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Kentucky Security Deposit Calculator (2026)
Enter your rent and move-out date to see the most a Kentucky landlord can charge and the exact date your deposit is due back — no statutory cap here, returned No fixed deadline; 30 or 60 days depending on what the tenant does after the tenant vacates, the timing depends on whether the tenant demands the deposit back and whether rent is owed.
Kentucky security deposit calculator
These are the Kentucky figures applied to what you entered: a plain summary of the rule and the dates, not a determination that anyone did or did not comply.
- Maximum deposit
- No statutory cap
- Monthly rent
- $2,000
- Move-out date
- Not entered
- Return deadline
- No fixed deadline; 30 or 60 days depending on what the tenant does after the tenant vacates, the timing depends on whether the tenant demands the deposit back and whether rent is owed
Plain-language summary, not legal advice.
Informational only, not legal advice. Security-deposit rules carry exceptions (lease type, small landlords, city ordinances) this summary cannot weigh. See the full statute and exceptions on the Kentucky security deposit reference, cited to KRS §383.580.
How Kentucky security deposits work
Kentucky's standout security deposit rule is about where your money sits. In cities and counties that have adopted the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, your landlord must keep every tenant's deposit in a separate account used only for that purpose, at a bank or lending institution regulated by Kentucky or the United States, and must tell you the location and account number of that account. Before you hand over a deposit, the landlord also has to give you a written list of any existing damage with estimated repair costs, and you can inspect the unit to check it; the same kind of list is required at move-out. A landlord who skips the separate account or the damage lists loses the right to keep any part of your deposit. The big catch is coverage. KRS 383.580 applies only in the Kentucky jurisdictions that have adopted URLTA, such as Louisville and Lexington, so if your rental is somewhere else, your lease and common law control instead. Kentucky also sets no cap on the deposit amount and no single fixed return deadline.
This calculator shows the Kentucky figures applied to your own rent and dates. It is informational only and not legal advice — exceptions this summary cannot weigh may apply. For the full rules, penalties, and citations, see the Kentucky security deposit reference.
Security deposit calculators for other states
Same tool, each with its own cap and return deadline.