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VACATION RENTAL ACT

Article 1.
Vacation Rentals

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 that are rented to tourists for vacation, leisure, and recreational purposes. Rental transactions conducted by the owners of these residences or licensed real estate brokers acting on their behalf present unique situations not normally found in the rental of primary residences for long terms, and therefore make it necessary for the General Assembly to enact laws regulating the competing interests of landlords, real estate brokers, and tenants. (1999- 420, s. 1.)
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 landlord or real estate broker engaged in the rental or management of residential property for vacation rental as defined in this Chapter. (b) The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to: (1) Lodging provided by hotels, motels, tourist camps, and other places subject to regulation under Chapter 72 of the General Statutes. (2) Rentals to persons temporarily renting a dwelling unit when traveling away from their primary residence for business or employment purposes. (3) Rentals to persons having no other place of primary residence. (4) Rentals for which no more than nominal consideration is given. (1999-420, s. 1.)
42A-4. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Chapter: (1) Real estate broker. - Areal estate broker as defined in G.S. 93A-2(a). (2) Residential  property. - An apartment,condominium, single-family home, townhouse, cottage, or other property that is devoted to residential use or occupancy by one or more persons for a definite or indefinite period. (3)Vacation rental. - The rental of residential  property for vacation, leisure, or recreation purposes for fewer than 90 days  by a  person who  has a place of permanent residence to which he or she intends to return. (4) Vacation rental agreement. - A written  agreement between a landlord or his or her real estate broker and a tenant in which the tenant agrees  to rent residential property belonging to the landlord for a vacation rental. (1999-420, s. 1.)  Article 2. Vacation Rental Agreements.
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 Chapter. No vacation rental agreement shall be valid and enforceable  unless the tenant has accepted the agreement as evidenced by one of the following: (1) The  tenant's signature on the agreement. (2) The tenant's payment of any monies to the landlord or  real estate broker after the tenant's receipt of the agreement. (3) The tenant's taking  possession of the property after the tenant's receipt of the agreement. (b) Any real estate broker who executes a vacation rental agreement that does not conform to the provisions of this Chapter or  fails to execute a vacation rental agreement shall be guilty of an unfair trade practice in  violation of G.S. 75-1.1, and shall be prohibited from commencing an expedited eviction proceeding as  provided in Article 4 of this Chapter. (1999-420, s. 1.)
42A-11. Vacation rental agreements. (a) A vacation rental agreement  executed under thisChapter shall contain the following notice on its face which shall be  set forth in a clear and  conspicuous manner that distinguishes it from other provisions of the  agreement: "THIS IS A VACATION RENTAL AGREEMENT UNDER THE NORTH CAROLINA VACATION RENTAL  ACT. THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT ARE DEFINED BY LAW AND INCLUDE UNIQUE  PROVISIONS PERMITTING THE DISBURSEMENT OF RENT PRIOR TO TENANCY AND EXPEDITED EVICTION OF TENANTS. YOUR SIGNATURE ON THIS AGREEMENT, OR PAYMENT OF MONEY OR TAKING POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY AFTER RECEIPT OF THE AGREEMENT, IS EVIDENCE  OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGREEMENT AND  YOUR INTENT TO USE THIS PROPERTY FOR  A VACATION  RENTAL." (b) The vacation rental agreement shall contain provisions  separate from the requirements of subsection (a) of this section which shall describe  the following as permitted or required by this Chapter: (1) The manner in which funds shall be  received, deposited, and disbursed in advance of the tenant's occupancy of the property. (2) Any processing fees  permitted under G.S. 42A-17(c). (3) The rights and obligations of the landlord  and tenant under G.S. 42A-17(b). (4) The applicability of expedited eviction procedures. (5) The rights and obligations of the landlord or real estate broker and the tenant upon the transfer of  the property. (6) The rights and obligations of the landlord or real estate broker and the  tenant under G.S. 42A-36. (7) Any other obligations of the landlord and tenant. (1999-420, s. 1.) Article 3. Handling and  Accounting of Funds.
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 by law in advance of the commencement of a tenancy under this Chapter if these payments are  expressly authorized in the vacation rental of any required rent, security deposit, or other fees  permitted by law in advance of the commencement of a tenancy under this Chapter if these  payments are expressly authorized in the vacation rental agreement of any required rent, security deposit, or other fees permitted by law in advance of the commencement of a tenancy under this Chapter  if these payments are expressly authorized in the vacation rental agreement. If the tenant  is required to make any advance payments, other than a security deposit, whether the payment  is denominated as rent or otherwise, the landlord or real estate broker shall deposit these  payments in a trust account in an insured bank or savings and loan association in North Carolina no  later than three banking days after the receipt of the these payments. These payments deposited  in a trust account shall not earn interest unless the landlord and tenant agree in the vacation rental agreement that the payments  may be deposited in an interest- bearing account. The landlord and  tenant shall also provide  in the agreement to whom  the accrued interest shall be disbursed. (1999-420, s. 1.)
