North Carolina Landlord-Tenant Law

§ 42-1 Lessor and lessee not partners § 42-2 Attornment unnecessary on conveyance of reversions, etc. § 42-3 Term forfeited for nonpayment of rent § 42-4 Recovery for use and occupation § 42-5 Rent apportioned, where lease terminated by death § 42-6 Rents, annuities, etc., apportioned, where right to payment terminated by death § 42-7 In lieu of emblements, farm lessee holds out year, with rents apportioned § 42-8 Grantees of reversion and assigns of lease have reciprocal rights under covenants § 42-9 Agreement to rebuild, how construed in case of fire § 42-10 Tenant not liable for accidental damage § 42-11 Willful destruction by tenant misdemeanor § 42-12 Lessee may surrender, where building destroyed or damaged § 42-13 Wrongful surrender to other than landlord misdemeanor § 42-14 Notice to quit in certain tenancies § 42-14.1 Preemption of local regulations § 42-14.2 Death, illness, or conviction of certain crimes not a material fact § 42-14.3 Notice of conversion of manufactured home communities § 42-14.4 Notice to State Bar of attorney default on lease § 42-14.5 Foreseeability not created by criminal record; no duty to screen § 42-14.6 Transient occupancies excluded § 42-15 Landlord's lien on crops for rents, advances, etc.; enforcement § 42-15.1 Landlord's lien on crop insurance for rents, advances, etc.; enforcement § 42-16 Rights of tenants § 42-17 Action to settle dispute between parties § 42-18 Tenant's undertaking on continuance or appeal § 42-19 Crops delivered to landlord on his undertaking § 42-20 Crops sold, if neither party gives undertaking § 42-21 Tenant's crop not subject to execution against landlord § 42-22 Unlawful seizure by landlord or removal by tenant misdemeanor § 42-22.1 Failure of tenant to account for sales under tobacco marketing cards § 42-23 Terms of agricultural tenancies in certain counties § 42-24 Turpentine and lightwood leases § 42-25 Mining and timberland leases § 42-25.6 Manner of ejectment of residential tenants § 42-25.7 Distress and distraint not permitted § 42-25.8 Contrary lease provisions § 42-25.9 Remedies § 42-26 Tenant holding over may be dispossessed in certain cases § 42-27 Local: Refusal to perform contract ground for dispossession § 42-28 Summons issued by clerk § 42-29 Service of summons § 42-30 Judgment by confession, where plaintiff has proved case, or failure to appear § 42-31 Trial by magistrate § 42-32 Damages assessed to trial § 42-33 Rent and costs tendered by tenant § 42-34 Undertaking on appeal and order staying execution § 42-34.1 Rent pending execution of judgment; post bond pending appeal § 42-35 Restitution of tenant, if case quashed, etc., on appeal § 42-36 Damages to tenant for dispossession, if proceedings quashed, etc. § 42-36.1 Lease or rental of manufactured homes § 42-36.1A Judgments for possession more than 30 days old § 42-36.2 Notice to tenant of execution of writ for possession of property; storage of evicted tenant's personal property § 42-36.3 Death of residential tenant; landlord may file affidavit to remove personal property from the dwelling unit § 42-37.1 Defense of retaliatory eviction § 42-37.2 Remedies § 42-37.3 Waiver § 42-38 Application § 42-39 Exclusions § 42-40 Definitions § 42-41 Mutuality of obligations § 42-42 Landlord to provide fit premises § 42-42.1 Water, electricity, and natural gas conservation § 42-42.2 Victim protection - nondiscrimination § 42-42.3 Victim protection - change locks § 42-43 Tenant to maintain dwelling unit § 42-44 General remedies, penalties, and limitations § 42-45 Early termination of rental agreement by military personnel, surviving family members, or lawful representative § 42-45.1 Early termination of rental agreement by victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking § 42-45.2 Early termination of rental agreement by tenants residing in certain foreclosed property § 42-46 Authorized fees, costs, and expenses § 42-50 Deposits from the tenant § 42-51 Permitted uses of the deposit § 42-52 Landlord's obligations § 42-53 Pet deposits § 42-54 Transfer of dwelling units § 42-55 Remedies § 42-56 Application of Article § 42-59 Definitions § 42-59.1 Statement of Public Policy § 42-60 Nature of actions and jurisdiction § 42-61 Standard of proof § 42-62 Parties § 42-63 Remedies and judicial orders § 42-64 Affirmative defense or exemption to a complete eviction § 42-65 Obstructing the execution or enforcement of a removal or eviction order § 42-66 Motion to enforce eviction and removal orders § 42-67 Impermissible defense § 42-68 Expedited proceedings § 42-69 Relation to criminal proceedings § 42-70 Discovery § 42-71 Protection of threatened witnesses or affiants § 42-72 Availability of law enforcement resources to plaintiffs or potential plaintiffs § 42-73 Collection of rent § 42-74 Preliminary or emergency relief § 42-75 Cumulative remedies § 42-76 Civil immunity