North Carolina Statutes

Chapter 42A Vacation Rental Act

§ 42A-1 Title
This Chapter shall be known as the North Carolina Vacation Rental Act. (1999‑420, s. 1.)
§ 42A-2 Purpose and scope of act
The General Assembly finds that the growth of the tourism industry in North Carolina has led to a greatly expanded market of privately owned residences...
§ 42A-3 Application; exemptions
(a) The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to any person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, or other business entity who acts as a...
§ 42A-4 Definitions
The following definitions apply in this Chapter: (1) Real estate broker. A real estate broker as defined in G.S. 93A‑2(a). (2) Residential property. An apartment,...
§ 42A-5 through 42A-9 Reserved for future codification purposes

§ 42A-10 Written agreement required
(a) A landlord or real estate broker and tenant shall execute a vacation rental agreement for all vacation rentals subject to the provisions of this...
§ 42A-11 Vacation rental agreements
(a) A vacation rental agreement executed under this Chapter shall contain the following notice on its face which shall be set forth in a clear...
§ 42A-12 through 42A-14 Reserved for future codification purposes

§ 42A-15 Trust account uses
A landlord or real estate broker may require a tenant to pay all or part of any required rent, security deposit, or other fees permitted...
§ 42A-16 Advance payments uses
(a) A landlord or real estate broker shall not disburse prior to the occupancy of the property by the tenant an amount greater than fifty...
§ 42A-17 Accounting; reimbursement
(a) A vacation rental agreement shall identify the name and address of the bank or savings and loan association in which the tenant's security deposit...
§ 42A-18 Applicability of the Residential Tenant Security Deposit Act
(a) Except as may otherwise be provided in this Chapter, all funds collected from a tenant and not identified in the vacation rental agreement as...
§ 42A-19 Transfer of property subject to a vacation rental agreement
(a) The grantee of residential property voluntarily transferred by a landlord who has entered into a vacation rental agreement for the use of the property...
§ 42A-20 through 42A-22 Reserved for future codification purposes

§ 42A-23 Grounds for eviction
(a) Any tenant who leases residential property subject to a vacation rental agreement under this Chapter for 30 days or less may be evicted and...
§ 42A-24 Expedited eviction
(a) Before commencing an expedited eviction proceeding, the landlord or real estate broker shall give the tenant at least four hours' notice, either orally or...
§ 42A-25 Appeal
A tenant or landlord may appeal a court order issued pursuant to G.S. 42A‑24(d) to district court for a trial de novo. A tenant may...
§ 42A-26 Violation of court order
If a tenant fails to remove personal property from a residential property subject to a vacation rental after the court has entered an order of...
§ 42A-27 Penalties for abuse
A landlord or real estate broker shall undertake to evict a tenant pursuant to an expedited eviction proceeding only when he or she has a...
§ 42A-28 through 42A-30 Reserved for future codification purposes

§ 42A-31 Landlord to provide fit premises
A landlord of a residential property used for a vacation rental shall: (1) Comply with all current applicable building and housing codes. (2) Make all...
§ 42A-32 Tenant to maintain dwelling unit
The tenant of a residential property used for a vacation rental shall: (1) Keep that part of the property which he or she occupies and...
§ 42A-33 through 42A-35 Reserved for future codification purposes

§ 42A-36 Mandatory evacuations
If State or local authorities, acting pursuant to Article 36A of Chapter 14 or Article 1 of Chapter 166A of the General Statutes, order a...
§ 42A-37 through 42A-40 Reserved for future codification purposes