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NC Gen Stat § 44A-6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 44A - Statutory Liens and Charges|Article 1 - Possessory Liens on Personal Property.|§ 44A-6 - Title of purchaser.

 44A-6. Title of purchaser.A purchaser for value at a properly conducted sale, and a purchaser for value without constructive notice of a defect in the sale, whether or not the purchaser is the lienor or an agent of the lienor, acquires title to the property free of any interests over which the lienor was entitled to priority. (1967, c. 1029, s. 1; 1995, c. 480, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 44A-6.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 44A - Statutory Liens and Charges|Article 1 - Possessory Liens on Personal Property.|§ 44A-6.1 - Action to regain possession of a motor vehicle or vessel.

 44A-6.1. Action to regain possession of a motor vehicle or vessel.(a) When the lienor involuntarily relinquishes possession of the property and the property upon which the lien is claimed is a motor vehicle or vessel, the lienor may institute an action to regain possession of the motor vehicle or vessel in small claims court any time following the lienor's involuntary loss of possession and following maturity of the obligation to pay charges. The lienor shall serve a copy of the summons and the complaint pursuant to G.S. 1A-1, Rule 4, on each secured party claiming an interest in the vehicle or vessel. For purposes of this section, involuntary relinquishment of possession includes only those situations where the owner or other party takes possession of the motor vehicle or vessel without the lienor's permission or without judicial process. If in the court action the owner or other party retains possession of the motor vehicle or vessel, the owner or other party shall pay the amount of the lien asserted as bond into the clerk of the court in which the action is pending.If within three days after service of the summons and complaint, as the number of days is computed in G.S. 1A-1, Rule 6, neither the defendant nor a secured party claiming an interest in the vehicle or vessel files a contrary statement of the amount of the lien at the time of the filing of the complaint, the amount set forth in the complaint shall be deemed to be the amount of the asserted lien. The clerk may at any time disburse to the lienor that portion of the cash bond which is not in dispute, upon application of the lienor. The magistrate shall:(1) Direct appropriate disbursement of the disputed or undisbursed portion of the bond; and(2) Direct appropriate possession of the motor vehicle or vessel if, in the judgment of the court, the plaintiff has a valid right to a lien.(b) Either party to an action pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may appeal to district court for a trial de novo. (1991, c. 344, s. 2, c. 731, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 44A-7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 44A - Statutory Liens and Charges|Article 2 - Statutory Liens on Real Property.|§ 44A-7 - Definitions.

 44A-7. Definitions.Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions apply in this Article:(1) Contractor. - A person who contracts with an owner to improve real property.(2) First tier subcontractor. - A person who contracts with a contractor to improve real property.(3) Improve. - To build, effect, alter, repair, or demolish any improvement upon, connected with, or on or beneath the surface of any real property, or to excavate, clear, grade, fill or landscape any real property, or to construct driveways and private roadways, or to furnish materials, including trees and shrubbery, for any of such purposes, or to perform any labor upon such improvements, and shall also mean and include any design or other professional or skilled services furnished by architects, engineers, land surveyors and landscape architects registered under Chapter 83A, 89A or 89C of the General Statutes, and rental of equipment directly utilized on the real property in making the improvement.(4) Improvement. - All or any part of any building, structure, erection, alteration, demolition, excavation, clearing, grading, filling, or landscaping, including trees and shrubbery, driveways, and private roadways, on real property.(4a) Inspection department. - Any city or county building inspection department authorized by Chapter 160A or Chapter 153A of the General Statutes.(4b) Lien agent. - A title insurance company or title insurance agency designated by an owner pursuant to G.S. 44A-11.1.(5) Obligor. - An owner, contractor, or subcontractor in any tier who owes money to another as a result of the other's partial or total performance of a contract to improve real property.(6) Owner. - A person who has an interest in the real property improved and for whom an improvement is made and who ordered the improvement to be made. "Owner" includes successors in interest of the owner and agents of the owner acting within their authority.(6a) Potential lien claimant. - Any person entitled to claim a lien for improvements to real property under this Article who is subject to G.S. 44A-11.1.(7) Real property. - The real estate that is improved, including lands, leaseholds, tenements and hereditaments, and improvements placed thereon.(8) Second tier subcontractor. - A person who contracts with a first tier subcontractor to improve real property.(9) Third tier subcontractor. - A person who contracts with a second tier subcontractor to improve real property.  (1969, c. 1112, s. 1; 1975, c. 715, s. 1; 1985, c. 689, s. 13; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 607, s. 1; 2012-158, s. 1; 2012-175, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 44A-8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 44A - Statutory Liens and Charges|Article 2 - Statutory Liens on Real Property.|§ 44A-8 - Mechanics', laborers', and materialmen's lien; persons entitled to claim of lien on real property.

