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NC Gen Stat § 160D-1312 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160D - Local Planning and Development Regulation|Article 13 - Additional Authority.|§ 160D-1312 - Acquisition and disposition of property for redevelopment.

 160D-1312. Acquisition and disposition of property for redevelopment.Any local government is authorized, either as a part of a community development program or independently thereof, and without the necessity of compliance with the Urban Redevelopment Law, to exercise the following powers:(1) To acquire, by voluntary purchase from the owner or owners, real property that meets any of the following criteria:a. Blighted, deteriorated, deteriorating, undeveloped, or inappropriately developed from the standpoint of sound community development and growth.b. Appropriate for rehabilitation or conservation activities.c. Appropriate for housing construction or the economic development of the community.d. Appropriate for the preservation or restoration of historic sites, the beautification of urban land, the conservation of open space, natural resources, and scenic areas, the provision of recreational opportunities, or the guidance of urban development.(2) To clear, demolish, remove, or rehabilitate buildings and improvements on land so acquired.(3) To retain property so acquired for public purposes, or to dispose, through sale, lease, or otherwise, of any property so acquired to any person, firm, corporation, or governmental unit, provided the disposition of such property shall be undertaken in accordance with the procedures of Article 12 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, or the procedures of G.S. 160A-514, or any applicable local act or charter provision modifying such procedures, or subdivision (4) of this section.(4) To sell, exchange, or otherwise transfer real property or any interest therein in a community development project area to any redeveloper at private sale for residential, recreational, commercial, industrial, or other uses or for public use in accordance with the community development plan, subject to such covenants, conditions, and restrictions as may be deemed to be in the public interest or to carry out the purposes of this Article, provided that the sale, exchange, or other transfer, and any agreement relating thereto, may be made only after approval of the governing board and after a legislative hearing. A notice of the hearing shall be given once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the local government's planning and development jurisdiction area, the notice shall be published the first time not less than 10 days nor more than 25 days preceding the hearing, and the notice shall disclose the terms of the sale, exchange, or transfer. At the hearing, the appraised value of the property to be sold, exchanged, or transferred shall be disclosed, and the consideration for the conveyance shall not be less than the appraised value.  (2019-111, s. 2.4; 2020-3, s. 4.33(a); 2020-25, ss. 43, 51(a), (b), (d).)
NC Gen Stat § 160D-1313 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160D - Local Planning and Development Regulation|Article 13 - Additional Authority.|§ 160D-1313 - Urban Development Action Grants.

 160D-1313. Urban Development Action Grants.Any local government is authorized, either as a part of a community development program or independently thereof, to enter into contracts or agreements with any person, association, or corporation to undertake and carry out specified activities in furtherance of the purposes of Urban Development Action Grants authorized by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1977, P.L. 95-128, or any amendment thereto, that is a continuation of such grant programs by whatever designation, including the authority to enter into and carry out contracts or agreements to extend loans, loan subsidies, or grants to persons, associations, or corporations and to dispose of real or personal property by private sale in furtherance of such contracts or agreements.Any enabling legislation contained in local acts that refers to "Urban Development Action Grants" or the Housing and Community Development Act of 1977, P.L. 95-128, shall be construed also to refer to any continuation of such grant programs by whatever designation.  (2019-111, s. 2.4; 2020-3, s. 4.33(a); 2020-25, s. 51(a), (b), (d).)
NC Gen Stat § 160D-1314 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160D - Local Planning and Development Regulation|Article 13 - Additional Authority.|§ 160D-1314 - Urban homesteading programs.

 160D-1314. Urban homesteading programs.A local government may establish a program of urban homesteading, in which residential property of little or no value is conveyed to persons who agree to rehabilitate the property and use it, for a minimum number of years, as their principal place of residence. Residential property is considered of little or no value if the cost of bringing the property into compliance with the local government's housing code exceeds sixty percent (60%) of the property's appraised value on the county tax records. In undertaking such a program, a local government may:(1) Acquire by purchase, gift, or otherwise, but not eminent domain, residential property specifically for the purpose of reconveyance in the urban homesteading program or may transfer to the program residential property acquired for other purposes, including property purchased at a tax foreclosure sale.(2) Under procedures and standards established by the local government, convey residential property by private sale under G.S. 160A-267 and for nominal monetary consideration to persons who qualify as grantees.(3) Convey property subject to the following conditions:a. A requirement that the grantee shall use the property as the grantee's principal place of residence for a minimum number of years.b. A requirement that the grantee rehabilitate the property so that it meets or exceeds minimum housing code standards.c. A requirement that the grantee maintain insurance on the property.d. Any other specific conditions, including, but not limited to, design standards, or actions that the local government may require.e. A provision for the termination of the grantee's interest in the property and its reversion to the local government upon the grantee's failure to meet any condition so established.(4) Subordinate the local government's interest in the property to any security interest granted by the grantee to a lender of funds to purchase or rehabilitate the property.  (2019-111, s. 2.4; 2020-3, s. 4.33(a); 2020-25, s. 51(a), (b), (d).)
NC Gen Stat § 160D-1316 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160D - Local Planning and Development Regulation|Article 13 - Additional Authority.|§ 160D-1316 - Low- and moderate-income housing programs.

