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North Dakota Notice to Vacate Letter

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[Your full name]

[Date]

[Your landlord's name]

Re: Notice to vacate — [Rental property address]

Dear [Your landlord's name],

Please accept this letter as my formal written notice that I will terminate my tenancy at [Rental property address] and vacate the premises on [Move-out date].

Under Notice of termination of lease (N.D.C.C. § 47-16-15(2)), a month-to-month tenancy may be terminated by the tenant on one calendar month written notice. This notice is given in accordance with that requirement and with any additional notice period my lease provides.

I will leave the unit clean and in good condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and will return all keys and access devices on or before my move-out date. I would like a move-out inspection during my final week; please propose a date and time.

Please send my security deposit, with any itemized statement required by law, to my forwarding address: [Your forwarding address]. Kindly confirm receipt of this notice in writing.

Sincerely,

[Your full name]

Know your rights

Notice to vacate law in North Dakota

Tenant notice required: One calendar month
Governing statute: N.D.C.C. § 47-16-15(2)
How the clock runs: In a month-to-month tenancy, either party may terminate by giving at least one calendar month's written notice 'at any time' — the termination date need not fall on a month boundary, and rent is due and payable only through the termination date. Exception: under § 47-16-15(5), a tenancy that converted from an expired fixed-term lease terminates on the last day of a month with at least one calendar month's notice.
Delivering the notice: Subsection 2 expressly requires written notice for month-to-month terminations; deliver it by hand or mail with proof of the date given.
Fixed-term leases: A lease with a fixed end date terminates on that date with no notice required (N.D.C.C. § 47-16-14); if a residential tenant stays and the landlord accepts rent, the lease is presumed renewed as a month-to-month tenancy under § 47-16-06 (absent an automatic-renewal clause), which then requires one calendar month's notice ending on the last day of a month per § 47-16-15(5).

Worth knowing: A lease clause demanding more than one month's notice is enforceable only if the requirement is stated with space for the tenant to initial and was initialed at signing — if not initialed, the tenant may still leave on the one-calendar-month default (§ 47-16-15(4)). If the landlord changes lease terms mid-tenancy under § 47-16-07, the tenant may exit at the end of the month on just 25 days' notice (§ 47-16-15(3)). The 'at any time' proration language means older guides claiming notice must always end on the last day of a month are outdated for ordinary month-to-month tenancies. Local rent control is prohibited statewide (§ 47-16-02.1).

Last reviewed August 2026 · General information, not legal advice · Read the statute · Also for North Dakota: security deposit demand letter

Field notes

Three tips before you send

Subsection 2 expressly requires written notice for month-to-month terminations; deliver it by hand or mail with proof of the date given.
In a month-to-month tenancy, either party may terminate by giving at least one calendar month's written notice 'at any time' — the termination date need not fall on a month boundary, and rent is due and payable only through the termination date. Exception: under § 47-16-15(5), a tenancy that converted from an expired fixed-term lease terminates on the last day of a month with at least one calendar month's notice.
Date math is unforgiving — the clock usually runs from the day your landlord receives the notice, not the day you write it. Build in a few days of cushion, and photograph the empty unit when you hand back the keys.

Straight answers

Questions people ask

How much notice does a tenant have to give in North Dakota?

In a month-to-month tenancy, either party may terminate by giving at least one calendar month's written notice 'at any time' — the termination date need not fall on a month boundary, and rent is due and payable only through the termination date. Exception: under § 47-16-15(5), a tenancy that converted from an expired fixed-term lease terminates on the last day of a month with at least one calendar month's notice. The governing statute is Notice of termination of lease.

What happens when a fixed-term lease ends in North Dakota?

A lease with a fixed end date terminates on that date with no notice required (N.D.C.C. § 47-16-14); if a residential tenant stays and the landlord accepts rent, the lease is presumed renewed as a month-to-month tenancy under § 47-16-06 (absent an automatic-renewal clause), which then requires one calendar month's notice ending on the last day of a month per § 47-16-15(5). Check your lease for a renewal or notice clause — where the statute allows it, the lease controls.

Anything else North Dakota renters should know before moving out?

A lease clause demanding more than one month's notice is enforceable only if the requirement is stated with space for the tenant to initial and was initialed at signing — if not initialed, the tenant may still leave on the one-calendar-month default (§ 47-16-15(4)). If the landlord changes lease terms mid-tenancy under § 47-16-07, the tenant may exit at the end of the month on just 25 days' notice (§ 47-16-15(3)). The 'at any time' proration language means older guides claiming notice must always end on the last day of a month are outdated for ordinary month-to-month tenancies. Local rent control is prohibited statewide (§ 47-16-02.1).

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When to use this letter

Moving out should be the easy part — but in North Dakota, when you give notice and how you deliver it decide whether you owe another month of rent. The rule that matters: for a month-to-month tenancy, North Dakota law generally requires one calendar month written notice from the tenant, under Notice of termination of lease. This generator writes a tenant's notice to vacate that cites N.D.C.C. § 47-16-15(2) by name, states your move-out date, and asks for the move-out inspection and your deposit instructions in the same letter — so nothing gets renegotiated later. No blank template to fight with: fill in your landlord, the address, and the date, then send it in a way you can prove, because notice clocks here run from delivery, not from the day you write it.