The law in plain English
Return deadline
Under Okla. Stat. tit. 41, Section 115, the deposit response usually has to be sent within 45 days of the move-out timeline described by the state rule.
Required notice
Oklahoma generally does not impose a statewide deposit cap, but the landlord usually has 45 days after termination and receipt of the tenant's forwarding address to send an itemized list and refund, and wrongful retention can also carry statutory forfeiture consequences.
This dispute type
Painting deductions are usually weakest when the landlord is refreshing the unit for the next tenant, covering faded walls, or addressing minor marks from normal occupancy. In Oklahoma, the refund deadline and deduction notice rules still apply even if the landlord claims the walls needed work.
Penalty leverage
If the withholding was wrongful or in bad faith, the exposure allowed under the statute is: Landlord forfeits the right to retain; you can recover up to twice the amount wrongfully withheld; misappropriation is also a criminal offense