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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana extends security deposit return statement deadline to 45 days after tenancy ends
Last action · May 11, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsors: Delisha Boyd and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
Landlords now have an extended timeframe of up to 45 days after tenancy termination to provide tenants with an accounting for any retained security deposit funds.
Extends the administrative deadline for landlords to mail itemized deductions from security deposits, directly shifting the timeline for residential tenants waiting on deposit accounting.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
residential tenants and lessees
Tenants face a longer statutory waiting period before receiving itemized statements explaining any withheld security deposit funds.
landlords and lessors
Landlords are granted an additional 15 days beyond the previous one-month deadline to compile and mail itemized statements for retained deposits.
Key Facts
- Landlords or lessors may retain portions of a residential security deposit to remedy tenant default or unreasonable wear to the premises.
- Landlords must forward an itemized statement of retained proceeds within one month after the tenancy terminates or within 15 days after that one-month period expires.
- Tenants must furnish the lessor with a forwarding address at the termination of the lease to receive the statement.
- The act becomes effective on August 1, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does a landlord now have to send an itemized statement for a retained security deposit?
What must the tenant provide to ensure they receive their security deposit accounting?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
20 actions- May 11, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 63.
- May 11, 2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 7, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 7, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 6, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
- May 6, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
Show 14 earlier actions
- May 5, 2026SenateFloorRead by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- Apr 27, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Apr 22, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 21, 2026SenateCommitteeReported favorably.
- Mar 31, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
- Mar 30, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Mar 26, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 87, nays 3. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Mar 25, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/26/2026.
- Mar 24, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Mar 23, 2026HouseReported with amendments (7-0-1).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 24, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 24, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
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- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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