North Dakota Landlord Repair Duties & Habitability Rights (2026)

What a landlord must fix, and your options when they do not

At a glance

• Core duty: N.D.C.C. § 47-16-13.1 — 房东义务：符合健康安全建筑/住房法规、维持 fit and habitable、维护电气/管道/供热/通风/空调，不可 waive。
• Notice before acting: 「合理时间」修复（47-16-13.1(2)），**无固定天数**（二手站「14/30 天」是实践惯例非法定数字）。
• Governing authority: N.D.C.C. § 47-16-13.1

Who this covers — and who it does not

This page covers the landlord's duty to maintain a habitable home in North Dakota, and what you can do when repairs go unmade.

It does not cover commercial leases, or conditions you caused yourself (which are treated differently).

The landlord's duty

N.D.C.C. § 47-16-13.1 — 房东义务：符合健康安全建筑/住房法规、维持 fit and habitable、维护电气/管道/供热/通风/空调，不可 waive。

供热、冷热水「at all times」；「合理时间」修复（无固定天数）。

N.D.C.C. § 47-16-13.1 ↗

What the duty covers in practice

Notice and time to cure

「合理时间」修复（47-16-13.1(2)），**无固定天数**（二手站「14/30 天」是实践惯例非法定数字）。

N.D.C.C. § 47-16-13.1(2) ↗

Your remedies when repairs go unmade

Landlord entry rules

ND 无成文法进入通知天数；房东须在「合理时间」进入，不滥用进入权（47-16-07.3 合理进入）。

N.D.C.C. § 47-16-07.3 ↗

When the duty does not apply

条件系租客、家人或经其同意者造成 → 房东无修复义务（47-16-13.1 房东义务限于非租客过错）。

N.D.C.C. § 47-16-13.1 ↗

Sources and how to verify them

Every figure on this page comes from the official text or a state court opinion, not from a summary. The table below lists each provision used and the date it was last checked.

Statute	Last verified	Source
N.D.C.C. § 47-16-13.1	2026-10-16	official text ↗
N.D.C.C. § 47-16-13.1(1)(c)-(d)	2026-10-16	official text ↗
N.D.C.C. § 47-16-13.1(1)(e)-(f)	2026-10-16	official text ↗
N.D.C.C. § 47-16-13.1(2)	2026-10-16	official text ↗
N.D.C.C. § 47-16-13	2026-10-16	official text ↗
None (no statutory rent withholding)	2026-10-16	official text ↗
N.D.C.C. § 47-16-07.3	2026-10-16	official text ↗

Where the official text and a secondary summary disagree, this page follows the official text and says so. Where a provision admits of more than one reading, that is flagged rather than smoothed over.

When you need a lawyer instead of a tool

A self-help guide is the right starting point for understanding your position. Get legal help if:

• You have received an eviction notice — the timeline is now court-driven
• The dispute involves discrimination, unsafe conditions or retaliation
• Your landlord has filed anything in court already
• You are unsure whether a local ordinance changes the state rule

Local legal aid organisations and tenant unions offer free help for qualifying cases. They are independent of this site — we list them because they are the right place to go, not because they link here.

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