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NC Gen Stat § 47-118 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 47 - Probate and Registration|Article 8 - Memoranda of Leases and Options.|§ 47-118 - Forms of registration of lease.

 47-118. Forms of registration of lease.(a) A lease of land or land and personal property may be registered by registering a memorandum thereof which shall set forth:(1) The names of the parties thereto;(2) A description of the property leased;(3) The term of the lease, including extensions, renewals and options to purchase, if any; and(4) Reference sufficient to identify the complete agreement between the parties. Such a memorandum may be in substantially the following form:   MEMORANDUM OF LEASE   ______________________________________________________________________________   (Name and address or description of lessor or lessors)  hereby lease(s) to _______________________________________________________________ ,    (Name and address or description of lessee or lessees)  for a term beginning the ____________ day of ____________________________, _____    (Month)  (Year)  and continuing for a maximum period of ___________, including extensions and renewals, if any, the following property:     (Here describe the property)(If applicable: [There exists an option to purchase with respect to this leased property, in favor of the lessee which expires the ____ day of ________________, _______, which  (Month) (Year)is set forth at large in the complete agreement between the parties].)The provisions set forth in a written lease agreement between the parties dated the _____ day of _______________, ______, are hereby incorporated in this memorandum.    (Month)  (Year)    ____________________________________ [Seal]    (Lessor)    ____________________________________ [Seal]    (Lessee)     (Acknowledgment as required by law.)   (b) If the provisions of the lease make it impossible or impractical to state the maximum period of the lease because of conditions, renewals and extensions, or otherwise, then the memorandum of lease shall state in detail all provisions concerning the term of the lease as fully as set forth in the written lease agreement between the parties.(c) Registration of a memorandum of lease pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section, shall have the same legal effect as if the written lease agreement had been registered in its entirety. (1961, c. 1174; 1999-456, s. 59.)
NC Gen Stat § 47-119 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 47 - Probate and Registration|Article 8 - Memoranda of Leases and Options.|§ 47-119 - Form of memorandum for option to purchase real estate.

 47-119. Form of memorandum for option to purchase real estate.An option to purchase real estate may be registered by registering a memorandum thereof which shall set forth:(1) The names of the parties thereto;(2) A description of the property which is subject to the option;(3) The expiration date of the option;(4) Reference sufficient to identify the complete agreement between the parties.Such a memorandum may be in substantially the following form: NORTH CAROLINA  __________________ COUNTY  In consideration of , the receipt__________________________________________________   (Set out consideration)  of which is hereby acknowledged, __________________________________________________     (Name and address of person selling option)  does hereby give and grant to _____________________________________________________   (Name and address of person buying option)  the right and option to purchase the following property:  (Here describe property)  This option shall expire on the ________ day of ________________, ______.The provisions set forth in a written option agreement between the parties dated the ________ day of _______________, _______, are hereby incorporated in this memorandum.Witness our hand(s) and seal(s) this _______ day of ______________, ______  _____________________________________ (Seal)    _____________________________________ (Seal)   (1961, c. 1174; 1999-456, s. 59.)
NC Gen Stat § 47-119.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 47 - Probate and Registration|Article 8 - Memoranda of Leases and Options.|§ 47-119.1 - Form of memorandum for contract to purchase real estate.

 47-119.1. Form of memorandum for contract to purchase real estate.A contract to convey real estate may be registered by registering a memorandum thereof which shall set forth all of the following:(1) The names of the parties thereto.(2) A description of the property which is subject to the contract.(3) The expiration date of the contract.(4) Reference sufficient to identify the complete agreement between the parties.The memorandum may be in substantially the following form:NORTH CAROLINA  __________________ COUNTY     _____________________________  (Name and address of person contracting to sell real estate)  and   _______________________________________________  (Name and address of person contracting to purchase real estate)  have entered into a contract to sell and purchase the following property:  ____________________________________________________________________  (Here describe property)  This contract provides for a closing date of the _____day of _______, ________.  The provisions set forth in a written contract to convey real estate between the parties dated the _____ day of ________________, __________, are hereby incorporated in this memorandum.  Witness our hand(s) and seal(s) this _______ day of ______________, ______   (Seal)   (Seal)  [Acknowledgement notarial certificate by all parties, as provided by applicable law in order to register in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the property is located.]  The titles of the contract and the parties thereto, as contained in the original written contract, may be substituted in lieu of the above references.  (2011-351, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 47-120 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 47 - Probate and Registration|Article 8 - Memoranda of Leases and Options.|§ 47-120 - Memorandum as notice.

