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No More Free Passes: What HUD’s New Enforcement Memo Means for Your Community Association

May 29, 2026

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That emotional support animal letter from an online provider? It may no longer carry the weight it once did. On May 22, 2026, the…
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CDC Enacts New Residential Eviction Moratorium

September 3, 2020

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Written By X. Lightfoot and Hayley R. Wells
On September 2, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), which is under the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”), issued…
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Wave Goodbye to the Waiver Defense in Some Landlord/Tenant Disputes

July 17, 2020

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Written By Norman J. Leonard
On May 1, 2020, in Winston Affordable Housing, LLC v. Roberts, the North Carolina Supreme Court clarified the law surrounding a landlord’s acceptance of…
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House Bill 89: Does It Grant or Just Tweak The Power to Abolish a Public Housing Authority?

March 23, 2017

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Written By James W. Norment
Since 1969, Chapter 157 of the North Carolina General Statutes (the “Housing Authority Law”) has allowed municipalities and counties to create and abolish Public…
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Public Housing Alert

November 3, 2016

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The North Carolina Supreme Court Recently Removed the Unconscionability (or “Unfairness”) Defense to Eviction.  But, With One Catch… Technical notice requirements, grievance procedures, and…