# Deposit return on rental property **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 19, 2004, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deposit-return-on-rental-property/246064 "2004-05-19T23:56:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deposit-return-on-rental-property/246064/1 "2004-05-19T23:56:42Z")
Anyone know how much time an apartment manager has to return a security deposit in California? Bearing in mind that both manager and tennant agree on the good condition of the property being vacated? ---
**Author:** ![spiralscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@spiralscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spiralscratch)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deposit-return-on-rental-property/246064/2 "2004-05-20T00:01:56Z")
21 days. [http://www.dca.ca.gov/legal/landlordbook/sec-deposit.htm](http://www.dca.ca.gov/legal/landlordbook/sec-deposit.htm) [http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=civ&group=01001-02000&file=1940-1954.1](http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=civ&group=01001-02000&file=1940-1954.1) ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deposit-return-on-rental-property/246064/3 "2004-05-20T00:04:12Z")
[www.housing.ucsc.edu/housing/CRO/pdfForms/security\_deposit.pdf+california+security+deposit+return+code&hl=en&ie=UTF-8]21]([http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:v1IIsNseqFUJ:](http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:v1IIsNseqFUJ:)[url) calendar days. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deposit-return-on-rental-property/246064/4 "2004-05-20T00:05:42Z")
Well hell, beat to the punch _and_ my link is screwed. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deposit-return-on-rental-property/246064/5 "2004-05-20T00:14:02Z")
Thanks guys!