 160D-1316. Low- and moderate-income housing programs.Any local government is authorized to exercise the following powers:(1) To engage in and to appropriate and expend funds for residential housing construction, new or rehabilitated, for sale or rental to persons and families of low and moderate income. Any governing board may contract with any person, association, or corporation to implement the provisions of this subdivision.(2) To acquire real property by voluntary purchase from the owners to be developed by the local government or to be used by the local government to provide affordable housing to persons of low and moderate income.(3) To convey property by private sale to any public or private entity that provides affordable housing to persons of low or moderate income under procedures and standards established by the local government, The local government shall include as part of any such conveyance covenants or conditions that assure the property will be developed by the entity for sale or lease to persons of low or moderate income.(4) To convey residential property by private sale to persons of low or moderate income, in accordance with procedures and standards established by the local government, with G.S. 160A-267, and with any terms and conditions that the governing board may determine.  (2019-111, s. 2.4; 2020-3, s. 4.33(a); 2020-25, s. 51(a), (b), (d).)
NC Gen Stat § 160D-1320 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160D - Local Planning and Development Regulation|Article 13 - Additional Authority.|§ 160D-1320 - Program to finance energy improvements.

 160D-1320. Program to finance energy improvements.(a) Purpose. - The General Assembly finds it is in the best interest of the citizens of North Carolina to promote and encourage renewable energy and energy efficiency within the State in order to conserve energy, promote economic competitiveness, and expand employment in the State. The General Assembly also finds that a local government has an integral role in furthering this purpose by promoting and encouraging renewable energy and energy efficiency within the local government's territorial jurisdiction. In furtherance of this purpose, a local government may establish a program to finance the purchase and installation of distributed generation renewable energy sources or energy efficiency improvements that are permanently affixed to residential, commercial, or other real property.(b) Financing Assistance. - A local government may establish a revolving loan fund and a loan loss reserve fund for the purpose of financing or assisting in the financing of the purchase and installation of distributed generation renewable energy sources or energy efficiency improvements that are permanently fixed to residential, commercial, or other real property. A local government may establish other local government energy efficiency and distributed generation renewable energy source finance programs funded through federal grants. A local government may use State and federal grants and loans and its general revenue for this financing. The annual interest rate charged for the use of funds from the revolving fund may not exceed eight percent (8%) per annum, excluding other fees for loan application review and origination. The term of any loan originated under this section may not be greater than 20 years.(c) Definition. - As used in this Article, "renewable energy source" has the same meaning as "renewable energy resource" in G.S. 62-133.8.  (2019-111, s. 2.4; 2020-3, s. 4.33(a); 2020-25, s. 51(a), (b), (d).)
NC Gen Stat § 160D-1401 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160D - Local Planning and Development Regulation|Article 14 - Judicial Review.|§ 160D-1401 - Declaratory judgments.

 160D-1401. Declaratory judgments.Challenges of legislative decisions of governing boards, including the validity or constitutionality of development regulations adopted pursuant to this Chapter, and actions authorized by G.S. 160D-108(h) or (i) and G.S. 160D-1403.1 may be brought pursuant to Article 26 of Chapter 1 of the General Statutes. The governmental unit making the challenged decision shall be named a party to the action.  (2019-111, s. 2.4; 2020-3, s. 4.33(a); 2020-25, ss. 44, 51(a), (b), (d).)
NC Gen Stat § 160D-1403 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160D - Local Planning and Development Regulation|Article 14 - Judicial Review.|§ 160D-1403 - Appeals of decisions on subdivision plats.