 44A-8. Mechanics', laborers', and materialmen's lien; persons entitled to claim of lien on real property.Any person who performs or furnishes labor or professional design or surveying services or furnishes materials or furnishes rental equipment pursuant to a contract, either express or implied, with the owner of real property for the making of an improvement thereon shall, upon complying with the provisions of this Article, have a right to file a claim of lien on real property on the real property to secure payment of all debts owing for labor done or professional design or surveying services or material furnished or equipment rented pursuant to the contract. (1969, c. 1112, s. 1; 1975, c. 715, s. 2; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 607, s. 2; 2005-229, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 44A-9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 44A - Statutory Liens and Charges|Article 2 - Statutory Liens on Real Property.|§ 44A-9 - Extent of claim of lien on real property.

 44A-9. Extent of claim of lien on real property.A claim of lien on real property authorized under this Article shall extend to the improvement and to the lot or tract on which the improvement is situated, to the extent of the interest of the owner. When the lot or tract on which a building is erected is not surrounded at the time of making the contract with the owner by an enclosure separating it from adjoining land of the same owner, the lot or tract to which any claim of lien on real property extends shall be the area that is reasonably necessary for the convenient use and occupation of the building, but in no case shall the area include a building, structure, or improvement not normally used or occupied or intended to be used or occupied with the building with respect to which the claim of lien on real property is claimed. (1969, c. 1112, s. 1; 2005-229, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 44A-10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 44A - Statutory Liens and Charges|Article 2 - Statutory Liens on Real Property.|§ 44A-10 - Effective date of claim of lien on real property.

 44A-10. Effective date of claim of lien on real property.A claim of lien on real property granted by this Article shall relate to and take effect from the time of the first furnishing of labor or materials at the site of the improvement by the person claiming the claim of lien on real property. (1969, c. 1112, s. 1; 2005-229, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 44A-11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 44A - Statutory Liens and Charges|Article 2 - Statutory Liens on Real Property.|§ 44A-11 - Perfecting claim of lien on real property.

 44A-11. Perfecting claim of lien on real property.(a) Perfection. - A claim of lien on real property granted by this Article shall be perfected as of the time provided in G.S. 44A-10 upon the occurrence of all of the following:(1) Service of a copy of the claim of lien on real property upon the record owner of the real property claimed to be subject to the claim of lien and, if the claim of lien on real property is being asserted pursuant to G.S. 44A-23, also upon the contractor through which subrogation is being asserted.(2) Filing of the claim of lien on real property under G.S. 44A-12.(b) Method of Service. - Service of the claim of lien on real property pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall not require proof of actual receipt by the listed recipient and shall be complete upon the occurrence of any of the following:(1) Personal delivery of a copy of the claim of lien on real property upon the recipient.(2) Deposit of a copy of the claim of lien on real property in a postpaid, properly addressed wrapper in either of the following:a. A post office or official depository under the exclusive care and custody of the United States Postal Service.b. An authorized depository under the exclusive care and custody of a designated delivery service authorized pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 7502(f)(2).(c) Service Address. - For purposes of this section, a wrapper addressed to a party required to be served under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section shall be conclusively deemed properly addressed if it uses any of the following addresses:(1) The address for the party to be served listed on the permit issued for the improvement.(2) The address for the party to be served listed with the tax rolls for any county in North Carolina.(3) The address of the registered agent for the party to be served listed with the North Carolina Secretary of State's office.  (1969, c. 1112, s. 1; 2005-229, s. 1; 2012-175, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 44A-12.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 44A - Statutory Liens and Charges|Article 2 - Statutory Liens on Real Property.|§ 44A-12.1 - No docketing of lien unless authorized by statute.

