Arizona · verified 2026-07-23

Arizona security deposit deadline & deductions

You have 14 days — within 14 business days of move-out

Deadline
14 days
Itemized statement
Required by statute
Receipts
No threshold verified
Statute
A.R.S. § 33-1321(D)

At 14 days, Arizona gives landlords the least time of the 26 states verified here — miss it and the right to withhold is usually lost.

Same deadline as New York.

Itemized statement due within 14 business days of move-out (about three calendar weeks) — the printed date is a calendar-day estimate.

When the Arizona clock runs out

The deadline runs from the end of the tenancy, not from when you get round to inspecting. On Arizona's 14-day rule, these are the dates you would be working to:

Tenant moves outStatement and refund due by
January 31, 2026February 14, 2026
April 15, 2026April 29, 2026
July 31, 2026August 14, 2026
November 30, 2026December 14, 2026

Does Arizona require an itemized statement?

Yes — Arizona requires an itemized written statement of any deductions rather than a lump sum, under A.R.S. § 33-1321(D). Each charge needs to stand on its own: what was damaged, and what it cost to put right.

What you can actually charge for

Arizona statute sets the deadline and the paperwork; it does not publish a table of what a worn carpet is worth. The defensible method — charging only the useful life the tenant used up early, and excluding normal wear — is the same in every state, and is explained on the calculator, which builds the itemized statement and puts the Arizona deadline on it.

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Arizona rule last checked 2026-07-23 against A.R.S. § 33-1321(D). General information, not legal advice — confirm the current statute before sending a deduction statement.

Everything else we’ve researched about Arizona

Same state, the problems either side of this one. Each carries its own statute and the date we last checked it.