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Virginia Security Deposit Calculator (2026)
Enter your rent and move-out date to see the most a Virginia landlord can charge and the exact date your deposit is due back — up to 2 months of rent, returned 45 days after the lease ends or the tenant vacates, whichever is last.
Virginia security deposit calculator
These are the Virginia 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
- $4,000 · 2 months rent
- Monthly rent
- $2,000
- Move-out date
- Not entered
- Return deadline (45 days)
- 45 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 Virginia security deposit reference, cited to Va. Code §55.1-1226.
How Virginia security deposits work
Virginia caps deposits at two months' rent and gives landlords a longer-than-usual 45 days to return them — measured from whichever comes last, the lease ending or your actual move-out. The most common misconception here is interest: older guides say Virginia landlords must pay it, but that mandate was repealed back in 2015, and today's statute says nothing about interest at all. If a contractor is genuinely needed for repairs and the landlord gives you interim notice, they can take an extra 15 days.
This calculator shows the Virginia 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 Virginia security deposit reference.
Security deposit calculators for other states
Same tool, each with its own cap and return deadline.