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NC Gen Stat § 46-20 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46 - Partition|Article 1 - Partition of Real Property.|§ 46-20 - Recodified as G.S. 46A-57 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(w), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.

 46-20: Recodified as G.S. 46A-57 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(w), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.
NC Gen Stat § 46-21 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46 - Partition|Article 1 - Partition of Real Property.|§ 46-21 - Recodified as G.S. 46A-58 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(x), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.

 46-21: Recodified as G.S. 46A-58 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(x), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.
NC Gen Stat § 46-22 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46 - Partition|Article 2 - Partition Sales of Real Property.|§ 46-22 - Recodified as G.S. 46A-75 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(y), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.

 46-22: Recodified as G.S. 46A-75 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(y), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.
NC Gen Stat § 46-22.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46 - Partition|Article 2 - Partition Sales of Real Property.|§ 46-22.1 - Recodified as G.S. 46A-29 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(z), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.

 46-22.1: Recodified as G.S. 46A-29 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(z), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.
NC Gen Stat § 46-23 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46 - Partition|Article 2 - Partition Sales of Real Property.|§ 46-23 - Recodified as G.S. 46A-79 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(aa), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.

 46-23: Recodified as G.S. 46A-79 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(aa), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.
NC Gen Stat § 46-24 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46 - Partition|Article 2 - Partition Sales of Real Property.|§ 46-24 - Recodified as G.S. 46A-78 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(bb), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.

 46-24: Recodified as G.S. 46A-78 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(bb), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.
NC Gen Stat § 46-25 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46 - Partition|Article 2 - Partition Sales of Real Property.|§ 46-25 - Recodified as G.S. 46A-80 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(cc), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.

 46-25: Recodified as G.S. 46A-80 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(cc), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.
NC Gen Stat § 46-26 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46 - Partition|Article 2 - Partition Sales of Real Property.|§ 46-26 - Recodified as G.S. 46A-81 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(dd), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.

 46-26: Recodified as G.S. 46A-81 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(dd), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.
NC Gen Stat § 46-27 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46 - Partition|Article 2 - Partition Sales of Real Property.|§ 46-27 - Recodified as G.S. 46A-82 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(ee), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.

 46-27: Recodified as G.S. 46A-82 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(ee), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.
NC Gen Stat § 46-28 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46 - Partition|Article 2 - Partition Sales of Real Property.|§ 46-28 - Subsections (a) and (b) were recodified as G.S. 46A-76(a), (d), and subsection (c) was recodified as G.S. 46A-77, by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(ff), (gg), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.

 46-28: Subsections (a) and (b) were recodified as G.S. 46A-76(a), (d), and subsection (c) was recodified as G.S. 46A-77, by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(ff), (gg), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.
NC Gen Stat § 46-28.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46 - Partition|Article 2 - Partition Sales of Real Property.|§ 46-28.1 - Subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) were recodified as G.S. 46A-83(a), (c), (d), (e), and (f), subsection (d1) was recodified as G.S. 46A-84, and subsection (f) was recodified as G.S. 46A-85(a), by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(hh), (ii), (jj), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.

 46-28.1: Subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) were recodified as G.S. 46A-83(a), (c), (d), (e), and (f), subsection (d1) was recodified as G.S. 46A-84, and subsection (f) was recodified as G.S. 46A-85(a), by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(hh), (ii), (jj), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.
NC Gen Stat § 46-28.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46 - Partition|Article 2 - Partition Sales of Real Property.|§ 46-28.2 - Recodified as G.S. 46A-85(b) by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(kk), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.

 46-28.2: Recodified as G.S. 46A-85(b) by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(kk), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.
NC Gen Stat § 46-30 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46 - Partition|Article 2 - Partition Sales of Real Property.|§ 46-30 - Recodified as G.S. 46A-85(c) by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(ll), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.

 46-30: Recodified as G.S. 46A-85(c) by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(ll), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.
NC Gen Stat § 46-31 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46 - Partition|Article 2 - Partition Sales of Real Property.|§ 46-31 - Recodified as G.S. 46A-76(c) by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(mm), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.

 46-31: Recodified as G.S. 46A-76(c) by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(mm), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.
NC Gen Stat § 46-33 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46 - Partition|Article 2 - Partition Sales of Real Property.|§ 46-33 - Recodified as G.S. 46A-85(d) by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(nn), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.

