Security deposit, gift card cash back, and final paycheck law for North Carolina — each rule with its statute citation and the date it was verified.
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Security deposit
Your landlord had 30 days (interim accounting permitted; final accounting within 60 days) to return your deposit or list the deductions in writing. If they were late or kept it wrongly, if they cannot finish in 30 days they must send a first accounting and finish within 60, and willful failure costs them the right to keep any of it.
Return deadline30 days (interim accounting permitted; final accounting within 60 days)
If the landlord is late or keeps it wronglyWillful failure: landlord forfeits the right to withhold; tenant may recover damages and attorney fees as the court allows
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-52 · Verified 2026-10-21 · Read the statute
deadline_days records the first accounting deadline; final accounting may run to 60 days when the landlord gives the interim accounting.
Gift card cash back
No statute
This state has no law that lets you cash out a small gift card balance. The card keeps working until it is used up or expires under federal rules.
Cash backNo statute
No state cash-back statute · Verified 2026-10-21
No state cash-redemption statute found in the statute survey for this run; federal gift-card rules on expiry and fees still apply.
Final paycheck
Your final pay is due on the next regular payday, whether you quit or were fired.
If firedNext regular payday
If you quitNext regular payday
Late-pay penaltyLiquidated damages in an amount equal to the unpaid wages, plus 8% interest, unless the employer shows good faith (§ 95-25.22)
N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 95-25.7, 95-25.22 · Verified 2026-10-21 · Read the statute
A quitting employee must be paid by mail if they request it in writing, as stated in § 95-25.7.