Pennsylvania · PA
In Pennsylvania, a landlord must return a security deposit within 30 calendar days.
- Return deadline
- 30 calendar days
- Itemized statement
- Required
- Move-in condition list
- Not required by statute
- Maximum deposit
- 2 months' rent
- Interest on deposit
- Required
If the landlord withholds in bad faith
Failure to provide the itemized damage list within 30 days forfeits the landlord's right to withhold any portion of escrowed funds and bars a damages counterclaim (68 P.S. §250.512(b)); failure to return the balance within 30 days makes the landlord liable in assumpsit for double the amount by which the escrowed sum exceeds actual damages (§250.512(c)).
Cap: 2mo rent max yr1; 1mo max yr2+ (511a). Itemized list+balance due 30 days after termination/surrender. Interest confirmed: escrow over $100 held past 2nd anniversary (month 25/yr3), less 1%/yr fee (511b). PA official site unreachable; verified via FindLaw.