Demand Letter Lab

Get your security deposit back, backed by your state's law

Your landlord missed the deadline? Every state sets its own return window and penalties. We turn the exact statute into a free demand letter template you can send today.

Demand Letter Lab is a self-help publisher of security deposit demand letter tools built from verified state law. We publish the methodology behind our sourcing and verification so readers can see how state facts become pages, templates, and downloadable data, and check our work for themselves.

Find your state's deadline

How it works

  1. Pick your state - Deadlines, penalties and small-claims limits are verified against the official statute text.
  2. Get the free template - A DOCX letter built for your state's law arrives by email in about a minute.
  3. Send it and start the clock - Certified mail proof puts your landlord on a statutory deadline.

Pick your state

Use the state page for the response window, statute language, and local next steps that belong to your rental.