 47-120. Memorandum as notice.Such memorandum of a lease, an option to purchase real estate, or a contract to convey real estate as proposed by G.S. 47-118, 47-119, or 47-119.1 when executed, acknowledged, delivered and registered as required by law, shall be as good and sufficient notice, and have the same force and effect as if the written lease, option to purchase real estate, or contract to convey had been registered in its entirety. However, it shall be conclusively presumed that the conditions of any contract to purchase that is the subject of a recorded memorandum under this section have been complied with or have expired and are no longer enforceable as against creditors or purchasers for valuable consideration who have recorded their interests after the memorandum from and after the expiration of 60 days from whichever of the following events occurs first:(1) The closing date stated in the memorandum, or any recorded extension or renewal of the memorandum, signed by the parties and acknowledged before an officer authorized to take acknowledgements.(2) The date when the conditions of the contract to convey, including payment of the last installment of earnest money or balance of purchase price (other than a purchase money note or deed of trust), and delivery of the deed from the seller to buyer were required by the terms of the recorded memorandum to have been performed, or the date of any recorded extension or renewal thereof signed by the parties and acknowledged before an officer authorized to take acknowledgements.  (1961, c. 1174; 2011-351, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 47A-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 47A - Unit Ownership|Article 1 - Unit Ownership Act.|§ 47A-1 - Short title.

 47A-1. Short title.This Article shall be known as the "Unit Ownership Act." (1963, c. 685, s. 1; 1983, c. 624, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 47A-2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 47A - Unit Ownership|Article 1 - Unit Ownership Act.|§ 47A-2 - Declaration creating unit ownership; recordation.

 47A-2. Declaration creating unit ownership; recordation.Unit ownership may be created by an owner or the co-owners of a building by an express declaration of their intention to submit such property to the provisions of the Article, which declaration shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the property is situated. (1963, c. 685, s. 2; 1983, c. 624, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 47A-4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 47A - Unit Ownership|Article 1 - Unit Ownership Act.|§ 47A-4 - Property subject to Article.

 47A-4. Property subject to Article.This Article shall be applicable only to property, the full owner or all of the owners of which submit the same to the provisions hereof by duly executing and recording a declaration as hereinafter provided. (1963, c. 685, s. 4; 1983, c. 624, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 47A-5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 47A - Unit Ownership|Article 1 - Unit Ownership Act.|§ 47A-5 - Nature and incidents of unit ownership.

 47A-5. Nature and incidents of unit ownership.Unit ownership as created and defined in this Article shall vest in the holder exclusive ownership and possession with all the incidents of real property. A condominium unit in the building may be individually conveyed, leased and encumbered and may be inherited or devised by will, as if it were solely and entirely independent of the other condominium units in the building of which it forms a part. Such a unit may be held and owned by more than one person either as tenants in common or tenants by the entirety or in any other manner recognized under the laws of this State. (1963, c. 685, s. 5; 1983, c. 624, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 47A-6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 47A - Unit Ownership|Article 1 - Unit Ownership Act.|§ 47A-6 - Undivided interests in common areas and facilities; ratio fixed in declaration; conveyance with unit.

 47A-6. Undivided interests in common areas and facilities; ratio fixed in declaration; conveyance with unit.(a) Each unit owner shall be entitled to an undivided interest in the common areas and facilities in the ratio expressed in the declaration. Such ratio shall be in the approximate relation that the fair market value of the unit at the date of the declaration bears to the then aggregate fair market value of all the units having an interest in said common areas and facilities.(b) The ratio of the undivided interest of each unit owner in the common areas and facilities as expressed in the declaration shall have a permanent character and shall not be altered except with the unanimous consent of all unit owners expressed in an amended declaration duly recorded.(c) The undivided interest in the common areas and facilities shall not be separated from the unit to which it appertains and shall be deemed conveyed or encumbered with the unit even though such interest is not expressly mentioned or described in the conveyance or other instrument. (1963, c. 685, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 47A-7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 47A - Unit Ownership|Article 1 - Unit Ownership Act.|§ 47A-7 - Common areas and facilities not subject to partition or division.

 47A-7. Common areas and facilities not subject to partition or division.The common areas and facilities shall remain undivided and no unit owner or any other person shall bring any action for partition or division of any part thereof, unless the property has been removed from the provisions of this Article as provided in G.S. 47A-16 and 47A-25. Any covenant to the contrary shall be null and void. This restraint against partition shall not apply to the individual condominium unit. (1963, c. 685, s. 7; 1983, c. 624, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 47A-8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 47A - Unit Ownership|Article 1 - Unit Ownership Act.|§ 47A-8 - Use of common areas and facilities.

