Find recovery house and sober living resources for North Dakota: what state law does and doesn't require, local zoning and fair housing rules, and helplines, peer support and benefits for residents and families. Browse the guide below or choose your county.
Step by step
North Dakota has no state license or certification for non-clinical recovery housing or sober living, so there is no state application to file before opening. Operators check city or county zoning, follow federal and state fair housing law, and write their own house rules and resident agreements.
The steps most new operators follow to open a recovery house in North Dakota, in order. Each one links to the official form or rule behind it.
North Dakota has no state license, certification, or registration for non-clinical recovery housing or sober living, so there is no state application to file before you open. HHS's Recovery Housing Assistance Program (RHAP) is a separate program with its own provider agreements.
Call the city or county zoning office before you sign a lease or buy, and ask how it treats group living and occupancy. The Fair Housing Act bars local governments from using zoning or land use rules to exclude group homes for people with disabilities.
Federal fair housing law bars disability discrimination in housing, including against people in recovery. In North Dakota, discrimination complaints go to the Department of Labor and Human Rights (within one year of the last date of harm) or to HUD.
With no state standards to follow, the house sets its own rules. Write down costs and what they include, house rules, your policy on medication for addiction treatment, how you handle relapse and move-outs, and what residents can expect from staff, and have each resident sign an agreement.
Line up the supports residents will use: Recovery Talk for 24/7 peer support, 2-1-1 for local services, the HHS Behavioral Health Program Directory for treatment, and statewide groups such as the F5 Project.
If you want to take part in RHAP, contact HHS about its provider application and agreement. Joining is a program contract, not a state license or certification.
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