Required States (15)
| State | Conditions | Form |
| District of Columbia | A landlord must provide a receipt for any amount paid by the tenant, except where the payment is made by personal check.[1] | |
| Florida | Landlord must notify the tenant, within 30 days, of where the funds are deposited and if it is an interest-bearing account.[2] | |
| Kentucky | The landlord must disclose the location of where the funds are deposited, including the bank account number.[3] | |
| Maine | Required if the rental property has more than 4 units (or more than 5 units if the landlord occupies a unit). The landlord must sign the receipt.[4] | |
| Maryland | The landlord must provide a security deposit and list disclosures related to the landlord’s and tenant’s rights under the lease.[5] | |
| Massachusetts | Within 10 days of the tenancy commencement, the landlord must give a signed receipt to the tenant.[6] | |
| Michigan | The landlord must inform the tenant of the bank name and address where the deposit is located. An additional disclosure must be added, which states the landlord must be informed, in writing and within 4 days, of the tenant’s forwarding address if they move.[7] | |
| Nevada | At the tenant’s request, the landlord must provide a signed written receipt for the security deposit when it is paid.[8] | |
| New Hampshire | Unless a tenant pays with a personal check, the landlord must furnish the tenant with a receipt.[9] | |
| New York | The landlord must disclose the name and address of the financial institution where the security deposit is held.[10] | |
| North Carolina | Within 30 days from the start of the lease term, the landlord must disclose, in a receipt, where the security deposit is being held (name and address required).[11] | |
| Oregon | The landlord must give a receipt,[12] and acknowledgment of the receipt must be mentioned in the lease.[13] | |
| Pennsylvania | Must be deposited in an escrow account with the receipt including the name and address of the bank account where the funds are located.[14] | |
| Washington | Must include the name and address of where the funds are located.[15] | |
| Wisconsin | Only required if the tenant pays with cash.[16] | MS Word (Form DVR-13814) |