Just cause eviction rules in Wilmington, NC — sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances — list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
North Carolina sets uniform statewide eviction procedures under Chapter 42, with no just-cause requirement, preempting most local tenant protection ordinances.
N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 42, Article 3 governs summary ejectment statewide. Landlords may terminate month-to-month tenancies with seven days notice and fixed-term leases at expiration without cause. Nonpayment requires a 10-day demand. The state has not adopted just-cause eviction protections and N.C.G.S. 160A-499.4 limits local authority to add tenant protections beyond state law. Local source-of-income protections and habitability inspections face significant preemption challenges.
Landlords following state procedures correctly cannot be penalized under local just-cause ordinances that exceed state law.
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