North Carolina
For North Carolina, return deadline is 30 days; deadline in days is 30; what starts the clock is after termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession of the premises to the landlord; second deadline, and when it applies is 60 days, for the final accounting where the claim cannot be determined within 30 days; statute is N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-52, recorded from its source on 2026-08-26.
- State
- North Carolina our reading
- Return deadline
- 30 days verified
- Deadline in days
- 30 our reading
- What starts the clock
- after termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession of the premises to the landlord verified
- Second deadline, and when it applies
- 60 days, for the final accounting where the claim cannot be determined within 30 days our reading
- Statute
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-52 our reading
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What the source says
The landlord in writing shall itemize any damage and mail or deliver same to the tenant, together with the balance of the security deposit, no later than 30 days after termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession of the premises to the landlord. If the extent of the landlord's claim against the security deposit cannot be determined within 30 days, the landlord shall provide the tenant with an interim accounting no later than 30 days after termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession of the premises to the landlord and shall provide a final accounting within 60 days after termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession of the premises to the landlord.
— ncleg.gov, retrieved 2026-08-26
Source
- ncleg.govhttps://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_42/GS_42-52.html