Follow-Up Letter for Security Deposit (No Response) — Template

Use this when you’ve already asked for your deposit back (or disputed deductions) and your landlord is ignoring you.

6 min readUpdated January 2026

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Copy/paste template

Subject: Follow-Up — Security Deposit for [RENTAL ADDRESS]

Date: [DATE]

To: [LANDLORD / PROPERTY MANAGER NAME]
[LANDLORD ADDRESS OR EMAIL]

Hello [LANDLORD NAME],

I am following up regarding my security deposit for [RENTAL ADDRESS]. I moved out on [MOVE-OUT DATE] and previously contacted you on [DATE OF PRIOR MESSAGE] regarding the return of my deposit and/or the deductions listed.

Please respond in writing by [DEADLINE DATE — e.g., 7 days from today] with one of the following:
1) Confirmation of the refund amount and the date it will be sent, or
2) A complete itemized statement and documentation supporting each deduction, or
3) A proposed resolution.

Thank you,

[YOUR FULL NAME]
[PHONE NUMBER — optional]
[EMAIL — optional]

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