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North Carolina Security Deposit Calculator
Check if your security deposit complies with North Carolina law. Maximum: 2x rent. 30-day return deadline.
Your Deposit
$3,600.00
North Carolina Maximum
$3,600.00 (2x rent)
Return Deadline
30 calendar days after move-out
North Carolina Security Deposit Rules
Deposit Limits
- Maximum allowed
- 2x rent
- At $1,800.00/mo
- $3,600.00
- Pet deposit
- Allowed
Return & Holding
- Return deadline
- 30 calendar days
- Escrow required
- Yes
- Interest required
- No
- Itemized statement
- Required
Interest requirement: Must hold in trust account at NC bank
Statute: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-50
Max 2x rent (1.5x if month-to-month). Must hold in trust account.
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