 160D-1403. Appeals of decisions on subdivision plats.(a) When a subdivision regulation adopted under this Chapter provides that the decision whether to approve or deny a preliminary or final subdivision plat is quasi-judicial, then that decision of the board shall be subject to review by the superior court by proceedings in the nature of certiorari. The provisions of G.S. 160D-406 and this section shall apply to those appeals.(b) When a subdivision regulation adopted under this Chapter provides that the decision whether to approve or deny a preliminary or final subdivision plat is administrative, then that decision of the board shall be subject to review by filing an action in superior court seeking appropriate declaratory or equitable relief within 30 days from receipt of the written notice of the decision, which shall be made as provided in G.S. 160D-403(b).(c) For purposes of this section, a subdivision regulation shall be deemed to authorize a quasi-judicial decision if the decision-making entity under G.S. 160D-803(c) is authorized to decide whether to approve or deny the plat based not only upon whether the application complies with the specific requirements set forth in the regulation but also on whether the application complies with one or more generally stated standards requiring a discretionary decision to be made.  (2019-111, s. 2.4; 2020-3, s. 4.33(a); 2020-25, s. 51(a), (b), (d).)
NC Gen Stat § 160D-1403.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160D - Local Planning and Development Regulation|Article 14 - Judicial Review.|§ 160D-1403.2 - No estoppel effect when challenging development conditions.

 160D-1403.2. No estoppel effect when challenging development conditions.A local government may not assert before a board of adjustment or in any civil action the defense of estoppel as a result of actions by the landowner or permit applicant to proceed with development authorized by a development permit as defined in G.S. 143-755 if the landowner or permit applicant is challenging conditions that were imposed and not consented to in writing by a landowner or permit applicant.  (2020-25, ss. 47, 50(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 160D-1404 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160D - Local Planning and Development Regulation|Article 14 - Judicial Review.|§ 160D-1404 - Other civil actions.

 160D-1404. Other civil actions.Except as expressly stated, this Article does not limit the availability of civil actions otherwise authorized by law or alter the times in which they may be brought.  (2019-111, s. 2.4; 2020-3, s. 4.33(a); 2020-25, s. 51(a), (b), (d).)
NC Gen Stat § 161-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 1 - The Office.|§ 161-1 - Election and term of office.

 161-1. Election and term of office.In each county there shall be elected biennially by the qualified voters thereof, as provided for the election of members of the General Assembly, a register of deeds. (Const., art. 7, s. 1; Rev., s. 2650; C.S., s. 3543; 1981, c. 504, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 1 - The Office.|§ 161-2 - Four-year term for registers of deeds.

 161-2. Four-year term for registers of deeds.A register of deeds shall be elected in each county of the State by the qualified voters of the county. The register of deeds shall serve for a term of four years beginning on the first Monday in December after the election and until a successor register of deeds is elected and qualified. (1935, cc. 362, 392, 462; 1937, c. 271; 1939, cc. 11, 99; 1941, c. 192; 1949, cc. 756, 830; 1957, c. 1022, s. 2; 1973, c. 215, s. 1; 1991, c. 60, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 1 - The Office.|§ 161-3 - Oath of office.

 161-3. Oath of office.The register of deeds shall take the oath of office on the first Monday of December next after his election, before a person authorized to administer oaths as defined in G.S. 11-7.1. (1868, c. 35, s. 2; 1876-7, c. 276, s. 5; Code, s. 3647; Rev., s. 2652; C.S., s. 3544; 1987, c. 620, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 1 - The Office.|§ 161-4 - Bond required.

 161-4. Bond required.(a) Every register of deeds shall give bond with sufficient surety, to be approved by the board of county commissioners, in a sum of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), payable to the State, and conditioned for the safekeeping of the books and records, and for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office.(b) The bond and surety required under subsection (a) shall further be conditioned for the safekeeping of the books and records, and for the faithful discharge of the duties of office of the register of deeds by any incumbent assistant and deputy register of deeds appointed prior to the vacancy pursuant to G.S. 161-6 and holding over after vacancy in the office of register of deeds for the interim, as provided in G.S. 161-5(b). (1868, c. 35, s. 3; 1876-7, c. 276, s. 5; Code, s. 3648; 1899, c. 54, s. 52; Rev., s. 301; C.S., s. 3545; 1963, c. 204; 1965, c. 900; 1969, c. 636.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-4.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 1 - The Office.|§ 161-4.1 - Salary in counties where fees formerly allowed.

 161-4.1. Salary in counties where fees formerly allowed.In any county where during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1980, and ending June 30, 1981, the register of deeds received fees in addition to salary, and retained them personally as allowed by local act, the salary of the register of deeds in such county in any future fiscal year shall not be less than the sum of the salary plus fees received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1980 and ending June 30, 1981. (1981, c. 968, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-4.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 1 - The Office.|§ 161-4.2 - Liability insurance for register of deeds.

 161-4.2. Liability insurance for register of deeds.To the same extent that the county provides liability insurance to other county officers or employees, pursuant to G.S. 153A-97 and 160A-167, or 58-32-10, or Article 23 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes, the county shall provide insurance to the register of deeds. If the county does not provide insurance to any officers or employees, then the county shall notify the register of deeds, in writing, prior to the first Monday in December of each year, of its intent not to provide insurance coverage to the register of deeds. This required notification shall be in the form of a letter signed by the chairman of the board of county commissioners, attested by the clerk of the board of county commissioners. If the county fails to provide the required notice, then the county shall be liable for damages that would have been paid had the county purchased the insurance pursuant to the General Statutes sections cited above. (1991, c. 470, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 1 - The Office.|§ 161-5 - Vacancy in office.

