North Dakota Repair Request Letter to Landlord
A free North Dakota repair request letter to landlord that follows North Dakota law. Fill in the boxes, check the rules below, then print or copy it. Keep a copy and proof of how you sent it.
What North Dakota law says
| Repair and deduct | Allowed: if the landlord neglects to repair dilapidations within a reasonable time after the tenant's notice, the tenant may repair and deduct the cost from rent, recover it another lawful way, or vacate and be discharged from further rent. Source: N.D.C.C. § 47-16-13 |
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| Withholding rent | No statutory rent-withholding remedy. Per the ND Legal Self-Help Center, failure to make repairs is not a defense to nonpayment of rent, though a tenant who repaired and deducted under § 47-16-13 may dispute the amount owed. Source: No statute; N.D.C.C. § 47-16-13 |
| Landlord retaliation | No statute — N.D.C.C. chapters 47-16 (leases) and 47-32 (eviction) contain no general rule against landlord retaliation. The only express retaliation bar protects a tenant who ends a lease under the domestic-violence provision; a court may award $1,000 statutory damages plus actual damages, attorney's fees and costs. |
| Heat | Yes. The landlord must supply 'reasonable heat' and keep heating facilities it supplies in good and safe working order, unless the building is not required by law to be equipped for heat or the heat is generated by an installation under the tenant's exclusive control on a direct utility connection. No statewide minimum temperature or heating season is set. Source: N.D.C.C. § 47-16-13.1(1)(d), (f) |
| Mold | No statute — general habitability/repair duty applies. North Dakota has no mold disclosure, remediation or exposure-standard law for rentals; the landlord must comply with applicable building and housing codes affecting health and safety and 'make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition.' Source: N.D.C.C. § 47-16-13.1(1)(a)-(b) |
Fill in your letter
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To: [landlord or manager name], [landlord address]
From: [your name], tenant at [rental address]
I am asking you to repair the following problems at my rental: [describe each problem, where it is, and when it started].
I first reported this on [date first reported] by [phone, text, email, portal or letter].
Please make these repairs by [date]. You may enter to make repairs after giving the notice required by law; times that work for me: [access times].
North Dakota law protects tenants from retaliation for asking for repairs (N.D.C.C. chs. 47-16 and 47-32 (checked); § 47-16-17.1(10)-(11)).
Date: [today's date]
Tenant: [your name]
Signature: ____________________
How to send it: use a method you can prove — certified mail with return receipt, or email/text if your lease allows notices that way. Write down the date.
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