The Deposit File is papers for when you move out and the landlord is sitting on the deposit. Condition report, photo log, return request, demand letter. $6 once.Did they keep the deposit after you handed back the keys? You cleaned. You took photos. The check has not shown up. Or they sent a list of paint and carpet that looks like ordinary living. Calling the office gets a voicemail. A text is not a paper trail.The Deposit File is the packet you assemble on move-out day, and the letters you send if they stall. Open in Chrome. Type. Print to PDF. Mail preferred. Certified if the deposit is large. You look up your state’s return window. We do not fill that number in, and we will not invent a statute.One household, one move-out. United States. Instant download. Template, not a lawyer, not an eviction kit, not a promise they will return the money.What’s inside Setup — tenant name, forwarding address, phone, email, landlord, property, unit, deposit, move-in, move-out, lease end. Logo if you want one. Condition report — room by room. Add room / Add line, no cap. Photo log: date, room, what the photo shows, file name. Keys and forwarding — keys, fobs, garage remotes, date of surrender, where the check should go. Return request — polite letter sent at move-out. Blank for your state’s return window (look this up; we do not fill it in). Demand — they missed the window or sent nothing. You write the state. You do not invent a code section. Deadline-to-respond blank. Certified mail. Dispute deductions — they sent an itemized list. Dispute specific lines. Ask for receipts. Add line, no cap. Certified mail log — date, what you sent, tracking number, result. Small-claims worksheet — not a court filing. Evidence checklist, amounts, dates. Look up your county small-claims limit and how to file. Find your deadline — how to search the official state site / attorney general tenant page. No 50-state table. Three emails — return request, demand, dispute as .txt. Tracker — Excel + CSV. One row for this move-out. Filled sample — Maya Chen, 4B at 188 Oak Street, Cedar Hollow (fictional), deposit $1,650, move-out 8/31/2026, landlord Pine & Co. Property. Condition report, return request, demand. HTML, PDF, print-size pictures. Do not mail the sample. Buy once. No monthly fee. Open in Chrome. Print US Letter at 100%, headers off.Who it’s forA tenant in the United States who paid a deposit, is moving out or already did, and wants the money back in writing.Who it’s not for Anyone outside the United States A landlord or property manager, or anyone who needs an eviction notice — this kit is tenant-side only Anyone who wants a lawyer, a statute, or a 50-state deadline table from this file — we will not invent those Anyone already in a lawsuit — stop using templates and talk to a person How to use it Unzip it on a computer. Open start-here, then Setup. Walk the unit. Fill the condition report. Log every photo. Fill keys and forwarding. Send the return request that day. Look up your state’s return window on an official .gov page. Write it in. If they miss the window, send the demand certified. If they send a deduction list, dispute the lines. DisclaimerThis is a template kit. It is not legal advice and not a promise they will return the money. Deadlines and small-claims rules vary by state and county and change. You look those up. We will not invent a statute, a form number, or a deadline. Not an eviction kit. Not landlord-side paperwork. One purchase, one household, one move-out. United States only. Buyer assumes the risk.