North Carolina General Statutes 42-66. Motion to enforce eviction and removal orders
(a) A motion to enforce an eviction or removal order issued pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-63(b) or (c) shall be heard on an expedited basis and within 15 days of the service of the motion.
(b) Mandatory Eviction. – The court shall order the immediate eviction of the tenant where it finds that:
(1) The tenant has given permission to or invited any person removed or barred from the leased residential premises pursuant to this Article to return to or reenter any portion of the premises; or
(2) The tenant has failed to notify appropriate law enforcement authorities or the landlord immediately upon learning that any person who had been removed and barred pursuant to this Article has returned to or reentered the tenant’s individual rental unit; or
(3) The tenant has otherwise knowingly violated an express term or condition of any order issued by court pursuant to this Article. (1995, c. 419, s. 1.)
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 42-66
- Individual rental unit: means an apartment or individual dwelling or accommodation which is leased to a particular tenant, whether or not it is used or occupied or intended to be used or occupied by a single family or household. See North Carolina General Statutes 42-59
- Landlord: means a person, entity, corporation, or governmental authority or agency who or which owns, operates, or manages any leased residential premises. See North Carolina General Statutes 42-59
- leased residential premises: means a house, building, mobile home, or apartment, whether publicly or privately owned, which is leased for residential purposes. See North Carolina General Statutes 42-59
- Tenant: means any natural person or entity who is a named party or signatory to a lease or rental agreement, and who occupies, resides in, or has a legal right to possess and use an individual rental unit. See North Carolina General Statutes 42-59