 44A-12.1. No docketing of lien unless authorized by statute.(a) The clerk of superior court shall not index, docket, or record a claim of lien on real property or other document purporting to claim or assert a lien on real property in such a way as to affect the title to any real property unless the document:(1) Is offered for filing under this Article or another statute that provides for indexing and docketing of claims of lien on real property; and(2) Appears on its face to contain all of the information required by the statute under which it is offered for filing.(b) The clerk may accept, for filing only, any document that does not meet the criteria established for indexing, docketing, or recording under subsection (a) of this section. If the clerk does accept this document, the clerk shall inform the person offering the document that it will not be indexed, docketed, or recorded in any way as to affect the title to any real property.(c) Any person who causes or attempts to cause a claim of lien on real property or other document to be filed, knowing that the filing is not authorized by statute, or with the intent that the filing is made for an improper purpose such as to hinder, harass, or otherwise wrongfully interfere with any person, shall be guilty of a Class I felony.(d) A claim of lien on real property, a claim of lien on real property with a notice of claim of lien upon funds attached thereto, or other document purporting to claim or assert a lien on real property that is filed by an attorney licensed in the State of North Carolina and that otherwise complies with subsection (a) of this section shall not be rejected by the clerk of superior court for indexing, docketing, recording, or filing.  (2001-495, s. 1; 2005-229, s. 1; 2012-150, s. 6.1.)
NC Gen Stat § 44A-14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 44A - Statutory Liens and Charges|Article 2 - Statutory Liens on Real Property.|§ 44A-14 - Sale of property in satisfaction of judgment enforcing claim of lien on real property or upon order prior to judgment; distribution of proceeds.

 44A-14. Sale of property in satisfaction of judgment enforcing claim of lien on real property or upon order prior to judgment; distribution of proceeds.(a) Execution Sale; Effect of Sale. - Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, sales under this Article and distribution of proceeds thereof shall be made in accordance with the execution sale provisions set out in G.S. 1-339.41 through 1-339.76. The sale of real property to satisfy a claim of lien on real property granted by this Article shall pass all title and interest of the owner to the purchaser, good against all claims or interests recorded, filed or arising after the first furnishing of labor or materials at the site of the improvement by the person claiming a lien.(b) Sale of Property upon Order Prior to Judgment. - A resident judge of superior court in the district in which the action to enforce the claim of lien on real property is pending, a judge regularly holding the superior courts of the said district, any judge holding a session of superior court, either civil or criminal, in the said district, a special judge of superior court residing in the said district, or the chief judge of the district court in which the action to enforce the claim of lien on real property is pending, may, upon notice to all interested parties and after a hearing thereupon and upon a finding that a sale prior to judgment is necessary to prevent substantial waste, destruction, depreciation or other damage to said real property prior to the final determination of said action, order any real property against which a claim of lien on real property under this Article is asserted, sold in any manner determined by said judge to be commercially reasonable. The rights of all parties shall be transferred to the proceeds of the sale. Application for such order and further proceedings thereon may be heard in or out of session. (1969, c. 1112, s. 1; 2005-229, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 44A-15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 44A - Statutory Liens and Charges|Article 2 - Statutory Liens on Real Property.|§ 44A-15 - Attachment available to lien claimant.

 44A-15. Attachment available to lien claimant.In addition to other grounds for attachment, in all cases where the owner removes or attempts or threatens to remove an improvement from real property subject to a claim of lien on real property under this Article, without the written permission of the lien claimant or with the intent to deprive the lien claimant of his or her claim of lien on real property, the remedy of attachment of the property subject to the claim of lien on real property shall be available to the lien claimant or any other person. (1969, c. 1112, s. 1; 2005-229, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 44A-21 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 44A - Statutory Liens and Charges|Article 2 - Statutory Liens on Real Property.|§ 44A-21 - Pro rata payments.

 44A-21. Pro rata payments.(a) Where the obligor is a contractor or subcontractor and the funds in the hands of the obligor and the obligor's personal liability, if any, under G.S. 44A-20 are less than the amount of valid liens upon funds that have been received by the obligor under this Article, the parties entitled to liens upon funds shall share the funds on a pro rata basis.(b) Where the obligor is an owner and the funds in the hands of the obligor and the obligor's personal liability, if any, under G.S. 44A-20 are less than the sum of the amount of valid claims of liens upon funds that have been received by the obligor under this Article and the amount of the valid claims of liens on real property upon the owner's property filed by the subcontractors with the clerk of superior court under G.S. 44A-23, the parties entitled to liens upon funds and the parties entitled to subrogation claims of liens on real property upon the owner's property shall share the funds on a pro rata basis. (1971, c. 880, s. 1; 1998-217, s. 4(d); 2005-229, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 44A-22 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 44A - Statutory Liens and Charges|Article 2 - Statutory Liens on Real Property.|§ 44A-22 - Priority of liens upon funds.

