North Carolina property management software.
AI-native property management for every US state. Here is the North Carolina compliance profile included with Forge -- every value cited to its statute.
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)
- Maximum security deposit
- 2 month(s) of rent
- 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 within 30 days of lease start (N.C.G.S. 42-50)
- Any late fee must be stated in the written lease (N.C.G.S. 42-46)
Sources
- N.C.G.S. 42-52 (30-day deposit return; up to 60 with interim accounting)
- N.C.G.S. 42-51 (deposit cap: 1.5 months month-to-month, 2 months longer terms)
- N.C.G.S. 42-46 (late fee: greater of $15 or 5% of monthly rent; 5-day grace)
- N.C.G.S. 42-14 (7-day notice to end a month-to-month tenancy)
- N.C.G.S. 42-3 (10-day forfeiture for nonpayment)
- N.C.G.S. 93A-1 / 93A-2 (broker license to rent/lease for others)
Last reviewed: 2026-07-07
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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