Pennsylvania deposit law, in plain English.

What your landlord has to do with your deposit after you move out. Each rule links to the official text.

• 30 days.

  Your landlord has 30 days after your lease ends or you hand back the place, whichever comes first, to send a written list of damages with the rest of your deposit.

  § 512(a)

• Miss it, lose it.

  No list in 30 days means they lose the right to keep any of it, or to sue you for damage.

  § 512(b)

• Double.

  Not paying what's owed in 30 days can cost them double.

  § 512(c)

• Give your new address in writing.

  When you move out, give them your new address in writing. Without it, they're off the hook under this law.

  § 512(e)

Checked against the official text on October 19, 2026. General information, not legal advice. Cities can add their own rules.