 47A-8. Use of common areas and facilities.Each unit owner may use the common areas and facilities in accordance with the purpose for which they are intended, without hindering or encroaching upon the lawful rights of the other unit owners. (1963, c. 685, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 47A-9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 47A - Unit Ownership|Article 1 - Unit Ownership Act.|§ 47A-9 - Maintenance, repair and improvements to common areas and facilities; access to units for repairs.

 47A-9. Maintenance, repair and improvements to common areas and facilities; access to units for repairs.The necessary work of maintenance, repair, and replacement of the common areas and facilities and the making of any additions or improvements thereto shall be carried out only as provided herein and in the bylaws. The association of unit owners shall have the irrevocable right, to be exercised by the manager or board of directors, or other managing body as provided in the bylaws, to have access to each unit from time to time during reasonable hours as may be necessary for the maintenance, repair or replacement of any of the common areas and facilities therein or accessible therefrom, or for making emergency repairs therein necessary to prevent damage to the common areas and facilities or to another unit or units. (1963, c. 685, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 47A-10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 47A - Unit Ownership|Article 1 - Unit Ownership Act.|§ 47A-10 - Compliance with bylaws, regulations and covenants; damages; injunctions.

 47A-10. Compliance with bylaws, regulations and covenants; damages; injunctions.Each unit owner shall comply strictly with the bylaws and with the administrative rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, as either of the same may be lawfully amended from time to time, and with the covenants, conditions and restrictions set forth in the declaration or in the deed to his unit. Failure to comply with any of the same shall be grounds for an action to recover sums due, for damages or injunctive relief, or both, maintainable by the manager or board of directors on behalf of the association of unit owners or, in a proper case, by an aggrieved unit owner. (1963, c. 685, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 47A-11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 47A - Unit Ownership|Article 1 - Unit Ownership Act.|§ 47A-11 - Unit owners not to jeopardize safety of property or impair easements.

 47A-11. Unit owners not to jeopardize safety of property or impair easements.No unit owner shall do any work which would jeopardize the soundness or safety of the property or impair any easement or hereditament without in every such case the unanimous consent of all the other unit owners affected being first obtained. (1963, c. 685, s. 11.)
NC Gen Stat § 47A-12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 47A - Unit Ownership|Article 1 - Unit Ownership Act.|§ 47A-12 - Unit owners to contribute to common expenses; distribution of common profits.

 47A-12. Unit owners to contribute to common expenses; distribution of common profits.The unit owners are bound to contribute pro rata, in the percentages computed according to G.S. 47A-6 of this Article, toward the expenses of administration and of maintenance and repair of the general common areas and facilities and, in proper cases of the limited common areas and facilities, of the building and toward any other expense lawfully agreed upon. No unit owner may exempt himself from contributing toward such expense by waiver of the use or enjoyment of the common areas and facilities or by abandonment of the unit belonging to him.Provided, however, that the common profits of the property, if any, shall be distributed among the unit owners according to the percentage of the undivided interest in the common areas and facilities. (1963, c. 685, s. 12; 1983, c. 624, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 47A-13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 47A - Unit Ownership|Article 1 - Unit Ownership Act.|§ 47A-13 - Declaration creating unit ownership; contents; recordation.

 47A-13. Declaration creating unit ownership; contents; recordation.The declaration creating and establishing unit ownership as provided in G.S. 47A-3 of this Article, shall be recorded in the office of the county register of deeds and shall contain the following particulars:(1) Description of the land on which the building and improvements are or are to be located.(2) Description of the building, stating the number of stories and basements, the number of units, and the principal materials of which it is constructed.(3) The unit designation of each unit, and a statement of its location, approximate area, number of rooms, and immediate common area to which it has access, and any other data necessary for its proper identification.(4) Description of the general common areas and facilities and the proportionate interest of each unit owner therein.(5) Description of the limited common areas and facilities, if any, stating what units shall share the same and in what proportion.(6) Statement of the purpose for which the building and each of the units are intended and restricted as to use.(7) The name of a person to receive service of process in the cases hereinafter provided, together with the residence or the place of business of such person which shall be within the city and county in which the building is located.(8) Any further details in connection with the property which the person executing the declaration may deem desirable to set forth consistent with this Article.(9) The method by which the declaration may be amended, consistent with the provisions of this Article. (1963, c. 685, s. 13; 1983, c. 624, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 47A-14.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 47A - Unit Ownership|Article 1 - Unit Ownership Act.|§ 47A-14.1 - Deeds conveying units.

