ND landlord resources
North Dakota landlord law references
Deposit rules, notices, licensing and disclosures listed in the supplied North Dakota dataset.
Dataset review pending. These supplied references have not been independently verified. Educational information only, not legal, tax or financial advice.
North Dakota: Security deposits
May not exceed one month's rent, except up to two months from an individual with a felony conviction or a prior judgment for violating a rental agreement (N.D.C.C. 47-16-07.1(1)).
Deposit held in a federally insured interest-bearing account for the tenant's benefit; deposit plus accrued interest paid on termination (subject to deductions). Not required if occupancy was under nine months (N.D.C.C. 47-16-07.1).
The uploaded dataset lists a deposit-return period of 30 days. Review the cited rule for the applicable conditions and timing.
North Dakota: Notices and tenancy endings
Eviction lies where a lessee fails to pay rent for three days after due (N.D.C.C. 47-32-01(4)); three days' written notice of intention to evict required (N.D.C.C. 47-32-02).
Month-to-month terminable by at least one calendar month's written notice (N.D.C.C. 47-16-15(2)); a 3-day notice of intention to evict applies to holdovers (47-32-02).
Court listed in the supplied dataset: District Court (eviction, N.D.C.C. ch. 47-32).
North Dakota: Rent regulation
No statewide rent control; N.D.C.C. 47-16-02.1 bars political subdivisions from controlling the amount of rent on private property.
North Dakota: Licensing and registration
No statewide rental-license requirement (N.D.C.C. Title 47); registration/inspection set locally.
North Dakota: Lease disclosures and receipts
Lead paint (federal, pre-1978)
Written statement of the condition of the premises at the start of tenancy, signed by both parties (N.D.C.C. 47-16-07.2)
No statewide statutory rent-receipt requirement identified (N.D.C.C. ch. 47-16).
Sources supplied for North Dakota
Dates below are verification dates claimed in the uploaded dataset, not a new review by Calvin's team.
- N.D.C.C. ch. 47-16 (leasing; deposits, termination, rent-control prohibition)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
- N.D.C.C. ch. 47-32 (eviction; 3-day notice)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
Offices listed in the dataset
- North Dakota Attorney General - Consumer Protectionattorney general / consumer protection
- North Dakota Court Systemstate courts