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Included -- every value cited to its statute.
Each value below is drawn directly from the cited statute and maintained to the best of our ability; it has not been reviewed by an attorney. Fields we could not source are left out rather than guessed. You remain responsible for complying with the current statutes -- verify before you rely on any value here.
North Carolina landlord-tenant rules Forge tracks
- Security-deposit return
- Within 30 days of move-out (up to 60 if the lease specifies)
- Late-fee cap
- The greater of $15 or 5% of past-due rent
- Late-fee grace period
- 5 days after the due date
- Termination notice (month-to-month)
- 7 days
- Pay-or-quit / cure period
- 10 days
- Manager / broker license
- Generally required to manage for others
Required lease disclosures
- Name and address of the bank/institution holding the deposit (or the bond insurer) within 30 days of the start of the lease term (N.C.G.S. 42-50)
- A late fee is only authorized if the parties agreed to it — N.C.G.S. 42-46(a) permits only a fee "the parties may agree to", and 42-46(h)(4) makes any contrary lease provision void. Put it in the written lease.
Sources
- N.C.G.S. 42-52 (itemized accounting + balance within 30 days of termination AND delivery of possession; interim accounting at 30 days and final accounting within 60 days where the claim cannot be determined in time)
- N.C.G.S. 42-51(b) (deposit cap, tiered: 2 weeks week-to-week, 1.5 months month-to-month, 2 months for terms greater than month-to-month)
- N.C.G.S. 42-50 (deposit held in a trust account with a licensed, federally insured institution or covered by a bond; tenant notified of the institution within 30 days of lease start)
- N.C.G.S. 42-55 (willful failure to comply with the deposit, bond, or notice requirements VOIDS the right to retain any part of the deposit)
- N.C.G.S. 42-46(a)(1) (monthly rent: late fee not to exceed $15.00 or 5% of the monthly rent, whichever is greater; chargeable only if the payment is 5 calendar days or more late) and 42-46(a)(2) (weekly rent: $4.00 or 5% of the weekly rent) and 42-46(b) (once per late payment)
- N.C.G.S. 42-14 (7-day notice to quit a month-to-month tenancy; 2 days week-to-week; one month for year-to-year; 60 days for a manufactured-home space regardless of term)
- N.C.G.S. 42-3 (forfeiture of the term implied on failure to pay rent within 10 days after the lessor demands all past-due rent)
- N.C.G.S. 42-26 (summary ejectment requires a demand for surrender; payments apply to rent before utility charges)
- N.C.G.S. 93A-1 / 93A-2 (broker license to rent/lease for others)
Last reviewed: 2026-08-22
Software assistance, not legal advice.
Forge helps you track deadlines and generate documents, but it is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Any statutory values shown are assistive guidance we maintain to the best of our ability; you remain responsible for complying with the current North Carolina statutes whether or not our values are correct. Always verify the current statutes and consult a licensed North Carolina attorney before acting on a specific situation.
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