To facilitate the accurate appraisal of real property for taxation, the information listed in this section must be included in each deed conveying property. The following information is required:

(1)        The name of each grantor and grantee and the mailing address of each grantor and grantee.

(2)        A statement whether the property includes the primary residence of a grantor.

Failure to comply with this section does not affect the validity of a duly recorded deed. This section does not apply to deeds of trust, deeds of release, or similar instruments. ?(2009-454, s. 1.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 105-317.2

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
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