North Dakota security deposit law

The rule

Deposit limit

1 month’s rent (2 months’ rent for a tenant with a felony conviction or a prior judgment for violating a rental agreement)

Return deadline

30 days

Interest owed

Required

Itemized deductions

Required

The limit

A separate pet deposit may not exceed the greater of $2,500 or two months’ rent (service/assistance animals excepted).

The deadline

Within 30 days after termination of the lease and delivery of possession, mailed to the last address the tenant furnished.

Interest

Deposit must be held in a federally insured interest-bearing account and accrued interest returned with it; no interest is owed if occupancy lasted less than nine months.

Deductions

The landlord must give you an itemized list of anything kept from the deposit.

If it isn’t returned

Treble damages for any deposit money withheld without reasonable justification.