Utah Security Deposit Laws
Utah has no statutory cap on security deposits.
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Key Rules
- Limit
- No statutory maximum
- Return Deadline
- 30 days after termination of tenancy
- Itemization Required
- Yes — written itemized statement of deductions required
- Interest Required
- No
- Bad Faith Penalty
- Tenant may recover the deposit plus court costs for wrongful withholding
Applicable Statutes
Security deposit: no statutory cap. Landlord must return deposit within 30 days after tenancy terminates with written itemized statement of deductions.
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