North Carolina rental housing laws

What it would do: Requires installation and maintenance of fuel gas detectors in rooms containing propane, natural gas, or liquified petroleum gas appliances in residential rental units, commercial buildings, and public higher education facilities, with civil penalties up to $500 per violation.

What it would do: Establishes housing finance programs, increases Housing Finance Agency bonding authority from $12 billion to $18 billion, creates tax credits for housing donations and rural affordable rental units, requires local governments to allow accessory dwelling units and expedited review for affordable housing, and appropriates $435 million recurring and $152 million nonrecurring for various housing initiatives including emergency rental assistance and homelessness prevention.

What it would do: Prohibits public utilities from disconnecting residential service during extreme heat, extreme cold below 32 degrees, or poor air quality, and requires offering deferred payment plans. Allows tenants to install portable cooling and air filtration devices unless prohibited by safety, building codes, or existing cooling systems.

What it would do: Prohibits real estate lessors and service providers in North Carolina from using pricing algorithms that incorporate nonpublic competitor data to set residential rental prices or terms, and voids pre-dispute arbitration agreements and class action waivers for violations, effective October 1, 2025.

What it would do: Requires landlords to provide written notice to tenants before collecting late fees, delivered by hand, mail, or electronic means, specifying the fee amount and date imposed.

What it would do: Requires landlords to provide operable air conditioning capable of maintaining reasonable indoor temperature during warm weather and ensure the system is in good working order at the beginning of each tenancy.

What it would do: Enacts the Mobile Home Park Act to regulate mobile home parks, protect homeowners' rights regarding tenancy termination, rent increases, security deposits, and landlord maintenance responsibilities, and directs the North Carolina Human Rights Commission to register parks and resolve disputes.

What it would do: Requires clerks to seal summary ejectment records after three years from judgment, when proceedings are dismissed or favor the tenant, or when the respondent is under 18. Prohibits landlords from denying rental applications based on sealed eviction records.

What it would do: Allows the Governor to issue an executive order instituting a residential eviction moratorium in declared emergency areas for up to 90 days, extendable in 30-day increments not exceeding 180 total days, if the disaster caused widespread displacement, job loss, or economic hardship threatening homelessness.

What it would do: Directs a study of affordable housing availability, adds source of income as a protected class under fair housing law, appropriates $45 million to the Housing Trust Fund, prohibits credit reporting agencies from reporting unsuccessful ejectment lawsuits, and establishes an optional rent reporting program for subsidized housing tenants.

What it would do: Prohibits cities from banning short-term rentals, limiting rental nights, requiring owner occupancy, or classifying them as commercial use. Allows cities to require permits, limit occupants to two adults per bedroom, require parking plans, restrict to residential zones, and enforce building codes.

What it would do: Requires automatic expungement of summary ejectment court records 30 days after voluntary dismissal before judgment, and allows defendants to petition for expungement in other circumstances including after judgment in their favor or three years after judgment for plaintiff if housing is stabilized.

What it would do: Creates a procedure allowing property owners to request law enforcement remove unauthorized persons from residential property by filing a sworn affidavit with a clerk of superior court or magistrate, requiring removal within 24 hours, with immunity for law enforcement and liability for wrongful removal.