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Minnesota security deposit return obligations for landlords

What the statute requires of you in Minnesota: return deadlines, clock triggers, itemization / notice duties, deposit caps, and penalties for non-compliance — drawn from Wherewithal’s statute research corpus. A landlord who complies correctly does not create a statutory penalty claim.

Confidence: PRIMARY

PRIMARY — main elements read against statute text

Deadline to return / account	21 days (3 weeks); 5 days if condemnation
When the clock starts	termination AND receipt of mailing address / delivery instructions
Penalty for non-compliance	withheld + equal amount (≈2×) + up to $500 bad-faith punitive
Deposit cap (maximum you may collect)	none
Escrow / interest requirements	yes (1% simple)
Citation	Minn. Stat. §§ 504B.178, .182

Source: Minn. Stat. §§ 504B.178, .182

Compliance flags / traps

⚠ dual trigger (vacate + address)

Corpus version: c84dc7f282288ea9 (hash of human fields; use as last-updated fingerprint)

Deadline calculator

Compliance tool only — estimates the statutory return / accounting window from Wherewithal’s corpus fields. Not legal advice. No case is created.

This state’s corpus encodes a primary numeric window of 21 days (alternate track: 5 days). Enter the move-out / possession-delivery date the statute keys on.

Move-out / termination date (when possession is delivered)

Tenant side: Minnesota security deposit return rules

Same statute corpus, framed for tenants organizing a deposit-return claim.

Nearby states (landlord side)

Wherewithal is an organizational tool only. Not legal advice. Consider consulting a licensed attorney. This page is compliance information for landlords summarizing statutory duties — not legal advice.

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