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Rhode Island security deposit return obligations for landlords

What the statute requires of you in Rhode Island: 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	20 days
When the clock starts	later of termination, delivery of possession, or tenant providing forwarding address
Penalty for non-compliance	2× deposit + costs + fees (bad faith); forfeit withhold rights
Deposit cap (maximum you may collect)	1 mo (unfurnished); +furniture deposit up to 1 mo if furnishings ≥$5k
Escrow / interest requirements	no
Citation	R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-19

Source: R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-19

Compliance flags / traps

⚠ cap exists (reconciled: not "none")

Corpus version: 38dde55259ae41f5 (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 20 days. Enter the move-out / possession-delivery date the statute keys on.

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

Tenant side: Rhode Island 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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