Nebraska Tenants
A professional demand letter citing Nebraska's security deposit statute (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416), the 14-day return deadline, and the liquidated-damages penalty for willful withholding. Ready in minutes.
Deadline
14 days
to return your deposit after move-out
Penalty
1-mo rent or 2×
the lesser of, for willful withholding, plus fees
Statute
§ 76-1416
Nebraska Revised Statutes
Under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416, your landlord has 14 days after your tenancy ends and you demand the deposit and designate where it should be sent to return it or provide a written, itemized statement.
If the landlord’s withholding is willful and not in good faith, you may recover:
So willful withholding exposes the landlord to liquidated damages plus your fees, on top of returning the deposit. Most landlords settle quickly once they realize you know the law.
Note: The 14-day clock starts only after you demand the deposit and tell the landlord where to send it — which your letter does. Nebraska caps deposits at one month’s rent, plus a pet deposit of up to a quarter month.
Every letter follows the structure courts expect — your facts, the statute, a specific demand, and a deadline. Here's the skeleton; the generator fills the brackets from your answers and computes Nebraska's deadlines under § 76-1416.
[Date]
[Your name]
[Your forwarding address]
[Landlord's name and address]
RE: Security Deposit — Formal Demand for Return of $[Amount]
I am the former tenant of [rental property address]. You accepted a security deposit of $[Amount], and my tenancy ended on [move-out date]. My forwarding address for return of the deposit is stated above, which I am providing to you in writing.
Under § 76-1416, you were required to [return the deposit or provide an itemized statement] within [the statutory period]. That period has passed, and you have done neither. [The specific consequence Nebraska law attaches, cited by section.]
I demand return of $[Amount] no later than [deadline]. If I do not receive it, I am prepared to pursue all remedies available under [statute], including filing suit in the appropriate court.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
14 days after you move out.
Willful non-compliance (not merely a good-faith error) exposes the landlord to liquidated damages equal to the LESSER of one month’s rent or twice the security deposit, plus court costs and attorney fees (mandatory for a prevailing tenant) under § 76-1416(3).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416. We verify these against the statute text itself; the date we last checked is shown on this page.
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Properly formatted, addressed to your landlord by name, citing the exact Nebraska statutes that apply to your situation.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416 and any others triggered by your circumstances — not generic legalese.
The letter computes the exact dollar amount you're entitled to demand based on your deposit and the deductions at issue.
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Most Nebraska landlords return the deposit within days of receiving a properly drafted demand letter.
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