# Maine — Security deposit return deadlines by US state — the statutory clock a landlord has to return a tenant's deposit, quoted from the state statute

For Maine, return deadline is 30 days; deadline in days is 30; what starts the clock is after the termination of the tenancy or the surrender and acceptance of the premises, whichever occurs later; second deadline, and when it applies is 21 days, in the case of a tenancy at will; statute is 14 M.R.S. § 6033(2), recorded from its source on 2026-08-26.

- **State:** Maine _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Return deadline:** 30 days _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Deadline in days:** 30 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **What starts the clock:** after the termination of the tenancy or the surrender and acceptance of the premises, whichever occurs later _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Second deadline, and when it applies:** 21 days, in the case of a tenancy at will _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute:** 14 M.R.S. § 6033(2) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> the landlord shall provide the tenant with a written statement itemizing the reasons for the retention of the security deposit or any portion of it: A. In the case of a written rental agreement, within the time, not to exceed 30 days, stated in the agreement; and [PL 1977, c. 359 (NEW).] B. In the case of a tenancy at will, within 21 days after the termination of the tenancy or the surrender and acceptance of the premises, whichever occurs later.

## Source

- https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec6033.html

Last verified: 2026-08-26. Review by: 2027-08-26.
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