates the statutory deadline, shows what the statute actually authorises, and prepares a claim letter you send yourself. It is not a law firm and it does not give legal advice.
Security deposit rules differ substantially between states, and the differences are not cosmetic. The deadline ranges from 14 days in New York to 30 days in Texas and Pennsylvania. Some states let a landlord forfeit the entire deposit automatically; others require a court to find bad faith first. A deadline that is wrong by a week can be the difference between a valid claim and none.
Most free information online either comes from a landlord-side site, or states a rule without linking to the statute it came from. This tool takes the opposite approach: every figure links to the official code, carries the date it was last checked, and is labelled according to whether you can actually collect it on your own.
No deadline, penalty multiplier or deduction rule appears without a citation to the official state code. The link opens the statute itself, not a summary of it.
The statute data in this site is verified against the published code on the date shown in the footer. When a state amends its deposit statute, the change is recorded on the changelog.
A multiplier a statute lists is not always one you can collect on your own. Several states only award enhanced damages once a court finds bad faith or willful conduct. Both categories are labelled separately.
Where official text and secondary summaries diverge, we state both readings and which one the tool uses, with the reason. We do not silently pick the convenient answer.
Provisions that admit of more than one reading are marked as such. A tool that presents every interpretation as settled would be easier to use and less honest.
Review status: not yet reviewed by a licensed attorney.
Every legal figure here is traceable to official statute text, but no attorney has reviewed this tool. That is stated plainly because a site claiming legal authority it does not have is worse than one that admits what it is. If your claim is large, contested, or you have already received a legal notice, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Source and issue tracker: GitHub repository
Statutory source data last verified 2026-10-04. Corrections to the law itself are welcome and will be reflected on the changelog.
California · Texas · Florida · New York · Pennsylvania
Free. No account, nothing uploaded. Figures shown with citations.