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Tennessee Security Deposit Demand Letter
A written request for the return of your deposit, with the Tennessee statute (Tenn. Code Ann. §66-28-301), the No fixed statutory return deadline; a 60-day notice rule applies deadline, and the penalty the law provides already filled in. Add your dates and amount, then copy or print it.
Tennessee 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 Tennessee figures in this letter are Cited, not yet re-confirmed against the official source. Check the citation on the Tennessee 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 Tenn. Code Ann. §66-28-301, Tennessee 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: A landlord loses the right to retain any part of the deposit if the money was not held in the required separate account and a listing of damages was not provided. A tenant can then sue for the full deposit, and courts may award additional relief such as attorney's fees under the general landlord-tenant enforcement provisions.
I request the return of my deposit of $________________, or the itemized statement the statute requires, as provided by Tenn. Code Ann. §66-28-301. Please send it to me at the mailing address below.
Sincerely,
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The citation, deadline, and penalty above come from Tenn. Code Ann. §66-28-301. Full rule and exceptions: Tennessee security deposit reference. If the deposit is not returned, money disputes this size are what small claims court handles: see the Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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.