North Dakota Eviction notice (nonpayment)

Related North Dakota rules

Eviction court process & timeline

The summons sets the tenant's appearance 3 to 15 days after it is issued.

Verified Source: N.D.C.C. § 47-32-02 · last checked 2026-10-15 · Full North Dakota eviction court process & timeline page

Eviction filing fees

North Dakota eviction actions are brought in district court, where the clerk charges $160 to file a civil case (other than divorce or small claims). A defendant who files an answer pays $100 unless the fee is waived. Statute text: "For filing a case for decision that is not under subdivision b or e, one hundred sixty dollars." (N.D. Cent. Code §§ 27-05.2-03(1)(a), (c); 47-32-01).

Verified Source: N.D. Cent. Code §§ 27-05.2-03(1)(a), (c); 47-32-01 · last checked 2026-10-18 · Full North Dakota eviction filing fees page

Lockouts and utility shutoffs

An ND lease binds the landlord to secure the tenant's quiet possession for the lease term, and a landlord recovers possession through an eviction action in district court. The ND Attorney General's guide says a landlord cannot lock a tenant out, cut off utilities or take the tenant's belongings (AG guidance; no statute stating that directly was found in chapters 47-16 or 47-32).

Verified Source: N.D. Cent. Code §§ 47-16-08, 47-32-01; ND Attorney General, Tenant Rights (guidance) · last checked 2026-10-23 · Full North Dakota lockouts and utility shutoffs page

Retaliation protections

N.D.C.C. ch. 47-16 bars refusing to rent to, or otherwise retaliating against, a tenant or applicant only because they used the domestic-violence lease-termination right. The chapter contains no general anti-retaliation provision (full-text search of the chapter).

Verified Source: N.D.C.C. ch. 47-16 (§ 47-16-17.1) · last checked 2026-10-15 · Full North Dakota retaliation protections page

Holdover tenants

If a residential tenant stays after the lease ends and the landlord accepts rent, the lease is presumed renewed as month-to-month, unless the lease has an automatic renewal clause. Code text: "if a lessee of real property for residential purposes remains in possession of the property after the expiration of the lease and the lessor accepts rent from the lessee, the parties are presumed to have renewed the lease as a month-to-month tenancy."

Verified Source: N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-06 · last checked 2026-10-16 · Full North Dakota holdover tenants page

Rent withholding / escrow

One narrow rule: if a landlord rents one room as a dwelling to more than one family, every tenant in the building under that landlord is relieved of paying rent while the double letting continues. No general rent withholding or escrow procedure was found in chapter 47-16 (full-text search).

Verified Source: N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-26 · last checked 2026-10-23 · Full North Dakota rent withholding / escrow page