North Dakota
North Dakota: statutes read at the official source for people acting for themselves, each with its citation and the date it was read.
Acting for yourself
a person may not practice law, act as an attorney or counselor at law in this state, or commence, conduct, or defend in any court of record of this state, any action or proceeding in which the person is not a party concerned
N.D. Cent. Code § 27-11-01 · ndlegis.gov · read 2026-08-20 · official source
Renting and landlord-tenant
No landlord-tenant provision has been read at North Dakota’s own code yet, so none is shown. An empty section here means nobody checked, never no law exists.
Small claims
The court that hears these in North Dakota is the Small claims court (district court judges sitting in that capacity).
$15,000
Cap applies to the amount claimed by EITHER the plaintiff or the defendant. Covers recovery of money, a tenant's claim under N.D.C.C. § 47-10-28(9), or cancellation of an agreement involving material fraud, deception, misrepresentation or false promise.
All judges of the district courts may exercise the jurisdiction conferred by this chapter, and while sitting in the exercise of that jurisdiction must be known and referred to as the "small claims court". The jurisdiction of this court is confined to cases for recovery of money, a tenant's claim for civil damages under subsection 9 of section 47-10-28, or the cancellation of any agreement involving material fraud, deception, misrepresentation, or false promise, when the value of the agreement or the amount claimed by the plaintiff or the defendant does not exceed fifteen thousand dollars.
N.D. Cent. Code § 27-08.1-01(1) · read 2026-08-21 · official source
North Dakota publishes its own self-help pages
Not verified: No attorney-representation provision located in ch. 27-08.1.; Electing small claims is IRREVOCABLE and WAIVES the plaintiff's right of appeal (§ 27-08.1-04); read, and noted here because it is unusual, but not modelled as a field.
What this page is, and is not
Everything above was read at the source named next to it, on the date named next to it. Nothing is summarised from memory and nothing is carried over from a neighbouring state. Statutes are amended, so read the source before relying on it.
This is general legal information about North Dakota. It is not advice about your situation, and it is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.