3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
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NCGS 42-14.1 preempts all local rent control in Mecklenburg County and statewide. Charlotte and Mecklenburg cannot cap rent increases. Landlords may raise rent to any level at lease renewal with proper notice. Tenant protections exist for habitability and eviction process only.
N.C.G.S. § 42-14.1
§ 42-14.1. Preemption of local regulations. (a) No county or city as defined by G.S. 160A-1 may enact, maintain, or enforce any ordinance or resolution which regulates the amount of rent to be charged for privately owned, single-family or multiple unit residential or commercial rental property. (b) No county or city as defined by G.S. 160A-1 may enact, maintain, or enforce any ordinance or reso...
Mecklenburg County follows North Carolina statewide landlord-tenant law with no just-cause eviction requirement. Landlords may decline to renew month-to-month or fixed-term leases without stating a reason, provided proper notice is given under N.C.G.S. Chapter 42.
N.C.G.S. § 42-26
§ 42-26. Tenant holding over may be dispossessed in certain cases. (a) Any tenant or lessee of any house or land, and the assigns under the tenant or legal representatives of such tenant or lessee, who holds over and continues in the possession of the demised premises, or any part thereof, without the permission of the landlord, and after demand made for its surrender, may be removed from such ...
Mecklenburg County does not operate a countywide rental registration program, but the City of Charlotte enforces the Rental Housing Remedial Action Program targeting properties with code violations. Charlotte Code Chapter 11 requires registration of problem rental properties after enforcement actions.
4 cities in Mecklenburg County have their own rental property rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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