North Dakota Deposit return deadline

Related North Dakota rules

Security deposit limit

No more than one month's rent (up to two months in specified cases); a separate pet deposit is also allowed, with its own cap.

Verified Source: N.D.C.C. § 47-16-07.1 · last checked 2026-10-15 · Full North Dakota security deposit limit page

Interest on deposits

Required. Deposits must be kept in a federally insured interest-bearing account for the tenant's benefit, and the deposit plus accrued interest is returned at lease end (subject to lawful deductions). No interest is owed if occupancy was under 9 months.

Verified Source: N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-07.1 · last checked 2026-10-15 · Full North Dakota interest on deposits page

Move-in/move-out checklist

Required. At signing, the landlord must give the tenant a statement of the condition of the premises and facilities, agreed to and signed by both. It is prima facie proof of the move-in condition.

Verified Source: N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-07.2 · last checked 2026-10-15 · Full North Dakota move-in/move-out checklist page

Abandoned property

Property worth $2,500 or less left in a vacated dwelling may be kept and disposed of without legal process 28 or more days after the landlord learns (or it reasonably appears) the tenant has left. Storage and moving costs above sale proceeds may come out of the deposit.

Verified Source: N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-30.1 · last checked 2026-10-15 · Full North Dakota abandoned property page