California
What is the return deadline for California?
For California, return deadline is 21 calendar days; deadline in days is 21; what starts the clock is after the tenant has vacated the premises; statute is Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5(h)(1), recorded from its source on 2026-08-26.
No later than 21 calendar days after the tenant has vacated the premises, but not earlier than the time that either the landlord or the tenant provides a notice to terminate the tenancy under Section 1946 or 1946.1, Section 1161 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or not earlier than 60 calendar days prior to the expiration of a fixed-term lease, the landlord shall furnish the tenant, a copy of an itemized statement indicating the basis for, and the amount of, any security received and the disposition of the security
— leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-08-26
- State
- California our reading
- Return deadline
- 21 calendar days verified
- Deadline in days
- 21 our reading
- What starts the clock
- after the tenant has vacated the premises verified
- Statute
- Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5(h)(1) our reading
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- leginfo.legislature.ca.govhttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=1950.5.&lawCode=CIV