Nebraska Security Deposit Demand Letter
A free Nebraska security deposit demand letter that follows Nebraska law. Fill in the boxes, check the rules below, then print or copy it. Keep a copy and proof of how you sent it.
What Nebraska law says
| Deposit return deadline | 14 days after the tenancy terminates (balance plus written itemization delivered or mailed; if no forwarding address is given, mail first-class to the last-known address). Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416 |
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| Itemized deductions | Required: a written itemization of the amounts withheld must accompany the returned balance within 14 days. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416 |
| Penalty for withholding | Tenant recovers the money due plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees; if the landlord's failure was willful and not in good faith, also liquidated damages equal to the lesser of one month's periodic rent or two times the deposit. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416 |
| Wear and tear / move-out charges | Not defined by statute. At move-out the tenant must leave the unit as clean as when the tenancy began, 'excepting ordinary wear and tear.' The landlord may apply the deposit only to unpaid rent and damages caused by the tenant's noncompliance with the lease or with the tenant's statutory duties. |
Fill in your letter
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To: [landlord or manager name], [landlord address]
From: [your name], former tenant at [rental address]
I moved out and returned the keys on [move-out date]. I paid a security deposit of $[deposit amount]. I gave you my forwarding address in writing on [date you gave your address].
Under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416, a landlord must return the deposit, or send an itemized list of lawful deductions, by the deadline set in that law. I have not received [the deposit / an itemized list].
Please send $[amount owed] to [forwarding address] within [number] days of this letter.
If I do not receive it, I plan to file a claim in small claims court and ask for any additional amount allowed by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416.
Date: [today's date]
Tenant: [your name]
Signature: ____________________
How to send it: use a method you can prove — certified mail with return receipt, or email/text if your lease allows notices that way. Write down the date.
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