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Utah Security Deposit Calculator (2026)
Enter your rent and move-out date to see the most a Utah landlord can charge and the exact date your deposit is due back — no statutory cap here, returned 30 days after you leave, or 15 days after you give a forwarding address (whichever is later) after the tenancy ends and you return possession, measured against whichever falls later: 30 days from termination, or 15 days after the landlord receives your new mailing address.
Utah security deposit calculator
These are the Utah 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
- 30 days after you leave, or 15 days after you give a forwarding address (whichever is later) after the tenancy ends and you return possession, measured against whichever falls later: 30 days from termination, or 15 days after the landlord receives your new mailing address
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 Utah security deposit reference, cited to Utah Code §§57-17-1 to 57-17-5.
How Utah security deposits work
Utah has one rule that trips up landlords more than any other: if any part of your deposit is meant to be nonrefundable, the landlord has to tell you so in writing at the time the deposit is taken (Utah Code 57-17-2). Skip that written notice and the whole amount is treated as refundable. There is no statutory cap on how large the deposit can be, so the figure is whatever your lease agrees to. After you move out, the landlord has 30 days from the end of the tenancy, or 15 days after receiving your new mailing address, whichever falls later, to return the balance along with a written itemization of any deductions. If that deadline passes, you can send a written demand giving the landlord five days to make things right; ignore it, and the landlord owes the full deposit, any prepaid rent, and a $100 penalty, plus your court costs and attorney fees if you have to sue.
This calculator shows the Utah 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 Utah security deposit reference.
Security deposit calculators for other states
Same tool, each with its own cap and return deadline.