N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-13.1 requires North Dakota landlords to keep rentals fit and habitable — meeting building and housing codes, making repairs, and maintaining plumbing, heating, electrical, water, and common areas. Under § 47-16-13, a tenant whose repairs are neglected may fix and deduct, recover the cost, or vacate.
Section 47-16-13.1 obligates a residential landlord to 'comply with the requirements of applicable building and housing codes materially affecting health and safety,' to 'make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition,' to keep common areas clean and safe, to maintain electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems in good working order, to provide waste receptacles, and to 'supply running water and reasonable amounts of hot water at all times and reasonable heat.' A reasonable time is allowed to cure noncompliance. Under § 47-16-13, if the landlord neglects required repairs after notice, the tenant may repair and deduct the cost from rent, recover it lawfully, or vacate and be discharged from further rent. Aggrieved parties may also recover damages under § 47-16-13.5.
No specific statutory penalty. Tenants may repair-and-deduct, recover repair costs, vacate without further rent liability (§ 47-16-13), or recover 'appropriate damages' for violations of §§ 47-16-13.1 through 47-16-13.6.
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