North Dakota Abandoned property

What can a landlord do with property a tenant leaves behind in North Dakota?

Property worth $2,500 or less left in a vacated dwelling may be kept and disposed of without legal process 28 or more days after the landlord learns (or it reasonably appears) the tenant has left. Storage and moving costs above sale proceeds may come out of the deposit.

Verified Source: N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-30.1 · last checked 2026-10-15