Monthly cap is the greater of $15 or 5%; weekly cap is the greater of $4 or 5%.
2 weeks, 1.5 months or 2 months under § 42-51(b).
Day 60 is the unresolved-claim scenario after an interim day-30 accounting.
G.S. 62-110(g) and NCUC Chapter 18 distinguish billing methods, rates, fees and records.
North Carolina charge guides
Each topic below is tied to an official North Carolina statute or Utilities Commission source. The utility page also identifies the August 2026 statutory amendment so an older version is not silently treated as current law.
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 →Utility Billing & Water/Sewer
North Carolina landlord water/sewer billing rules for metering, allocation, administrative fees, bill disclosures, due dates, records and 2026 statutory changes.
Open guide →Rent Late Fees
North Carolina residential rent late-fee rules for the five-calendar-day trigger, monthly and weekly amount limits, one-fee-per-late-payment rule and water/sewer exception.
Open guide →Use the correct workflow for the charge
For a rent late fee, identify the due date, five-day threshold, monthly or weekly rent schedule and whether the same late payment generated more than one fee. For a deposit dispute, identify the tenancy term, termination/possession dates, itemization and actual damages. For a landlord-billed utility charge, identify the utility type, billing method, supplier rate, allocation or meter data, administrative fee and the effective version of the governing rule.
5-day trigger, monthly/weekly greater-of limits and one-fee-per-payment rule.Utility Billing & Water/Sewer
Metering, allocation, rates, records and administrative-fee rules.Security Deposits
Deposit caps, permitted deductions and accounting framework.
Official sources
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. § 42-46 — Authorized fees, costs, and expenses ↗Current residential rental statute requiring a five-calendar-day late-payment threshold, limiting monthly and weekly rent late fees, allowing only one late fee per late rental payment and separating specified eviction-related fees from the ordinary late fee.
North Carolina General AssemblyN.C.G.S. § 62-110(g) — landlord water and sewer billing ↗Primary statute authorizing regulated landlord water/sewer billing methods, metered pass-through limits, allocation scenarios, billing disclosures, records and Commission-approved administrative fees.
North Carolina General AssemblyN.C.G.S. § 42-42.1 — water, electricity and natural gas conservation ↗Primary landlord-tenant statute tying utility charges to a written rental agreement and cross-referencing the regulated water/sewer, electric and gas billing frameworks.
North Carolina Utilities CommissionNCUC Chapter 18 — Provision of Water and Sewer Service by Landlords ↗Official Commission rules for landlord water/sewer resale, rates, administrative fees, billing, due dates, records and related procedures.
North Carolina General AssemblySession Law 2026-59, § 52 ↗Current 2026 amendment to G.S. 62-110(g), approved August 11, 2026, including changes to the pre-1989 allocation provision and mobile-home-park coverage.