70-25-202. List of damages and refund -- delivery to departing tenant. (1) Every landlord, within 30 days subsequent to the termination of a tenancy or within 30 days subsequent to a surrender and acceptance of the leasehold premises, whichever occurs first, shall provide the departing tenant with a written list of any rent due and any damage and cleaning charges, brought after the provisions of 70-25-201 have been followed, to the leasehold premises that the landlord alleges are the responsibility of the tenant. Delivery of such list shall be accompanied by payment of the difference, if any, between the security deposit and the permitted charges set forth in 70-25-201. Delivery shall be accomplished by mailing the list and refund to the tenant's last-known address or the new address provided by the tenant.
     (2) If after inspection there are no damages to the premises, no cleaning required, and no rent unpaid and if the tenant can demonstrate that no utilities are unpaid by the tenant, the landlord shall return the security deposit within 10 days.

     History: En. 42-304 by Sec. 4, Ch. 219, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 297, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 42-304; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 505, L. 1991.