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Nebraska security deposit return obligations for landlords

What the statute requires of you in Nebraska: 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: PARTIAL

PARTIAL — primary source pulled for main elements; secondary detail still thin

Deadline to return / account	14 days
When the clock starts	termination + tenant demand/fwd address
Penalty for non-compliance	forfeit right to withhold if no itemized list
Deposit cap (maximum you may collect)	1 mo (+0.25 pet)
Escrow / interest requirements	yes
Citation	Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416

Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416

Residual review notes

NE: 14-day + forfeit path confirmed; pet-deposit-above-cap edge thin.

Corpus version: 5c568dfb8dc12ca4 (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 14 days. Enter the move-out / possession-delivery date the statute keys on.

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

Tenant side: Nebraska 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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