Delaware · DE
In Delaware, a landlord must return a security deposit within 20 calendar days.
- Return deadline
- 20 calendar days
- Itemized statement
- Required
- Move-in condition list
- Not required by statute
- Maximum deposit
- 1 month's rent
- Interest on deposit
- Not required
If the landlord withholds in bad faith
Failure to remit the deposit or balance within 20 days entitles the tenant to double the amount wrongfully withheld.
1-month cap applies only to rental agreements of 1 year or more; no statutory cap for shorter tenancies or furnished units. No interest or move-in checklist requirement in the statute.