Raleigh has no standalone tenant anti-harassment ordinance. Tenants rely on NC URLTA's quiet-enjoyment guarantee, NCGS §42-37.1 retaliatory-eviction protections, and general criminal harassment statutes when landlord conduct crosses into illegal pressure or self-help eviction.
Unlike Los Angeles or Oakland, Raleigh has not enacted a tenant anti-harassment ordinance with private right of action and statutory damages. Protection flows from the NC Residential Rental Agreements Act (NCGS §42-38 to §42-46), which obligates landlords to maintain habitable premises and refrain from unlawful entry, and NCGS §42-25.6, which prohibits self-help eviction such as utility shutoffs or lockouts. Retaliation within 12 months of a tenant's good-faith code complaint or rent escrow filing is barred under NCGS §42-37.1. Criminal harassment falls under NCGS §14-277.3A.
Self-help evictions trigger statutory damages of up to $500 per violation under NCGS §42-25.9, plus actual damages and attorney's fees in civil suits filed in Wake County District Court.
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