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  occupancy of the property by the tenant an amount greater than occupancy  of the property by the tenant an amount greater  than fifty percent (50%) of the total rent except as permitted  pursuant to this subsection. A landlord or real estate broker may disburse  prior to the occupancy of the property by the  tenant any fees owed to third parties to pay for goods, services, or benefits  procured by the landlord or real estate broker for the benefit of the tenant, including  administrative fees permitted by G.S.42A-17(c), if the disbursement is expressly authorized in the vacation  rental agreement. The funds remaining after any  disbursement permitted under  this subsection shall remain  in the trust account and may not be disbursed until the occurrence of one of the  following: (1) The commencement of the tenancy, at which time the remaining funds may be  disbursed in accordance with the terms of the agreement. (2) The tenant commits a  material breach, at which time the landlord may retain an amount sufficient to defray the actual damages suffered by the landlord as a result of the breach. (3) The landlord or real estate  broker refunds the money to the tenant. (4) The funds in the trust account are transferred in accordance with G.S. 42A-19(b)upon the termination of the landlord's interest in the property. (b)  Funds collected for sales or occupancy taxes and tenant security deposits shall not be disbursed  from the trust account prior to termination of the tenancy or material breach of the agreement by the tenant, except as a refund to the tenant. (c) The tenant's execution of a vacation rental agreement in which he or she agrees to the advance disbursement of payments  shall not  constitute a waiver or loss of any of the tenant's rights to  reimbursement of such payments if the tenant  is lawfully entitled  to reimbursement. (1999-420, s. 1.)
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 and  other advance payments are held in a trust account, and the landlord and  real estate broker shall provide  the tenant  with an accounting of such  deposit and payments if  the tenant makes a reasonable request for an  accounting prior to the tenant's occupancy  of the property. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if, at the time the tenant  is to  begin occupancy of the property, the  landlord or real estate broker cannot  provide the property in a fit  and habitable condition or substitute a  reasonably comparable property in such  condition, the landlord and  real estate broker shall refund to the tenant all payments made by the  tenant. (c) A vacation rental agreement may include administrative fees, the  amounts of which shall  be provided in the agreement, reasonably calculated  to cover the costs of processing the tenant's reservation,transfer, or  cancellation of a vacation rental. (1999-420, s.  1.)
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 occupancy or sales taxes,  fees, or rent payments shall be considered a tenant security deposit and  shall be subject to the provisions of the  Residential Tenant Security  Deposit Act, as codified in Article 6 of Chapter 42 of the General  Statutes. Funds collected as a tenant security deposit in connection with a vacation rental shall be deposited into a trust account as required by G.S. 42-50. The  landlord or real estate broker shall not have the option of obtaining a bond in lieu of maintaining security deposit funds in a trust  account. In addition to the permitted uses of tenant security deposit monies as  provided in G.S. 42-51, a landlord  or real estate broker may, after the  termination of a tenancy under this  Chapter, deduct from any tenant  security deposit the amount of any long distance or per call  telephone charges and cable television charges that are the obligation of the tenant under  the  vacation rental agreement and are left unpaid by the tenant at the  conclusion of the tenancy. The landlord or real estate broker shall apply, account for, or refund tenant security deposit monies as  provided in G.S.  42-51 within 45 days following the conclusion of the tenancy. (b) A vacation  rental agreement shall not contain language compelling or permitting the  automatic forfeiture of  all or part of a tenant security deposit in case of  breach of contract by the tenant, and no  such forfeiture shall be allowed. The vacation rental agreement shall provide that a tenant security deposit may beapplied to actual damages caused by the tenant as permitted under Article 6 of Chapter 42 of the General Statutes. (1999-420, s. 1.)
