How much time does a North Dakota resident get to fix a new rule violation?

Three months. Under N.D.C.C. §47-10-28(3), after a park modifies its rules, an owner must give a tenant whose home fails to comply 'written notice of the failure to comply and provide the tenant three months to remedy the failure or vacate the premises before initiating an action for eviction' (extendable if the home can't be relocated in time).

Mobile home eviction rules in North Dakota

Q: Can a North Dakota resident defend against an eviction from a mobile home park?

Yes, where the park broke the rules. Under N.D.C.C. §47-32-01.1, 'during an eviction proceeding against a tenant of a mobile home park, a tenant may present a defense that the landlord violated a provision of section 47-10-28,' and 'if the court finds the landlord violated a provision of section 47-10-28, the court may not order an eviction.' This is general information, not advice about a specific case — consider consulting a licensed attorney in North Dakota.

Q: What must a North Dakota mobile home eviction notice say?

Under N.D.C.C. §47-10-28(10), a notice of intent to evict 'must include clear, boldfaced language stating: "You do not have to vacate immediately. You have the right to remain until a court issues an eviction order."' General eviction notice is otherwise three days under N.D.C.C. §47-32-02.

North Dakota's recent mobile home park statute strengthens the general eviction law: a park-rights violation is a complete defense to eviction, new rule violations come with a three-month remedy period, and the eviction notice must tell residents they need not leave until a court orders it. The information below describes how the law generally works; anyone facing a specific notice should consider consulting a licensed attorney in North Dakota.

What the statute says

The general grounds are in N.D.C.C. §47-32-01 — including a lessee who "holds over after the termination of the lease ... or fails to pay rent for three days after the rent is due" (subsection 4), a disturbance of other tenants (subsection 7), and a material lease violation (subsection 8) — and §47-32-02 requires "three days' written notice of intention to evict" for those grounds.

The mobile home park protections come from §47-10-28 and §47-32-01.1. Under §47-32-01.1, "during an eviction proceeding against a tenant of a mobile home park, a tenant may present a defense that the landlord violated a provision of section 47-10-28," and "if the court finds the landlord violated a provision of section 47-10-28, the court may not order an eviction." Section 47-10-28(3) gives a tenant "three months to remedy the failure or vacate" after a rule modification, and §47-10-28(10) requires the eviction notice to carry boldface language: "You do not have to vacate immediately. You have the right to remain until a court issues an eviction order."

How it works in general

A North Dakota mobile home park eviction runs through the general eviction process (a three-day notice for nonpayment, holdover, or lease violation, then a court action). But the mobile home park statute adds real protection: if the park violated any part of §47-10-28 (its owner duties, notice rules, utility limits, or fee caps), the court "may not order an eviction." A tenant whose home fails to meet newly modified rules gets three months to fix it or move (longer if relocation isn't feasible). And every eviction notice must tell the resident, in boldface, that they can stay until a court issues an order.

Common scenarios

General examples North Dakota park residents commonly encounter:

A park files to evict but broke a §47-10-28 rule. That is a defense, and the court can't order eviction (§47-32-01.1).
A park changes its rules and the home no longer complies. The tenant gets three months to remedy or vacate (§47-10-28(3)).
An eviction notice arrives. It must state, in boldface, that the tenant need not leave until a court orders it (§47-10-28(10)).

Other authorities that may apply

The eviction process is in Chapter 47-32; the mobile home park protections (the eviction defense, remedy period, and notice language) are in §47-10-28 and §47-32-01.1. A violation of §47-10-28 carries a civil penalty and can suspend the park's license (§47-10-28(12)–(13)). Federal protections — the Fair Housing Act and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act — can also apply.