San Bernardino County rentals follow California Civil Code 1950.5, which limits security deposits to one month's rent for both furnished and unfurnished units and requires return within twenty-one days of move-out.
Effective July 2024, California capped residential security deposits at one month's rent regardless of furnishing, with a narrow exception for small landlords renting two or fewer units. Unincorporated SBC follows the state rule and has not added local restrictions. Landlords must provide an itemized statement of deductions and return the balance within twenty-one days of the tenant vacating. Tenants may request a pre-move-out inspection. Bad-faith retention can expose landlords to statutory damages up to twice the deposit amount.
Charging more than one month's rent as a deposit, failing to return the balance within twenty-one days, or making bad-faith deductions can trigger statutory damages under Civil Code 1950.5.
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