Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 105-228.29

  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

This Article does not apply to any of the following transfers of an interest in real property:

(1)        By operation of law.

(2)        By lease for a term of years.

(3)        By or pursuant to the provisions of a will.

(4)        By intestacy.

(5)        By gift.

(6)        If no consideration in property or money is due or paid by the transferee to the transferor.

(7)        By merger, conversion, or consolidation.

(8)        By an instrument securing indebtedness. (1967, c. 986, s. 1; 1999-28, s. 1; 1999-369, s. 5.10(a)-(c).)