§ 160A-216 Authority to make special assessments
§ 160A-217 Petition for street or sidewalk improvements
§ 160A-218 Basis for making assessments
§ 160A-219 Corner lot exemptions
§ 160A-220 Lands exempt from assessment
§ 160A-221 Assessments against lands owned by the State
§ 160A-222 Assessments against railroads
§ 160A-223 Preliminary resolution; contents
§ 160A-224 Notice of preliminary resolution
§ 160A-225 Hearing on preliminary resolution; assessment resolution
§ 160A-226 Determination of costs
§ 160A-226.1 Discounts authorized
§ 160A-227 Preliminary assessment roll; publication
§ 160A-228 Hearing on preliminary assessment roll; revision; confirmation; lien
§ 160A-229 Publication of notice of confirmation of assessment roll
§ 160A-230 Appeal to General Court of Justice
§ 160A-231 Reassessment
§ 160A-232 Payment of assessments in cash or by installments
§ 160A-233 Enforcement of assessments; interests; foreclosure; limitations
§ 160A-234 Assessments on property held by tenancy for life or years
§ 160A-235 Lien in favor of a cotenant or joint owner paying special assessments
§ 160A-236 Apportionment of assessments
§ 160A-237 Authority to hold water and sewer assessments in abeyance
§ 160A-238 Authority to make assessments for beach erosion control and flood and hurricane protection works

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 160A > Article 10 - Special Assessments

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Council: means the governing board of a city. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-1
  • 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
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Local act: means an act of the General Assembly applying to one or more specific cities by name, or to all cities within one or more specifically named counties. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-1
  • month: shall be construed to mean a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • 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.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3