 47A-14.1. Deeds conveying units.(a) Any conveyance of a condominium unit executed on or after October 1, 1981, which complies with the general requirements of the laws of this State concerning conveyances of real property shall be valid.(b) All conveyances of condominium units executed before October 1, 1981, which comply with the general requirements of the laws of this State concerning conveyances of real property shall be valid even though such conveyances failed to comply with one or more of the particulars set out in former G.S. 47A-14. (1981, c. 527, ss. 2, 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 47A-15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 47A - Unit Ownership|Article 1 - Unit Ownership Act.|§ 47A-15 - Plans of building to be attached to declaration; recordation; certificate of architect or engineer.

 47A-15. Plans of building to be attached to declaration; recordation; certificate of architect or engineer.(a) There shall be attached to the declaration, at the time it is filed for record, a full and exact copy of the plans of the building, which copy of plans shall be entered of record along with the declaration. Said plans shall show graphically all particulars of the building, including, but not limited to, the layout, location, ceiling and floor elevations, unit numbers and dimensions of the units, stating the name of the building or that it has no name, area and location of the common areas and facilities affording access to each unit, and such plans shall bear the verified statement of a registered architect or licensed professional engineer certifying that it is an accurate copy of portions of the plans of the building as filed with and approved by the municipal or other governmental subdivision having jurisdiction over the issuance of permits for the construction of buildings. If such plans do not include a verified statement by such architect or engineer that such plans fully and accurately depict the layout, location, ceiling and floor elevations, unit numbers and dimensions of the units, as built, there shall be recorded prior to the first conveyance of any unit an amendment to the declaration to which shall be attached a verified statement of a registered architect or licensed professional engineer certifying that the plans theretofore filed, or being filed simultaneously with such amendment, fully depict the layout, ceiling and floor elevations, unit numbers and dimensions of the units as built. Such plans shall be kept by the register of deeds in a separate file, indexed in the same manner as a conveyance entitled to record, numbered serially in the order of receipt, each designated "Unit Ownership," with the name of the building, if any, and each containing a reference to the book and page numbers and date of the recording of the declaration.(b) In order to be recorded, plans filed for recording pursuant to subsection (a) shall:(1) Be reproducible plans on cloth, linen, film or other permanent material and be submitted in that form; and(2) Have an outside marginal size of not more than 21 inches by 30 inches nor less than eight and one-half inches by 11 inches, including one and one-half inches for binding on the left margin and a one-half inch border on each of the other sides. Where size of the buildings, or suitable scale to assure legibility require, plans may be placed on two or more sheets with appropriate match lines.(c) The fee for recording each plan sheet submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall be as prescribed by G.S. 161-10(a)(3). (1963, c. 685, s. 15; 1981, c. 587.)
NC Gen Stat § 47A-16 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 47A - Unit Ownership|Article 1 - Unit Ownership Act.|§ 47A-16 - Termination of unit ownership; consent of lienholders; recordation of instruments.

 47A-16. Termination of unit ownership; consent of lienholders; recordation of instruments.(a) All of the unit owners may remove a property from the provisions of this Article by an instrument to that effect, duly recorded, provided that the holders of all liens, affecting any of the units consent thereto or agree, in either case by instruments duly recorded, that their liens be transferred to the percentage of the undivided interest of the unit owner in the property as hereinafter provided.(b) Upon removal of the property from the provisions of this Article, the property shall be deemed to be owned as tenants in common by the unit owners. The undivided interest in the property owned as tenants in common which shall appertain to each unit owner shall be the percentage of the undivided interest previously owned by such unit owner in the common areas and facilities. (1963, c. 685, s. 16; 1983, c. 624, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 47A-17 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 47A - Unit Ownership|Article 1 - Unit Ownership Act.|§ 47A-17 - Termination of unit ownership; no bar to reestablishment.

 47A-17. Termination of unit ownership; no bar to reestablishment.The removal provided for in G.S. 47A-16 shall in no way bar the subsequent resubmission of the property to the provisions of this Article. (1963, c. 685, s. 17; 1983, c. 624, s. 2; 2002-159, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 47A-18 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 47A - Unit Ownership|Article 1 - Unit Ownership Act.|§ 47A-18 - Bylaws; annexed to declaration; amendments.

 47A-18. Bylaws; annexed to declaration; amendments.The administration of every property shall be governed by bylaws, a true copy of which shall be annexed to the declaration. No modification of or amendment to the bylaws shall be valid, unless set forth in an amendment to the declaration and such amendment is duly recorded. (1963, c. 685, s. 18; 1973, c. 734.)