Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Louisiana
If a landlord fails to deduct from and return a security deposit in the time stated on lease (15 days) do they still have the right to deduct for damages after that date?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Yes, unless the lease states differently. Louisiana law gives the landlord 30 days. Your lease can (and does, as you say) state a shorter time. However, unless the lease states specifically that the right to deduct is waived by failing to meet the deadline, it is not and the landlord can still deduct.
Under Louisiana law, if the landlord fails to return the deposit and (if he deducted anything) a detailed and itemized statement of charges, he is liable for a minimum of a $200 penalty plus attorney's fees. He would still be able to deduct for proven damages he had to repair, though.
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