Massachusetts · MA
In Massachusetts, a landlord must return a security deposit within 30 calendar days.
- Return deadline
- 30 calendar days
- Itemized statement
- Required
- Move-in condition list
- Required of the landlord
- Maximum deposit
- 1 month's rent
- Interest on deposit
- Required
If the landlord withholds in bad faith
Treble (3x) damages of the deposit amount plus 5% interest, court costs, and attorney's fees for violations such as failure to provide statement of condition, escrow, or timely itemized return
Clock runs from end of possession/occupancy, not the lease document date. Statement of condition mandatory within 10 days of tenancy start; tenant may dispute within 15 days. Interest 5%/yr or actual bank rate if lower, paid annually and at termination.