 46-33: Recodified as G.S. 46A-85(d) by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(nn), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.
NC Gen Stat § 46-34 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46 - Partition|Article 2 - Partition Sales of Real Property.|§ 46-34 - Recodified as G.S. 46A-86 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(oo), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.

 46-34: Recodified as G.S. 46A-86 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(oo), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.
NC Gen Stat § 46-42 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46 - Partition|Article 4 - Partition of Personal Property.|§ 46-42 - Recodified as G.S. 46A-100 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(pp), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.

 46-42: Recodified as G.S. 46A-100 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(pp), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.
NC Gen Stat § 46-43 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46 - Partition|Article 4 - Partition of Personal Property.|§ 46-43 - Recodified as G.S. 46A-101(b) by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(qq), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.

 46-43: Recodified as G.S. 46A-101(b) by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(qq), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.
NC Gen Stat § 46-43.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46 - Partition|Article 4 - Partition of Personal Property.|§ 46-43.1 - Recodified as G.S. 46A-101(c) by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(rr), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.

 46-43.1: Recodified as G.S. 46A-101(c) by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(rr), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.
NC Gen Stat § 46-44 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46 - Partition|Article 4 - Partition of Personal Property.|§ 46-44 - Recodified as G.S. 46A-102 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(ss), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.

 46-44: Recodified as G.S. 46A-102 by Session Laws 2020-23, s. 2(ss), effective October 1, 2020, and applicable to partition proceedings commenced on or after that date.
NC Gen Stat § 46A-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46A - Partition|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 46A-1 - Partition is a special proceeding.

 46A-1. Partition is a special proceeding.A partition of property under this Chapter is by special proceeding and, except as modified in this Chapter, its procedure is provided in Subchapter XII of Chapter 1 of the General Statutes.  (1868-9, c. 122, s. 33; Code, s. 1923; Rev., s. 2485; C.S., s. 3213; 2020-23, ss. 2(a), 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 46A-2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46A - Partition|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 46A-2 - Summons; notice included in petition.

 46A-2. Summons; notice included in petition.(a) In partition proceedings initiated under this Chapter, the period of time for answering a summons is provided in G.S. 1-394.(b) The petition shall include written notice in a manner reasonably calculated to make the respondent aware of the following:(1) That the respondent has the right to seek the advice of an attorney and that free legal services may be available to the respondent by contacting Legal Aid of North Carolina or other legal services organizations.(2) That pursuant to G.S. 46A-3, the court may order reasonable attorneys' fees to be paid as a part of the costs of the proceeding.  (2009-362, s. 3; 2020-23, ss. 2(c), 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 46A-3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46A - Partition|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 46A-3 - Attorneys' fees.

 46A-3. Attorneys' fees.(a) In proceedings to partition property under this Chapter, the court shall allocate among all the cotenants of the property those reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by any cotenant for the common benefit of all the cotenants, unless a cotenant shows that doing so would be inequitable. The allocation shall be according to each cotenant's interest in the property.(b) The attorneys' fees described in subsection (a) of this section do not include attorneys' fees incurred in disputing the method of partition or the division of the proceeds of a partition sale. Reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by a cotenant in disputing an issue described in this subsection shall be allocated by the court among those cotenants determined by the court to be aligned with the cotenant on that issue. The allocation shall be according to each aligned cotenant's interest in the property relative to the total interest of all the aligned cotenants in the property.(c) The court has discretion to allocate among the parties reasonable attorneys' fees that are not described in subsection (a) or (b) of this section.  (2020-23, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 46A-20 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46A - Partition|Article 2 - Partition of Real Property.|§ 46A-20 - Venue in partition.

 46A-20. Venue in partition.A proceeding to partition real property shall be commenced in the county where the property is located. If the property, whether consisting of one or more tracts, is located in more than one county, the proceeding may be commenced in any of the counties where any part of the property is located; in this case, the petitioner shall file a notice of lis pendens in each of the other counties.  (1868-9, c. 122, s. 7; Code, s. 1898; Rev., s. 2486; C.S., s. 3214; Ex. Sess. 1924, c. 62, s. 1; 2020-23, ss. 2(b), 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 46A-21 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46A - Partition|Article 2 - Partition of Real Property.|§ 46A-21 - Petition by cotenant or personal representative of cotenant; necessary and proper parties; joinder of spouses.

