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New York Security Deposit Calculator (2026)
Enter your rent and move-out date to see the most a New York landlord can charge and the exact date your deposit is due back — up to 1 month of rent, returned 14 days after the tenant vacates.
New York security deposit calculator
These are the New York 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
- $2,000 · 1 month rent
- Monthly rent
- $2,000
- Move-out date
- Not entered
- Return deadline (14 days)
- 14 days
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 New York security deposit reference, cited to N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law §§7-108, 7-103.
How New York security deposits work
Since the 2019 HSTPA reform, New York is one of the tightest states in the country: a landlord can collect no more than one month's rent as a deposit, and must return it — with an itemized statement — within just 14 days of move-out. Blow that deadline and the landlord forfeits the right to keep a cent. New York also gives tenants something most states don't: the right to a walk-through inspection before you move out, so you can fix issues before they become deductions.
This calculator shows the New York 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 New York security deposit reference.
Security deposit calculators for other states
Same tool, each with its own cap and return deadline.