 44A-22. Priority of liens upon funds.Liens upon funds perfected under this Article have priority over all other interests or claims theretofore or thereafter created or suffered in the funds by the person against whose interest the lien upon funds is asserted, including, but not limited to, liens arising from garnishment, attachment, levy, judgment, assignments, security interests, and any other type of transfer, whether voluntary or involuntary. Any person who receives payment from an obligor in bad faith with knowledge of a lien upon funds shall take such payment subject to the lien upon funds. (1971, c. 880, s. 1; 2005-229, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 44A-24 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 44A - Statutory Liens and Charges|Article 2 - Statutory Liens on Real Property.|§ 44A-24 - False statement a misdemeanor and grounds for disciplinary action against a licensed contractor or qualifying party.

 44A-24. False statement a misdemeanor and grounds for disciplinary action against a licensed contractor or qualifying party.If any contractor or other person receiving payment from an obligor for an improvement to real property or from a purchaser for a conveyance of real property with improvements subject to this Article or to Article 3 of this Chapter shall knowingly furnish to such obligor, purchaser, or to a lender who obtains a security interest in said real property, or to a title insurance company insuring title to such real property, a false written statement of the sums due or claimed to be due for labor or material furnished at the site of improvements to such real property, then such contractor, subcontractor or other person shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Upon conviction and in the event the court shall grant any defendant a suspended sentence, the court may in its discretion include as a condition of such suspension a provision that the defendant shall reimburse the party who suffered loss on such conditions as the court shall determine are proper.The elements of the offense herein stated are the furnishing of the false written statement with knowledge that it is false and the subsequent or simultaneous receipt of payment from an obligor or purchaser by the person signing the document, a person directing another to sign the document, or any person or entity for whom the document was signed. In any criminal prosecution hereunder it shall not be necessary for the State to prove that the obligor, purchaser, lender or title insurance company relied upon the false statement or that any person was injured thereby.In addition to the criminal sanctions created by this section, conduct constituting the offense herein stated and causing actual harm to any person by any licensed contractor or qualifying party, as that term is used in Chapter 87 of the General Statutes, shall constitute deceit and misconduct subject to disciplinary action under Chapter 87 of the General Statutes, including revocation, suspension, or restriction of a license or the ability to act as a qualifying party for a license.  (1971, c. 880, s. 1.1; 1973, c. 991; 1993, c. 539, s. 406; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2012-175, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 44A-24.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 44A - Statutory Liens and Charges|Article 2 - Statutory Liens on Real Property.|§ 44A-24.1 - Short title.

 44A-24.1. Short title.This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act."  (2011-165, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 44A-24.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 44A - Statutory Liens and Charges|Article 2 - Statutory Liens on Real Property.|§ 44A-24.2 - Definitions.

 44A-24.2. Definitions.The following definitions apply in this Part:(1) Broker. - A real estate broker licensed pursuant to Chapter 93A of the General Statutes.(2) Broker services. - Services for which a license issued by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission is required pursuant to Chapter 93A of the General Statutes.(3) Commercial real estate. - Any real property or interest therein, whether freehold or nonfreehold, which at the time the property or interest is made the subject of an agreement for broker services:a. Is lawfully used primarily for sales, office, research, institutional, agricultural, forestry, warehouse, manufacturing, industrial, or mining purposes or for multifamily residential purposes involving five or more dwelling units;b. May lawfully be used for any of the purposes listed in sub-subdivision (3)a. of this section by a zoning ordinance adopted pursuant to the provisions of Article 18 of Chapter 153A or Article 19 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes or which is the subject of an official application or petition to amend the applicable zoning ordinance to permit any of the uses listed in sub-subdivision (3)a. of this section which is under consideration by the government agency with authority to approve the amendment; orc. Is in good faith intended to be immediately used for any of the purposes listed in sub-subdivision (3)a. of this section by the parties to any contract, lease, option, or offer to make any contract, lease, or option.(4) Commission. - Any compensation which is due a broker for performance of broker services.(5) Lien claimant. - A broker claiming a lien pursuant to this Part.(6) Owner. - The owner of record of any interest in commercial real estate.  (2011-165, s. 1; 2012-194, s. 15; 2017-211, s. 17.)