It is the public policy of the State of North Carolina, in order to maintain the public peace, that a residential tenant shall be evicted, dispossessed or otherwise constructively or actually removed from his dwelling unit only in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Article 3 or Article 7 of this Chapter.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-25.6
Manner of ejectment of residential tenants
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 191 N.C. App. 614 - Shepard v. Bonita Vista Properties, LP (2008)
Most recently applied in House v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (September 2016)
1981, c. 566, s. 1; 1995, c. 419, s. 1.1.
How often courts cite this section
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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.