Do you need a license to be a property manager in North Dakota?

In North Dakota, managing or renting property for others for pay is real estate work that needs a license: the real estate salesperson license, issued by the North Dakota Real Estate Commission. Leasing apartments for others generally needs a license too. The exact wording, with any exceptions, is below.

Managing property for others""Real estate broker", or "broker", means any person that, for another, for a fee, commission, salary, or other consideration, or with the intention or expectation of receiving or collecting such compensation from another, engages in or offers or attempts to engage in, either directly or indirectly by a continuing course of conduct or by a single act or transaction, any of the following acts: a. Lists, offers, attempts, or agrees to list real estate or any interest in that real estate, or any improvements affixed on that real estate for sale, exchange, or lease." official source
On-site and employee exemptions"Any person, partnership, association, corporation, or limited liability company who is a bona fide owner or lessor or who accepts or markets leasehold interests in residential or agricultural property and performs any of the aforesaid acts with reference to property owned or leased by them, nor does it apply to regular employees thereof, when the acts are performed in the regular course of or as an incident to the management of the property and the investment therein." ""Real estate salesperson" means any person that for a fee, compensation, salary, or other consideration, or in the expectation or upon the promise of that compensation, is employed or engaged by a licensed real estate broker to do any act or deal in any transaction as provided in subsection 9 for or on behalf of such licensed real estate broker." official source
Leasing agents"Negotiates or offers, attempts, or agrees to negotiate the sale, exchange, purchase, or leasing of real estate or any interest in that real estate , or any improvements affixed on that real estate." official source
Licensing agencyNorth Dakota Real Estate Commission official source
CredentialReal estate salesperson license / real estate broker license official source

Checked against official North Dakota sources on Oct 27, 2026. This is not legal advice: rules change and exemptions depend on who employs you, so confirm with the licensing agency. This page lists only what we could confirm on an official page.

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