§ 34-18-19 Security deposits. – (a) A landlord may not demand or receive a security deposit, howeverdenominated, in an amount or value in excess of one month's periodic rent.
(b) Upon termination of the tenancy, the amount of securitydeposit due to the tenant shall be the entire amount given by the tenant as asecurity deposit, minus any amount of unpaid accrued rent and the amount ofphysical damages to the premises, other than ordinary wear and tear, which thelandlord has suffered by reason of the tenant's noncompliance with §34-18-24, all as itemized by the landlord in a written notice delivered to thetenant. The landlord shall deliver the notice, together with the amount of thesecurity deposit due to the tenant, within twenty (20) days after the later ofeither termination of the tenancy, delivery of possession, or the tenant'sproviding the landlord with a forwarding address for the purpose of receivingthe security deposit.
(c) If the landlord fails to comply with subsection (b), thetenant may recover the amount due him or her, together with damages in anamount equal to twice the amount wrongfully withheld, and reasonable attorneyfees.
(d) This section does not preclude the landlord or tenantfrom recovering other damages to which he or she may be entitled under thischapter.
(e) In the event the landlord transfers his or her interestin the premises, the holder of the landlord's interest in the premises at thetime of the termination of the tenancy is bound by this section.
(f) No rental agreement shall contain any waiver of theprovisions of this section.
§ 34-18-19 Security deposits. – (a) A landlord may not demand or receive a security deposit, howeverdenominated, in an amount or value in excess of one month's periodic rent.
(b) Upon termination of the tenancy, the amount of securitydeposit due to the tenant shall be the entire amount given by the tenant as asecurity deposit, minus any amount of unpaid accrued rent and the amount ofphysical damages to the premises, other than ordinary wear and tear, which thelandlord has suffered by reason of the tenant's noncompliance with §34-18-24, all as itemized by the landlord in a written notice delivered to thetenant. The landlord shall deliver the notice, together with the amount of thesecurity deposit due to the tenant, within twenty (20) days after the later ofeither termination of the tenancy, delivery of possession, or the tenant'sproviding the landlord with a forwarding address for the purpose of receivingthe security deposit.
(c) If the landlord fails to comply with subsection (b), thetenant may recover the amount due him or her, together with damages in anamount equal to twice the amount wrongfully withheld, and reasonable attorneyfees.
(d) This section does not preclude the landlord or tenantfrom recovering other damages to which he or she may be entitled under thischapter.
(e) In the event the landlord transfers his or her interestin the premises, the holder of the landlord's interest in the premises at thetime of the termination of the tenancy is bound by this section.
(f) No rental agreement shall contain any waiver of theprovisions of this section.
§ 34-18-19 Security deposits. – (a) A landlord may not demand or receive a security deposit, howeverdenominated, in an amount or value in excess of one month's periodic rent.
(b) Upon termination of the tenancy, the amount of securitydeposit due to the tenant shall be the entire amount given by the tenant as asecurity deposit, minus any amount of unpaid accrued rent and the amount ofphysical damages to the premises, other than ordinary wear and tear, which thelandlord has suffered by reason of the tenant's noncompliance with §34-18-24, all as itemized by the landlord in a written notice delivered to thetenant. The landlord shall deliver the notice, together with the amount of thesecurity deposit due to the tenant, within twenty (20) days after the later ofeither termination of the tenancy, delivery of possession, or the tenant'sproviding the landlord with a forwarding address for the purpose of receivingthe security deposit.
(c) If the landlord fails to comply with subsection (b), thetenant may recover the amount due him or her, together with damages in anamount equal to twice the amount wrongfully withheld, and reasonable attorneyfees.
(d) This section does not preclude the landlord or tenantfrom recovering other damages to which he or she may be entitled under thischapter.
(e) In the event the landlord transfers his or her interestin the premises, the holder of the landlord's interest in the premises at thetime of the termination of the tenancy is bound by this section.
(f) No rental agreement shall contain any waiver of theprovisions of this section.