 46A-21. Petition by cotenant or personal representative of cotenant; necessary and proper parties; joinder of spouses.(a) Any person claiming real property as a tenant in common or joint tenant may petition to partition the property in superior court. The personal representative of a deceased tenant in common or deceased joint tenant may also petition to partition the property as part of a petition to sell the deceased cotenant's interest for the payment of debts and other claims against the deceased cotenant's estate as provided in G.S. 28A-17-3.(b) The petitioner shall serve and join all tenants in common and joint tenants of the property. The petitioner may serve and join any other person with an interest in the property, any lessee of the property, and any holder of a lien, mortgage, or deed of trust on the property.(c) The petitioner is not required to serve or join spouses of cotenants of the real property unless the spouse is also a cotenant.  (1868-9, c. 122, s. 1; Code, s. 1892; Rev., s. 2487; C.S., s. 3215; 1963, c. 291, s. 2; 1985, c. 689, s. 16; 2020-23, ss. 2(d), 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 46A-22 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46A - Partition|Article 2 - Partition of Real Property.|§ 46A-22 - Unknown or unlocatable parties; summons, notice, and representation.

 46A-22. Unknown or unlocatable parties; summons, notice, and representation.(a) If, at the time of or subsequent to the filing of the petition, the petitioner shows by affidavit or otherwise that the petitioner cannot after due diligence ascertain the name or location of a person that the petitioner is required to, or chooses to, serve under G.S. 46A-21(b), the court shall authorize service by publication under G.S. 1A-1, Rule 4. The notice by publication shall include a description of the property that includes the street address, if any, or other common designation for the property, if any, and may include the legal description of the property.(b) Before or after the notice by publication, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem under G.S. 1A-1, Rule 17, to represent any unknown or unlocatable person that the petitioner is required to, or chooses to, serve under G.S. 46A-21(b).  (1887, c. 284; Rev., s. 2490; C.S., s. 3218; 2009-512, s. 1; 2020-23, ss. 2(h), 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 46A-23 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46A - Partition|Article 2 - Partition of Real Property.|§ 46A-23 - Petition by judgment creditor of cotenant.

 46A-23. Petition by judgment creditor of cotenant.(a) If a judgment debtor has a personal liability on a judgment docketed in the superior court of a county where the judgment debtor owns real property as a tenant in common or joint tenant, the judgment creditor may petition for an actual partition of the property. If the court apportions a share of the property to the judgment debtor, the judgment creditor may seek to execute the judgment against the judgment debtor's share by (i) setting aside the judgment debtor's homestead in the share, as determined according to Article X of the North Carolina Constitution and Article 16 of Chapter 1C of the General Statutes, and (ii) selling the remaining part of the share.(b) The remedy provided in this section does not deprive a judgment creditor of any other remedy in law or equity to enforce a judgment lien.  (1905, c. 429; Rev., s. 2489; C.S., s. 3217; 2020-23, ss. 2(g), 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 46A-24 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46A - Partition|Article 2 - Partition of Real Property.|§ 46A-24 - Surface and oil, gas, or mineral interests in separate owners; partitions distinct.

 46A-24. Surface and oil, gas, or mineral interests in separate owners; partitions distinct.When title to the oil, gas, or mineral interests in real property has been separated in ownership from the title to the surface of the property, a tenant in common or joint tenant of the oil, gas, or mineral interests may partition the oil, gas, or mineral interests, distinct from the surface, without joining the owner of the surface. Similarly, a tenant in common or joint tenant of the surface of the property may partition the surface, distinct from the oil, gas, or mineral interests, without joining the owner of the oil, gas, or mineral interests. An owner of the oil, gas, or mineral interests is not required to join a partition of the surface of the property, and an owner of the surface of the property is not required to join a partition of the oil, gas, or mineral interests. The rights of either owner shall not be prejudiced by a partition of the other interests.  (1905, c. 90; Rev., s. 2488; C.S., s. 3216; 2020-23, ss. 2(f), 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 46A-25 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46A - Partition|Article 2 - Partition of Real Property.|§ 46A-25 - Partition of real property subject to a contingent future interest; requirements.

