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Louisiana security deposit laws for landlords and property managers
The words of Louisiana'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
La. R.S. 9:3251 · La. R.S. 9:3252
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What this page covers
Louisiana's residential security deposit provisions quoted here come from La. R.S. 9:3251, La. R.S. 9:3252. Below are the statute's own words on 4 topics, each with a pinpoint citation and a link to the official text. This page does not summarize or interpret the law.
What does Louisiana law say about returning the deposit?
A. Any advance or deposit of money furnished by a tenant or lessee to a landlord or lessor to secure the performance of any part of a written or oral lease or rental agreement shall be returned to the tenant or lessee of residential or dwelling premises within one month after the lease shall terminate.
What does Louisiana law say about an itemized statement of deductions?
If any portion of an advance or deposit is retained by a landlord or lessor, he shall forward to the tenant or lessee, within one month after the date the tenancy terminates or within fifteen days after the date that is one month after the tenancy terminates, an itemized statement accounting for the proceeds which are retained and giving the reasons therefor.
How does Louisiana law refer to normal wear and tear?
However, the landlord or lessor may retain all or any portion of the advance or deposit which is reasonably necessary to remedy a default of the tenant or to remedy unreasonable wear to the premises.
What does Louisiana law say about wrongful withholding?
A. The willful failure to comply with R.S. 9:3251 shall give the tenant or lessee the right to recover any portion of the security deposit wrongfully retained and three hundred dollars or twice the amount of the portion of the security deposit wrongfully retained, whichever is greater, from the landlord or lessor, or from the lessor's successor in interest. Failure to remit within thirty days after written demand for a refund shall constitute willful failure.
Not quoted on this page
deposit limit, inspections and condition reports, photographs, interest. That does not mean Louisiana law is silent on them; other sections or local rules may apply. Read the full statute.
Has Louisiana's security deposit law changed recently?
The quotes above were compared with the official source on October 16, 2026. For the amendment history, see the history notes on the official pages linked under Sources.
How does ProFlow360 help you document a Louisiana 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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