California Civil Code Section 1950.5 caps Anaheim residential security deposits and governs itemization, return timelines, and tenant remedies; Anaheim has no local rule that varies the statewide maximum or refund process.
California Civil Code Section 1950.5 controls residential security deposits in Anaheim. Recent statewide reform caps deposits at one month's rent for most residential tenancies, with limited exceptions for small landlords. Landlords must return the deposit, less itemized lawful deductions for unpaid rent and reasonable cleaning or repair, within twenty-one calendar days of move-out. Tenants who request a pre-move-out inspection have a right to cure deficiencies. Bad-faith withholding can support up to twice the deposit in statutory damages. Anaheim does not impose a local deposit registry or escrow rule beyond the state statute, so AB 12 and Civil Code 1950.5 control.
Withholding a security deposit beyond twenty-one days without itemization or in bad faith violates Civil Code 1950.5 and exposes landlords to up to twice the deposit in damages.
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