New Jersey · verified 2026-07-23

New Jersey security deposit deadline & deductions

You have 30 days — within 30 days of move-out

Deadline
30 days
Itemized statement
Required by statute
Receipts
No threshold verified
Statute
N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.1

30 days sits mid-range: 6 of the 26 states verified here are shorter, 6 are longer.

Same deadline as Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan and 7 more.

Itemized statement and any refund due within 30 days of lease termination.

When the New Jersey clock runs out

The deadline runs from the end of the tenancy, not from when you get round to inspecting. On New Jersey's 30-day rule, these are the dates you would be working to:

Tenant moves outStatement and refund due by
January 31, 2026March 2, 2026
April 15, 2026May 15, 2026
July 31, 2026August 30, 2026
November 30, 2026December 30, 2026

Does New Jersey require an itemized statement?

Yes — New Jersey requires an itemized written statement of any deductions rather than a lump sum, under N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.1. Each charge needs to stand on its own: what was damaged, and what it cost to put right.

What you can actually charge for

New Jersey 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 New Jersey deadline on it.

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New Jersey rule last checked 2026-07-23 against N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.1. General information, not legal advice — confirm the current statute before sending a deduction statement.

Everything else we’ve researched about New Jersey

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