What counts as retaliation, and the window where the law presumes it
This page covers landlord retaliation in North Dakota — what a landlord may not do after you exercise a protected right.
It does not cover commercial leases, or conduct outside the protected window described below.
北达科他**无一般反报复成文法**。报复只能作为 eviction 的衡平抗辩（判例），或依窄条款（家暴 47-16-17.1 + 公平住房 ch 14-02.5）追偿。
⚠️ 二手站 gavelinsight 说「47-16-13.4 是报复（6 个月推定）」**编造**——官方原文 47-16-13.4 是「Remedy after termination」（终止后 landlord 的 possession/rent/damages 救济）。ND 唯一成文报复禁令是家暴终止（47-16-17.1，$1,000 法定赔偿）与公平住房（ch 14-02.5）。
None (no general anti-retaliation statute); N.D.C.C. § 47-16-17.1 (domestic violence only); ch. 14-02.5 (fair housing) ↗North Dakota does not set a statutory presumption window. Whether an action counts as retaliation depends on the facts rather than a fixed clock.
无推定窗口。ND 无报复推定天数，租客须证明报复动机；投诉与不利行为的紧密时间线是证据而非法定推定。
None (no presumption window) ↗家暴/性侵/跟踪受害者行使 47-16-17.1 终止租约权（唯一成文报复保护）。
N.D.C.C. § 47-16-17.1 ↗公平住房权利（ch 14-02.5 禁止胁迫/恐吓/威胁/干扰行使公平住房权）。
N.D.C.C. ch. 14-02.5 ↗无一般成文法列举；仅家暴终止报复（47-16-17.1）与公平住房干扰（14-02.5-45）有明确禁止。
N.D.C.C. § 47-16-17.1, 14-02.5-45 ↗无推定；租客须证明房东报复动机（47-32 eviction 中的衡平抗辩）。
None (case law equitable defense) ↗家暴终止报复（47-16-17.1）：$1,000 法定赔偿 + 实际损害 + 律师费。公平住房（14-02.5）：实际损害 + 其他救济。
N.D.C.C. § 47-16-17.1, ch. 14-02.5 ↗无一般报复成文法，故无一般豁免清单；房东合法理由（欠租/违约）不受限。
None ↗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 |
|---|---|---|
| None (no general anti-retaliation statute); N.D.C.C. § 47-16-17.1 (domestic violence only); ch. 14-02.5 (fair housing) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| None (no presumption window) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| N.D.C.C. § 47-16-17.1 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| N.D.C.C. ch. 14-02.5 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| N.D.C.C. § 47-16-17.1, 14-02.5-45 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| None (case law equitable defense) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| N.D.C.C. § 47-16-17.1, ch. 14-02.5 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| None | 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.
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北达科他**无一般反报复成文法**。报复只能作为 eviction 的衡平抗辩（判例），或依窄条款（家暴 47-16-17.1 + 公平住房 ch 14-02.5）追偿。
The state does not set a statutory presumption window. 无推定窗口。ND 无报复推定天数，租客须证明报复动机；投诉与不利行为的紧密时间线是证据而非法定推定。