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CDC Enacts New Residential Eviction Moratorium

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 a temporary Order ("Order") halting certain residential evictions to…

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Wave Goodbye to the Waiver Defense in Some Landlord/Tenant Disputes

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 rent after issuing a non-renewal notice because of the tenant's breac…

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House Bill 89: Does It Grant or Just Tweak The Power to Abolish a Public Housing Authority?

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 Housing Authorities.  Over the years, the General Assem…

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Public Housing Alert

Written By E. Bradley Evans and Michael J. Parrish

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

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