Landlord & tenant · Maine
the short answer
Your landlord has 21 days if you rented at will with no written lease. With a written lease the deadline is whatever the lease says, and it can never be longer than 30 days. Miss it, or send no written statement, and the landlord loses the right to keep any part of the deposit.
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governing statute
14 M.R.S. § 6033
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deadline
21 days
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Across the country. 7 of the 47 states written up answer this the same way as Maine. The shortest is 14 days, as in Alaska; the longest is 60 days, as in Alabama. Compare every state →
penalty
Failing to provide the written statement or return the deposit in time forfeits the landlord's right to withhold any portion of it.
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small claims limit
$10,000
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also
Twenty-one days for a tenancy at will. Under a written lease the period is whatever the lease says, and the lease may not stretch it past 30 days.
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