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 shall take his or her title  subject to the vacation rental agreement if the  vacation rental is to end not later than 180 days  after the grantee's  interest in the property is recorded in the office of the register of deeds. If the vacation rental is to end more than 180 days after the recording of the grantee's interest, the  tenant shall have no right to enforce the terms of  the agreement unless the grantee has agreed in writing to honor such terms, but the tenant shall be entitled to a refund of payments made by him or  her, as provided in subsection (b) of this section. Prior to entering into any contract of sale, the landlord shall disclose to the grantee the time  periods that the property is subject  to a vacation rental agreement. Not  later than 10 days after entering into the contract of  sale the landlord  shall disclose to the grantee each tenant's name and address and shall   provide the grantee with a copy of each vacation rental agreement. Not later  than 10 days after  transfer of the property,  the  grantee  or the grantee's agent shall:  (1) Notify each tenant in writing of the property transfer,the grantee's name and address, and the date the grantee's interest was recorded. (2) Advise each tenant whether he or she has the right to occupy the property subject to the terms of the vacation rental agreement and the provisions of this section. (3) Advise each tenant of whether he or she has the right to receive a refund of any payments made by him or her. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, upon termination of the landlord's interest in the residential property subject to a vacation rental agreement, whether by sale, assignment, death,appointment of receiver or otherwise, the landlord or the landlord's agent, or the real estate broker, shall, within 30 days, transfer all advance rent paid by the tenant, and the portion of any fees remaining after any lawful deductions made under G.S. 42A-16, to the landlord's successor in interest and thereafter notify the tenant by mail of such transfer and of the transferee's name and address. For vacation rentals that end more than 180 days after the recording of the interest of the landlord's successor in interest, unless the landlord's successor in interest has agreed in writing to honor the vacation rental agreement, the landlord or the landlord's agent, or the real estate broker, shall, within 30 days, transfer all advance rent paid by the tenant, and the portion of any fees remaining after any lawful deductions made under G.S. 42A-16, to the tenant. Compliance with this subsection shall relieve the landlord or real estate broker of further liability with respect to any payment of rent or fees. Funds held as a security deposit shall be disbursed in accordance with G.S. 42A- 18. (c) Repealed by Session Laws 2000-140, s. 41. (d) The failure of a landlord to comply with the provisions of this section shall constitute an unfair trade practice in violation of G.S. 75-1.1. A landlord who complies with the requirements of this section shall have no further obligations to the tenant. (1999-420, s. 1;2000-140, s. 41.) Article 4. Expedited Eviction Proceedings.
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 removed  from the property in an expedited eviction proceeding brought by the landlord, or real estate broker as agent for the landlord, as provided in this Article if the tenant does one of the following: (1) Holds over possession after his or her tenancy has expired. (2) Has committed a material breach of the terms of the vacation rental agreement that, according to the terms of the agreement, results in the termination of his or her tenancy. (3) Fails to pay rent as required by the agreement. (4) Has obtained possession of the property by fraud or misrepresentation. (b)Only the right to possession shall be relevant in an expedited eviction proceeding. All other issues related to the rental of the residential property shall be presented in a separate civil action. (1999-420, s. 1. )
42A-24. Expedited eviction. (a) Before commencing an expedited eviction proceeding, the land lord or real estate broker shall give the tenant at least four hours' notice, either orally or in writing, 

to quit the premises. If reasonable efforts to personally give oral or written notice   have failed, written notice may be given by posting the  notice on the front 
door of the property. (b) An expedited eviction proceeding shall commence with the filing of a complaint and issuance of summons in the county where the property is located. If the office of the clerk of superior court is closed, the complaint shall be filed with, and the summons issued by, a magistrate. The service of the summons and complaint for expedited eviction shall be made by a sworn law enforcement officer on the tenant personally or by posting a copy of the summons and complaint on the front door of the property. The officer, upon service, shall promptly file a return there for. A hearing on the expedited eviction shall be held before a magistrate in the county where the property is located not sooner than 12 hours after service upon the tenant and no later than 48 hours after such service. To the extent that the provisions of this Article are in conflict with the Rules of Civil Procedure, Chapter 1A of the General Statutes, with respect to the commencement of an action or service of process, this Article controls. (c) The complaint for expedited eviction shall allege and the landlord or real estate broker shall prove the following at the hearing: (1) The vacation rental is for a term of 30 days or less. (2) The tenant entered into and accepted a vacation rental agreement that conforms to the provisions of this Chapter. (3)The tenant committed one or more of the acts listed in G.S. 42A-23(a) as grounds for eviction.(4) The landlord or real estate broker has given notice to the tenant to vacate as a result of the breach as provided in subsection (a) of this section. The rules of evidence shall not apply in an expedited eviction proceeding, and the court shall allow any reasonably reliable and material statements, documents, or other exhibits to be admitted as evidence. The provisions of G.S. 7A-218, 7A-219, and 7A-220, except any provisions regarding amount in controversy, shall apply to an expedited eviction proceeding held before the magistrate. These provisions shall not be construed to broaden the scope of an expedited eviction proceeding to issues other than the right to possession. (d) If the court finds for the landlord or real estate broker, the court shall immediately enter a written order granting the landlord or real estate broker possession and stating the time when the tenant shall vacate the property. In no case shall this time be less than 2 hours or more than 8 hours after service of the order on the tenant. The court's order shall be served on the tenant at the hearing. If the tenant does not appear at the hearing or leaves before the order is served, the order shall be served by delivering the order to the tenant or by posting the order on the front door of the property by any sworn law enforcement officer.The officer, upon service, shall file a return therefor. If the court finds for the landlord or real estate broker, the court shall determine the amount of the appeal bond that the tenant shall be required to post should the tenant seek to appeal the court order. The amount of the bond shall be an estimate of the rent that will become due while the tenant is prosecuting the appeal and reasonable damages that the landlord may suffer, including damage to property and damages arising from the inability of the landlord or real estate broker to honor other vacation rental agreements due to the tenant's possession of the property. (1999-420, s. 1.)
