deposit 没在trust account放can be a big issue.

Google laws in your state first. In CT, as far as I remember up to 3-month jail. But I asked my realtor he never heard anybody had trouble with this issue in reality. However, I read article in this forum before, in Chicago, some lawyers particularly used this regulartion to explore Chinese landlords, they knew most Chinese landlord did not open trust account. These landlords loose bloodly. In addition, you need calculate interest for your tenant, the interest rate can be find in your State's publication. Very small amount.