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Idaho security deposit laws for landlords and property managers
The words of Idaho's security deposit statute on each topic, quoted verbatim with pinpoint citations and links to the official source. No summaries, no interpretation.
Reviewed by Mark Shvaya, licensed California real estate broker (DRE #02243502), who uses ProFlow360 in a rental portfolio Mark manages
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- Deposit limit
- Returning the deposit
- Itemized statement
- Inspections and condition reports
- Photographs
- Normal wear and tear
- Interest
- Wrongful withholding
Idaho Code § 6-321
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What this page covers
Idaho's residential security deposit provisions quoted here come from Idaho Code § 6-321. Below are the statute's own words on 3 topics, each with a pinpoint citation and a link to the official text. This page does not summarize or interpret the law.
What does Idaho law say about returning the deposit?
(2) Refunds shall be made within twenty-one (21) days if no time is fixed by agreement and, in any event, within thirty (30) days after surrender of the premises by the tenant.
What does Idaho law say about an itemized statement of deductions?
Any refunds in an amount less than the full amount deposited by the tenant shall be accompanied by a signed statement itemizing the amounts lawfully retained by the landlord, the purpose for the amounts retained, and a detailed list of expenditures made from the deposit.
How does Idaho law refer to normal wear and tear?
The landlord shall not retain any part of a security deposit to cover normal wear and tear. "Normal wear and tear" means that deterioration which occurs based upon the use for which the rental unit is intended and without negligence, carelessness, accident, or misuse or abuse of the premises or contents by the tenant or members of his household, or their invitees or guests.
Not quoted on this page
deposit limit, inspections and condition reports, photographs, interest, wrongful withholding. That does not mean Idaho law is silent on them; other sections or local rules may apply. Read the full statute.
Has Idaho's security deposit law changed recently?
From our review of the official history notes: History: [6-321, added 1977, ch. 45, sec. 5, p. 83; am. 2021, ch. 197, sec. 1, p. 545.] (2021 added third-party-manager separate-account rule in (4)). No 2024-2026 amendment shown.
How does ProFlow360 help you document a Idaho tenancy?
ProFlow360 records and organizes inspection evidence; it does not tell you what the statute requires or allows. What it records, for any state:
- Move-in, routine, pre-move-out and move-out inspections with photos timestamped at capture.
- Each move-out photo beside its move-in match, filed under the tenancy.
- Itemized lines with your classification, the amount you entered, and the estimate or invoice attached.
- An issued record that is sealed, shared by a link that expires and can be revoked.
Do this in ProFlow360
Keep the photos, the call and the invoice on the same line
Every deduction line carries the move-in and move-out photos, your classification and its documents, so the record can be followed by someone who was not there.
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