Utah · UT
In Utah, 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
- No statutory cap
- Interest on deposit
- Not required
If the landlord withholds in bad faith
If landlord misses the 30-day deadline and then fails to comply within 5 business days after the tenant serves statutory notice, tenant may recover the full deposit plus prepaid rent plus a $100 civil penalty; court awards costs and attorney fees to a party if the other acted in bad faith.
Landlord has 30 days after the renter vacates and returns possession to return the deposit and prepaid rent with an itemized deduction notice. Owner must document move-in condition via written inventory, a tenant form, or a walkthrough (§ 57-22-4(6)). No statutory cap, no interest.