Idaho Landlord-Tenant Laws

Verified July 11, 2026

Idaho Security deposits

Idaho puts no cap on security deposits, but the landlord must refund the deposit within 21 days after the tenant surrenders the premises — or within a different period the lease fixes, never more than 30 days after surrender.

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Idaho Rent increase notice

Idaho landlords must give at least 30 days' written notice before any rent increase takes effect, in every residential lease including month-to-month tenancies (Idaho Code § 55-304(2)) — the same 30-day written notice applies to a decision not to renew the lease.

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Idaho Late fees

Idaho has no numeric cap on late fees, but since July 1, 2023 state law requires every fee charged to a residential tenant — late-payment fees included — to be reasonable, and bars landlords from charging any fee, fine, assessment, or interest that exceeds what the rental agreement states or that is not in the agreement at all (Idaho Code § 55-305).

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Idaho Entry notice

Idaho has no statute requiring landlords to give any advance notice before entering a rental unit — entry rights come entirely from the lease.

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How this record was verified: Direct read of statute text on legislature.idaho.gov (official HTML section pages), double-read against the official chapter PDFs (T6CH3.pdf, T55CH3.pdf, T55CH2.pdf) and the enrolled session laws S1043 (2025 ch. 65 recodification), H0594 (2020 ch. 254), H0545 (2024 ch. 257); Idaho Attorney General Landlord and Tenant Manual (July 2025) used as official agency confirmation of verified negatives; FindLaw mirror used only to reconcile pre-2025 section numbering.