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 petition the district court to stay the evictionorder and shall post a cash or secured bond with the court in the amount determined by the court pursuant to G.S. 42A- 24(d). (1999-420, s. 1.)
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 eviction, the landlord or real estate broker shall have the same rights as provided in G.S. 42- 36.2(b) as if thesheriff had not removed the tenant's property. The failure of a tenant or the guest of a tenant to vacate a residential property in accordance with a court order issued pursuant to G.S. 42A-24(d)shall constitute a criminal trespass under G.S. 14-159.13. (1999-420, s. 1.) 
42A-27. Penalties for abuse. A landlord or real estate broker shall undertake to evict tenant pursuant to an expedited eviction proceeding only when he or she has a good faith
 belief that grounds for eviction exists under the provisions of this Chapter. Otherwise, the
 landlord or real estate broker shall be guilty of an unfair trade practice under G.S. 75-1.1 and a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1999-420, s. 1.) Article 5. Landlord and Tenant Duties. 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 repairs and do whatever is reasonably necessary to put and keep the property in a fit and habitable condition. (3) Keep all common 
areas of the property in safe condition. 

(4) Maintain in good and safe working order and reasonably and promptly repair all electrical, 
plumbing,sanitary, heating, ventilating, and other facilities and major appliances supplied by him or her upon written notification from the tenant that repairs are needed. (5) Provide operable smoke detectors. The landlord shall replace or repair the smoke detectors if the landlord is notified by the tenant in writing that replacement or repair is needed. The landlord shall annually place new  

batteries in a battery-operated smoke detector, and the tenant shall replace the batteries as needed during the tenancy. Failure of the tenant to replace the batteries as needed shall not beconsidered negligence on the part of the tenant or landlord. These duties shall not be waived;however, the landlord and tenant may make additional covenants not inconsistent herewith inthe vacation rental agreement. (1999-420, s. 1.)
42A-32. Tenant to maintain dwelling unit. The tenant of a residential property used for avacation rental shall: (1) Keep that part of the property which he or she occupies and uses asclean and safe as the conditions of the property permit and cause no unsafe or unsanitary conditions in the common areas and remainder of the property that he or she uses. (2) Dispose of all ashes, rubbish, garbage, and other waste in a clean and safe manner. (3) Keep all plumbing fixtures in the property or used by the tenant as clean as their condition permits. (4) Notdeliberately or negligently destroy, deface, damage, or remove any part of the property or render inoperable the smoke detector provided by the landlord or knowingly permit any person todo so. (5) Comply with all obligations imposed upon the tenant by current applicable building and housing codes. (6) Be responsible for all damage, defacement, or removal of any property insidethe property that is in his or her exclusive control unless the damage, defacement, or removalwas due to ordinary wear and tear, acts of the landlord or his or her agent, defective productssupplied or repairs authorized by the landlord, acts of third parties not invitees of the tenant,or natural forces. (7) Notify the landlord of the need for replacement of or repairs to a smokedetector. The landlord shall annually place new batteries in a battery-operated smoke detector,and the tenant shall replace the batteries as needed during the tenancy. Failure of the tenant toreplace the batteries as needed shall not be considered negligence on the part of the tenant or the landlord. These duties shall not be waived; however, the landlord and tenant may makeadditional covenants not inconsistent herewith in the vacation rental agreement. (1999-420, s.1.) Article 6 General Provisions.
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 mandatory evacuationof an area that includes the residential property subject to a vacation rental, the tenant in possession of the property shall comply with the evacuation order. Upon compliance, the tenantshall be entitled to a refund from the landlord of the prorated rent for each night that thetenant is unable to occupy the property because of the mandatory evacuation order. The tenantshall not be entitled to a refund if: (i) prior to the tenant taking possession of the property, thetenant refused insurance offered by the landlord or real estate broker that would havecompensated him or her for losses or damages resulting from loss of use of the property due to amandatory evacuation order; or (ii) the tenant purchased insurance offered by the landlord or real estate broker. The insurance offered shall be provided by an insurance company duly authorized by the North Carolina Department of Insurance, and the cost of the insurance shallnot exceed eight percent (8%) of the total rent charged for the vacation rental to the tenant.(1999-420, s. 1.)
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