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North Dakota Security Deposit Calculator (2026)

Enter your rent and move-out date to see the most a North Dakota landlord can charge and the exact date your deposit is due back — up to 1 month of rent, returned 30 days after the lease terminates and the tenant delivers possession, mailed to the last address the tenant gave the landlord.

Cited to N.D.C.C. §47-16-07.1Source: North Dakota Century Code chapter 47-16 (N.D.C.C. 47-16-07.1).

North Dakota security deposit calculator

Security deposit · North Dakota

State

Monthly rent

Move-out date

North Dakota rule applied to your numbers

Maximum deposit

$2,000

Up to 1 month’s rent under North Dakota law. The base cap is one month's rent. The landlord may demand up to two months' rent only if the tenant has been convicted of a felony or has had a judgment entered against them for violating the terms of a previous rental agreement. On top of that, for a tenant who keeps a pet (other than a service or companion animal for a person with a disability), the landlord may charge a separate pet security deposit not exceeding the greater of $2,500 or two months' rent.

Return deadline

30 days

30 days after the lease terminates and the tenant delivers possession, mailed to the last address the tenant gave the landlord. Enter your move-out date for the exact deadline.

These are the North Dakota 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.

If a deposit is wrongly kept

A landlord who withholds any part of the deposit without reasonable justification is liable for treble damages, meaning three times the amount wrongfully withheld.

Interest on the deposit

The landlord must hold your deposit in a federally insured interest-bearing savings or checking account for your benefit, and interest belongs to you. Interest is only required if you occupied the unit for nine months or longer; for a shorter stay the landlord does not have to pay interest.

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Security deposit — North Dakota

Maximum deposit: $2,000 · 1 month’s rent
Monthly rent: $2,000
Move-out date: Not entered
Return deadline: 30 days after the lease terminates and the tenant delivers possession, mailed to the last address the tenant gave the landlord

Source: N.D.C.C. §47-16-07.1

https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t47c16.pdf

⚠ Draft: confirm with the official source before relying on this.

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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 Dakota security deposit reference, cited to N.D.C.C. §47-16-07.1.

How North Dakota security deposits work

North Dakota caps a residential security deposit at one month's rent as the baseline (N.D.C.C. 47-16-07.1). A landlord can only go higher, up to two months' rent, if you have a felony conviction or a past judgment for breaking a rental agreement, and can add a separate pet deposit of up to the greater of $2,500 or two months' rent for a non-service animal. Your money cannot just sit in the landlord's pocket: it must go into a federally insured interest-bearing savings or checking account held for your benefit. If your tenancy lasts nine months or longer, the interest earned belongs to you; for a shorter stay the landlord does not owe interest. After you move out, the landlord has 30 days to return the deposit with an itemized statement of any deductions, and one that keeps your money without reasonable justification faces treble damages.

This calculator shows the North Dakota 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 Dakota security deposit reference.

Security deposit calculators for other states

Same tool, each with its own cap and return deadline.