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Kentucky Security Deposit Demand Letter
A written request for the return of your deposit, with the Kentucky statute (KRS §383.580), the No fixed deadline; 30 or 60 days depending on what the tenant does deadline, and the penalty the law provides already filled in. Add your dates and amount, then copy or print it.
Kentucky deposit demand letter generator
This is a general template for a common situation, not legal advice and not a substitute for a lawyer's review of your case. Blanks you leave empty print as lines you can fill in by hand.
The Kentucky figures in this letter are Cited, not yet re-confirmed against the official source. Check the citation on the Kentucky reference page before sending.
Re: Return of the security deposit for ________________
Dear ________________,
I was a tenant at ________________ and moved out on ________________. My security deposit of $________________ has not been returned.
Under KRS §383.580, Kentucky law governs the return of security deposits. The statute does not set a fixed number of days for the return, and the deposit remains unreturned.
Where a deposit is wrongfully withheld, the statute provides: Kentucky sets no fixed money penalty like double or triple damages. Instead the sanction is forfeiture: a landlord who fails to keep the deposit in a separate account, or who fails to provide the move-in and move-out damage lists, is not entitled to retain any part of the deposit and must return it in full. A tenant who has to sue can generally recover the wrongfully held amount and court costs.
I request the return of my deposit of $________________, or the itemized statement the statute requires, as provided by KRS §383.580. Please send it to me at the mailing address below.
Sincerely,
________________
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The citation, deadline, and penalty above come from KRS §383.580. Full rule and exceptions: Kentucky security deposit reference. If the deposit is not returned, money disputes this size are what small claims court handles: see the Kentucky limit.
Why a written demand, and what this letter does
A dated, written request is usually the first step a court or a legal-aid office will ask about, and in some states it is what starts or preserves the penalty. This letter states the facts: your tenancy, your move-out date, the deadline Kentucky law sets, and what the statute provides when a deposit is wrongfully withheld. It asks for what the law already requires, and it leaves any decision about going further entirely to you.
The template is informational only and not legal advice. If your situation has wrinkles (deductions you dispute, a lease that shifted the deadline, a local ordinance), check the Kentucky security deposit reference or talk to a lawyer or local legal aid before sending.
Deposit demand letters for other states
Same template, each with its own citation, deadline, and penalty.