N.C.G.S. § 42-51(b).
N.C.G.S. § 42-51(b).
For terms greater than month-to-month.
Day 60 is for the unresolved-claim scenario after a required interim accounting by day 30.
North Carolina charge guides
These pages are indexable because the legal layer is built directly from current North Carolina General Assembly statute pages.
Security Deposit
North Carolina security deposit limits, permitted deductions, trust-account rules and 30/60-day accounting deadlines.
Open guide →Deposit Limits
Two weeks, one-and-a-half months or two months: North Carolina’s deposit cap depends on the tenancy term.
Open guide →30/60-Day Rule
North Carolina’s 30-day refund/itemization rule and 60-day final accounting option when a claim cannot yet be determined.
Open guide →Move-Out Charges
Review North Carolina move-out charges against the permitted uses in the Tenant Security Deposit Act.
Open guide →Normal Wear & Tear
North Carolina landlords may not withhold security-deposit money for conditions caused by normal wear and tear.
Open guide →Trust Account / Bond
Where North Carolina security deposits must be held and what notice the landlord must provide.
Open guide →Wrongful Withholding
North Carolina remedies when a landlord fails to account for or refund the security-deposit balance.
Open guide →Two rules make North Carolina especially useful to check
First, the maximum deposit changes with the rental term, so the lease classification matters. Second, the 60-day final accounting is not simply an automatic extension: when the claim cannot be determined within 30 days, § 42-52 requires an interim accounting by day 30.
Primary sources
Primary statute for trust-account/bond handling and the landlord’s 30-day notice of where the deposit is held or bonded.
North Carolina General AssemblyN.C.G.S. § 42-51 — Permitted uses and deposit limits ↗Primary statute listing permitted deposit uses and the week-to-week, month-to-month and longer-term caps.
North Carolina General AssemblyN.C.G.S. § 42-52 — Landlord obligations ↗Primary statute for the 30-day itemization/refund rule, interim accounting, final 60-day accounting and ordinary-wear limitation.
North Carolina General AssemblyN.C.G.S. § 42-55 — Remedies ↗Primary statutory remedies for failure to account/refund and willful noncompliance with the Tenant Security Deposit Act.