How Long Does it Take to Evict a Tenant in Charlotte? [1]
Jurisdiction:
- North Carolina [3]
Area of Law:
How Long Does it Take to Evict a Tenant in Charlotte?
Our topic today is the process of evicting a tenant in North Carolina.
Free Legal Aid provides useful information about eviction. In addition to the video here, be sure you check out other resources.
How to Evict a Tenant in North Carolina [6]
Depending on the term of the lease, a landlord must provide one of the following termination notices before the end of the then-current lease: two-day notice if the lease was week-to-week
seven-day notice if the lease was month-to-month, or one-month notice if the lease was year-to-year. check to learn more.
Tenant Defenses to Eviction Notices in North Carolina [7]
There are four main reasons a landlord can evict a tenant in North Carolina: 1) nonpayment of rent, 2) tenant remaining on premises after the termination of the lease (“hold-over tenant”), 3) tenant breaching one or more terms of the lease agreement, and 4) drug trafficking or other criminal activity. check to learn more.
NORTH CAROLINA EVICTION PROCESS [8]
The first step in the North Carolina Eviction Process is giving the tenant an Eviction Notice. If the landlord is evicting the tenant for non-payment of rent (most common reason), then the notice must demand the rent, and give the tenant 10 days to pay it before a Summary Ejectment (Eviction) Complaint is filed. check to learn more.