Any riparian owner alleging an injury as a result of any act of an authority created under this Article may maintain an action for relief against the acts of the authority either in the county where the lands of such riparian owner lie or in the county in which the principal office of the authority is maintained.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162A-18
Actions against authority by riparian owners
Known as the North Carolina Water and Sewer Authorities Act
The act spans §§ 162–162 (21 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 211 N.C. App. 148 - L&S Water Power, Inc. v. Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority (2011)
Most recently applied in 211 N.C. App. 148 - L&S Water Power, Inc. v. Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority (April 2011)
1955, c. 1195, s. 16 1/2; 1971, c. 892, s. 1.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.