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North Carolina Security Deposit Calculator (2026)
Enter your rent and move-out date to see the most a North Carolina landlord can charge and the exact date your deposit is due back — up to 1.5 months of rent, returned 30 days (final accounting within 60 days if damages are unsettled) after the tenancy ends and possession is delivered.
North Carolina security deposit calculator
These are the North Carolina figures applied to what you entered — a plain summary of the rule and the dates, not a determination that anyone did or did not comply.
- Maximum deposit
- $3,000 · 1.5 months rent
- Monthly rent
- $2,000
- Move-out date
- Not entered
- Return deadline (30 days (final accounting within 60 days if damages are unsettled))
- 30 days (final accounting within 60 days if damages are unsettled)
Plain-language summary, not legal advice.
Informational only, not legal advice. Security-deposit rules carry exceptions (lease type, small landlords, city ordinances) this summary cannot weigh. See the full statute and exceptions on the North Carolina security deposit reference, cited to N.C.G.S. §§42-50 to 42-56.
How North Carolina security deposits work
North Carolina scales the deposit cap to the kind of tenancy you have: two weeks' rent for week-to-week, a month and a half for month-to-month, and two months for a longer fixed lease. It's also a trust-account state — your landlord has to park the deposit in an insured North Carolina bank (or post a bond) and tell you where within 30 days of move-in. If damages can't be tallied within the 30-day return window, the landlord gets a little breathing room: an interim accounting at 30 days and a final one by day 60.
This calculator shows the North Carolina figures applied to your own rent and dates. It is informational only and not legal advice — exceptions this summary cannot weigh may apply. For the full rules, penalties, and citations, see the North Carolina security deposit reference.
Security deposit calculators for other states
Same tool, each with its own cap and return deadline.