 161-5. Vacancy in office.(a) Repealed by Session Laws 1991, c. 60, s. 1.(a1) When a vacancy occurs from any cause in the office of register of deeds, the board of county commissioners shall fill such vacancy by the appointment of a successor for the unexpired term, who shall qualify and give bond as required by law. If the register of deeds was elected as the nominee of a political party, the board of county commissioners shall consult the county executive committee of that political party before filling the vacancy and shall appoint the person recommended by that committee, if the party makes a recommendation within 30 days of the occurrence of the vacancy.(b) In the interim between a vacancy in the office of register of deeds and the appointment and qualification of a successor register of deeds, under the provisions of subsection (a), any incumbent assistant or deputy register of deeds appointed under G.S. 161-6 prior to the vacancy shall continue to hold office as assistant or deputy registers of deeds until discharged or otherwise lawfully relieved of office by the lawful successor to the office of register of deeds. (1868, c. 35, s. 4; Code, s. 3649; Rev., s. 2651; C.S., s. 3546; 1965, c. 900; 1975, c. 868, ss. 1, 2; 1977, c. 180; 1981, c. 763, ss. 8, 9, 14; c. 830; 1987, c. 196, s. 2; 1989, c. 497, s. 4; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1056; 1991, c. 14, s. 1, c. 60, ss. 1, 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 1 - The Office.|§ 161-6 - Appointment of assistant and deputy registers of deeds; authority to sign in name of register of deeds; holdover assistants and deputies.

 161-6. Appointment of assistant and deputy registers of deeds; authority to sign in name of register of deeds; holdover assistants and deputies.(a) The registers of deeds of the several counties are hereby authorized to appoint one or more assistant registers of deeds and one or more deputy registers of deeds, whose acts as assistants or deputies shall be valid and for which the registers of deeds shall be officially responsible. The certificate of appointment of an assistant or deputy shall be filed by the appointing register of deeds in the office of the clerk of the superior court, who shall record the same.(b) Each assistant and deputy register of deeds so appointed shall be authorized, in addition to his other powers and duties, to register and sign instruments and documents in the name and under the title of the appointing register of deeds, by himself as assistant or deputy, as appropriate. Such signing shall be substantially as follows:John Doe, Register of Deedsby Richard Roe, Assistant (or Deputy, as appropriate).(c) Such registering and signing, when regular and sufficient in all other respects, shall be valid for all purposes, and of the same force and effect as if the instrument or document had been registered and signed by the register of deeds personally.(d) Wherever in the General Statutes reference is made to "the register of deeds and (or) his assistant" or "the register of deeds and (or) his deputy" or words substantially to this effect, or reference is made only to "the assistant register of deeds" or "the deputy register of deeds," such reference to either assistant or deputy, unless the contrary intent is specifically stated in the text, shall also include the other, insofar as such reference pertains to the authority, powers, duties, rights, privileges, or qualifications for office of assistant or deputy register of deeds.(e) Incumbent assistant and deputy registers of deeds holding over after a vacancy in the office of register of deeds, pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 161-5(b), shall continue to have and exercise all lawful power and authority of office until lawfully relieved of office, including, but not restricted to, all power and authority set forth in subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d), and in Chapter 161 generally, and their acts as assistant or deputy registers of deeds shall be official and valid, and the appointing register of deeds, or his estate, and the official bond under G.S. 161-4 shall be responsible for their acts as assistant or deputy registers of deeds, and such assistant or deputy register of deeds shall also be individually, personally and officially responsible for his own acts. (1909, c. 628, s. 1; C.S., s. 3547; 1949, c. 261; 1959, c. 279; 1963, c. 191; 1965, c. 900.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 1 - The Office.|§ 161-7 - Office at courthouse.

 161-7. Office at courthouse.The register shall keep his office at the courthouse unless the board of county commissioners shall deem it impracticable. (1868, c. 35, s. 5; Code, s. 3650; Rev., s. 2653; C.S., s. 3548.)
NC Gen Stat § 161-8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 161 - Register of Deeds|Article 1 - The Office.|§ 161-8 - Attendance at office.

 161-8. Attendance at office.The board of county commissioners may fix by order, to be entered on their records, what days of each week, and at what hours of each day, the register of deeds shall attend at his office in person or by deputy, and he shall give his attendance accordingly. (1868, c. 35, s. 6; Code, s. 3651; Rev., s. 2654; C.S., s. 3549.)