NC landlord resources
North Carolina landlord law references
Deposit rules, notices, licensing and disclosures listed in the supplied North Carolina dataset.
Dataset review pending. These supplied references have not been independently verified. Educational information only, not legal, tax or financial advice.
North Carolina: Security deposits
Tiered caps (N.C.G.S. § 42-51(b)): 2 weeks' rent (week-to-week); 1.5 months' rent (month-to-month); 2 months' rent (terms longer than month-to-month).
No interest payable to tenant required; deposits held in a trust account in an in-state bank or secured by a bond (N.C.G.S. § 42-50).
The uploaded dataset lists a deposit-return period of 30 days. Review the cited rule for the applicable conditions and timing.
North Carolina: Notices and tenancy endings
Rent must be paid within 10 days after demand before forfeiture and summary ejectment (N.C.G.S. § 42-3).
Month-to-month requires 7 days' notice; week-to-week 2 days (N.C.G.S. § 42-14). Manufactured-home space rentals require 60 days.
Court listed in the supplied dataset: Small Claims Court (Magistrate).
North Carolina: Rent regulation
N.C.G.S. § 42-14.1 bars any county or city from regulating the amount of rent for privately owned rental property.
North Carolina: Licensing and registration
No statewide landlord/rental license required.
North Carolina: Lease disclosures and receipts
Lead paint (federal)
Sources supplied for North Carolina
Dates below are verification dates claimed in the uploaded dataset, not a new review by Calvin's team.
- N.C.G.S. Chapter 42, Article 6 (security deposits)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
- N.C.G.S. Chapter 42, Article 1 (§§ 42-3, 42-14, 42-14.1)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
Offices listed in the dataset
- North Carolina Department of Justice (Attorney General)Attorney General
- North Carolina Housing Finance AgencyHousing