| State |
Limit |
| Alabama |
One month's rent, except for pet deposits, deposits to cover undoing tenant's alterations, deposits to cover tenant activities that pose increased liability risks |
| Alaska |
Two months' rent, unless rent exceeds $2,000 per month. Landlord may ask for an additional month's rent as deposit for a pet that is not a service animal, but may use it only to remedy pet damage. |
| Arizona |
One and one-half months' rent |
| Arkansas |
Two months' rent |
| California |
Two months' rent (unfurnished); three months' rent (furnished). Add extra one-half month's rent for waterbed |
| Colorado |
No statutory limit |
| Connecticut |
Two months' rent (tenant under 62 years of age); one month's rent (tenant 62 years of age or older) |
| Delaware |
One month's rent on leases for one year or more; no limit for month-to-month rental agreements (may require additional pet deposit of up to one month's rent). No limit for rental of furnished units. Tenant may offer to supply a surety bond in lieu of or in conjunction with a deposit, which landlord may elect to receive. |
| District of Columbia |
One month's rent |
| Florida |
No statutory limit |
| Georgia |
No statutory limit |
| Hawaii |
One month's rent; Landlord may require an additional one month's rent as security deposit for tenants who keep a pet |
| Idaho |
No statutory limit |
| Illinois |
No statutory limit |
| Indiana |
No statutory limit |
| Iowa |
Two months' rent |
| Kansas |
One month's rent (unfurnished); one and one-half month's rent (furnished); for pets, add extra one-half month's rent |
| Kentucky |
No statutory limit |
| Louisiana |
No statutory limit |
| Maine |
Two months' rent |
| Maryland |
Two months' rent |
| Massachusetts |
One month's rent |
| Michigan |
One and one-half months' rent |
| Minnesota |
No statutory limit |
| Mississippi |
No statutory limit |
| Missouri |
Two months' rent |
| Montana |
No statutory limit |
| Nebraska |
One month's rent (no pets); one and one-quarter months' rent (pets) |
| Nevada |
Three months' rent; if both landlord and tenant agree, tenant may use a surety bond for all or part of the deposit. |
| New Hampshire |
One month's rent or $100, whichever is greater; no limit when landlord and tenant share facilities |
| New Jersey |
One and one-half month's rent. Any additional security deposit, collected annually, may be no greater than 10% of the current security deposit. |
| New Mexico |
One month's rent (for rental agreement of less than one year); no limit for leases of one year or more |
| New York |
No statutory limit (for non-regulated units) |
| North Carolina |
One and one-half months' rent for month-to-month rental agreements; two months' rent if term is longer than two months; may add an additional "reasonable," nonrefundable pet deposit. |
| North Dakota |
One month's rent (or if tenant has a pet, not to exceed the greater of $2,500 or amount equal to two months' rent) |
| Ohio |
No statutory limit |
| Oklahoma |
No statutory limit |
| Oregon |
No statutory limit |
| Pennsylvania |
Two months' rent for first year of renting; one month's rent during second and subsequent years of renting |
| Rhode Island |
One month's rent |
| South Carolina |
No statutory limit |
| South Dakota |
One month's rent (higher deposit may be charged if special conditions pose a danger to maintenance of the premises) |
| Tennessee |
No statutory limit |
| Texas |
No statutory limit |
| Utah |
No statutory limit |
| Vermont |
No statutory limit |
| Virginia |
Two months' rent |
| Washington |
No statutory limit |
| West Virginia |
No statutory limit |
| Wisconsin |
No statutory limit |
| Wyoming |
No statutory limit |