Idaho Landlord Compliance Kit: Deposit, Notice and Eviction Checklists with an Excel Tracker

Who it is for

Landlords and property managers with rentals in Idaho, and tenants who want the same record, from move-in through move-out or a court case.

Not the right fit if

Your rental is outside Idaho: get that state's kit. Not legal advice, not a lawyer's review of a lease, notice or court case, and not a set of legal notice forms; city and county rules aren't covered.

Why it is different

• Built only from our Idaho data files, checked November 2026 against 6 official pages, among them Idaho Courts self-help: Idaho's Security Deposit Law (H-3, revised 1/13); Idaho Attorney General: Landlord and Tenant Manual (2026); Idaho Legislature: Idaho Code Title 6, Chapter 3 (Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer); Idaho Court Assistance Office: CAO UD Instruction 1, Expedited Eviction; Idaho Court Assistance Office: Advice for Idaho Renters (H-6); Idaho Courts: Small Claims Court Plaintiff Guide (CAO SC Instr 1-1a, rev. 07/01/2026).
• 10 items the official pages didn't state are marked "not confirmed" with the page to check, never guessed.
• The workbook recalculates with zero formula errors and works out Idaho notice and deposit dates for you.

What is inside

• Start here. How to use the kit, the 13 confirmed Idaho rules at a glance and the 10 items to confirm: deposit limit, interest on the deposit, where the deposit is held, penalty the law states, filing fee, time to answer or appear, judgment to writ, paying to stop the case and more, each with the official page to check.
• Idaho landlord rules checklist. Deposits, notice periods, the eviction case and the small claims limit, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date. What it confirms: return deadline: Within 21 days after the lease ends or, if the lease says so, within 30 days after the tenant leaves; itemized list of deductions: A written statement of the amounts deducted, why, and how the deductions were spent; ending month-to-month (landlord): At least a month's advance written notice by either side, unless the landlord agrees otherwise; ending month-to-month (tenant): At least a month's advance written notice by either side, unless the landlord agrees otherwise; rent increase notice: Written notice at least 30 days before the increase takes effect; unpaid rent notice: A notice giving three days to pay the rent due, stating the amount owed; entry notice: If the lease is silent, the landlord should first say why entry is needed, and the two agree on a reasonable time and manner; late fee limits: Fees, including late fees, must be reasonable and no more than the lease states.
• Move-in and move-out deposit checklist. A room-by-room condition checklist for both visits and the steps after move-out, with Idaho's return deadline (within 21 days).
• Notice calendar. When each notice must go out: the lead time for every notice the state's text confirms, with a 2027 month-by-month serve-by table worked out with our notice date calculator's rules.
• Eviction timeline sheet. The Idaho case in order from notice to lockout, with each confirmed stage, an example dated from a sample filing day where the rules give periods, and blanks for your own case dates.
• Idaho landlord workbook (Excel). A tenant notice log that dates each notice from the Idaho rules, a deposit tracker that works out the return date for each move-out, and a rent ledger with a running balance.