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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 168-9 (2026)

Right to housing

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Each person with a disability who is a citizen shall have the same right as any other citizen to live and reside in residential communities, homes, and group homes, and no person or group of persons, including governmental bodies or political subdivisions of the State, shall be permitted, or have the authority, to prevent any  person with a disability who is a citizen from living and residing in residential communities, homes, and group homes on the same basis and conditions as any other citizen. Nothing herein shall be construed to conflict with provisions of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes. (1975, c. 635; 1985, c. 589, s. 61; 2005-450, s. 1.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1979–1981 · leading case: J. T. Hobby & Son, Inc. v. Fam. Homes of Wake Cnty., Inc., 274 S.E.2d 174 (N.C. 1981).
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J. T. Hobby & Son, Inc. v. Fam. Homes of Wake Cnty., Inc., 274 S.E.2d 174 (N.C. 1981). · cites it 2× “Finally, I note the public policy of this State as expressed in G.S. 168-9: Each handicapped citizen shall have the same right as any other citizen to live and reside in residential communities, homes, and group homes, and no person or group of persons, including governmental…”
Burgess v. Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co., 250 S.E.2d 687 (N.C. Ct. App. 1979). “) § 168-9. Right to housing. —Each handicapped citizen shall have the same right as any other citizen to live and reside in residential communities, homes, and group homes, and no person or group of persons, including governmental bodies or political subdivisions of the State,…”
J. T. Hobby & Son, Inc. v. Fam. Homes of Wake Cnty., Inc., 266 S.E.2d 32 (N.C. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “) Defendant then cites G.S. 168-9 which provides that: Each handicapped citizen shall have the same right as any other citizen to live and reside in residential communities, homes and group homes, and no person or group of persons, including governmental bodies or political…”
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