 46A-25. Partition of real property subject to a contingent future interest; requirements.When real property is subject to a contingent future interest, any judgment partitioning the property is valid and binding upon all persons having an interest in the property, whether or not in being, if all of the following requirements are met:(1) The following persons are parties:a. Persons with a present interest or a vested future interest.b. Persons in being with a contingent future interest and that would have a present interest if the contingency had occurred at the time the proceeding was commenced.c. Persons not in being with a contingent future interest.(2) The following parties are represented by a guardian ad litem appointed under G.S. 1A-1, Rule 17:a. Unborn individuals.b. Parties not in being.c. Parties who are minors or incompetent adults and who do not have a guardian of the estate or general guardian.d. Unknown or unlocatable parties.  (1933, c. 215, s. 1; 1959, c. 1274, s. 1; 2020-23, ss. 2(q), 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 46A-26 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46A - Partition|Article 2 - Partition of Real Property.|§ 46A-26 - Methods of partition.

 46A-26. Methods of partition.In a partition proceeding under this Article, the court shall order one of the following methods of partitioning the real property:(1) Actual partition under Part 2 of this Article.(2) Partition sale under Part 3 of this Article so long as the requirements of that Part are satisfied.(3) Actual partition of part of the property and a partition sale of the remaining part.(4) Partition of part of the property, whether by actual partition or by partition sale, and order that the remaining part continue to be held in cotenancy. The court, however, shall not order a cotenant to continue to hold property in cotenancy over the cotenant's objection.  (1887, c. 214, s. 1; Rev., s. 2506; C.S., s. 3227; 2020-23, ss. 2(r), 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 46A-27 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46A - Partition|Article 2 - Partition of Real Property.|§ 46A-27 - Carrying costs, including property taxes; improvements; right to contribution.

 46A-27. Carrying costs, including property taxes; improvements; right to contribution.(a) Right to Contribution. - A cotenant has a right to contribution from the other cotenants for the cotenant's payment of the real property's carrying costs and for the lesser of the following:(1) The value added to the real property by the cotenant's improvements as of the date of the commencement of the proceeding.(2) The actual costs of the cotenant's improvements.(b) Procedure. - In the case of an actual partition, a cotenant may on application assert the cotenant's right to contribution at any time before the commissioners file their report. In the case of a partition sale, a cotenant may on application assert the right at any time during the partition proceeding.(c) Property Taxes. - A cotenant's right to contribution for property taxes under this section is limited to the amount of property taxes paid by the cotenant during the 10 years preceding the filing of the partition petition, plus interest at the legal rate under G.S. 24-1.(d) Scope. - Nothing in this section affects the rights of cotenants outside a real property partition proceeding initiated under this Chapter.(e) Carrying Costs Defined. - For purposes of this section, "carrying costs" means the actual costs of preserving the value of and the cotenants' interests in the real property, including property taxes, homeowner's insurance, repairs, and payments for a loan to acquire the real property.  (2020-23, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 46A-28 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46A - Partition|Article 2 - Partition of Real Property.|§ 46A-28 - Court's authority to make orders before final determination of proceeding; notice and hearing.

 46A-28. Court's authority to make orders before final determination of proceeding; notice and hearing.(a) Before final determination of a proceeding to partition real property, on application of any of the parties, the court may make any orders that it finds to be in the best interest of the parties, including, but not limited to, orders relating to possession, payment of secured debt or other liens on the property, occupancy and payment of rents, the appointment of a receiver pursuant to G.S. 1-502(6) or a limited receiver for the real property pursuant to Article 38A of Chapter 1 of the General Statutes, and access to the property for the purpose of inspecting, surveying, appraising, or selling the property.(b) A party making a written application under subsection (a) of this section shall serve a copy of the application on all other parties and any other person the court may require. The court shall schedule a hearing on the application, if, within 10 days of being served, a person files a response in opposition to the application or requests a hearing. If no person files a response or requests a hearing within 10 days of being served, the court may decide the application without a hearing.  (1981, c. 584, s. 1; 2020-23, ss. 2(e), 3; 2020-75, s. 3(e); 2021-93, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 46A-29 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 46A - Partition|Article 2 - Partition of Real Property.|§ 46A-29 - Mediation.

 46A-29. Mediation.(a) Parties interested in the real property may agree at any time during the proceeding to mediation of a partition. G.S. 7A-38.1 and G.S. 7A-38.3B apply to a mediation under this section.(b) When a partition sale is requested, the court, on its own motion or a motion of a party, may order mediation before considering whether to order a sale.  (2009-512, s. 3; 2020-23, ss. 2(z), 3.)