Idaho Security deposit limit

Related Idaho rules

Deposit return deadline

The landlord must refund the deposit within 21 days after the tenant surrenders the premises, or within a period set in the lease of up to 30 days (Idaho Code § 6-321(2)). Any partial refund must come with a signed, itemized statement of the amounts kept.

Verified Source: Idaho Code § 6-321 · last checked 2026-10-16 · Full Idaho deposit return deadline page

Interest on deposits

Idaho's landlord-tenant statutes (Idaho Code title 6 ch. 3, including deposit § 6-321, and title 55 chs. 2-3) do not require interest on security deposits (full-text search of the chapters).

Verified Source: Idaho Code § 6-321; title 6 ch. 3; title 55 chs. 2-3 · last checked 2026-10-16 · Full Idaho interest on deposits page

Move-in/move-out checklist

Idaho's landlord-tenant statutes (Idaho Code title 6 ch. 3, §§ 6-301 to 6-324) do not require a move-in inspection or condition checklist. The Idaho Attorney General's landlord-tenant manual (guidance, not statute) states: "In addition to a lease, the landlord should provide a detailed checklist to the tenant that includes every room in the home or apartment and the items located in each of those rooms."

Verified Source: Idaho Code title 6 ch. 3 (6-301 to 6-324); Idaho AG manual (guidance) · last checked 2026-10-16 · Full Idaho move-in/move-out checklist page