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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 22-2 (2026)

Contract for sale of land; leases

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All contracts to sell or convey any lands, tenements or hereditaments, or any interest in or concerning them, and all leases and contracts for leasing land for the purpose of digging for gold or other minerals, or for mining generally, of whatever duration; and all other leases and contracts for leasing lands exceeding in duration three years from the making thereof, shall be void unless said contract, or some memorandum or note thereof, be put in writing and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or by some other person by him thereto lawfully authorized. (29 Charles II, c. 3, ss. 1, 2, 3; 1819, c. 1016, P.R.; 1844, c. 44; R.C., c. 50, s. 11; 1868, c. 156, ss. 2, 33; Code, ss. 1554, 1743; Rev., s. 976; C.S., s. 988.)

 

§ 22-3:  Repealed by Session Laws 1995, c.  379, s. 15.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 169 cases (14 in the last 5 years), 1944–2026 · leading case: Parker v. Glosson, 641 S.E.2d 735 (N.C. Ct. App. 2007).
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Parker v. Glosson, 641 S.E.2d 735 (N.C. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 28× “Although we agree with plaintiff that a contract to sell or convey an interest in real property is enforceable if the essential terms of the parties' agreement are evidenced in writing and that writing is "signed by the party to be charged," see N.C. Gen.Stat. § 22-2 (2005)…”
Powell v. City of Newton, 703 S.E.2d 723 (N.C. 2010). · cites it 18× “N.C.G.S. § 22-2 (2009). Because successful invocation of the statute of frauds would allow plaintiff to evade a contractual obligation that he freely entered in open court, subverting the finality of such agreements and undermining the judicial process, we conclude that even…”
Powell v. City of Newton, 684 S.E.2d 55 (N.C. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 28× “" N.C. Gen.Stat. § 22-2 (2007). Contracts within the meaning of this section are required to be in writing, to prevent frauds and injuries.”
Burgin v. Owen, 640 S.E.2d 427 (N.C. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 8× “§ 22-2 (2005) states: All contracts to sell or convey any lands, tenements or hereditaments, or any interest in or concerning them, and all leases and contracts for leasing land for the purpose of digging for gold or other minerals, or for mining generally, of whatever duration;…”
Hanson v. Legasus of North Carolina, LLC, 695 S.E.2d 499 (N.C. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 15× “The trial court entered judgment in favor of defendants, concluding that the agreement demonstrated by the evidence was required by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 22-2 , the Statute of Frauds, to be in writing, but that the agreement was not in compliance with the Statute of Frauds.”
Brooks v. Hackney, 404 S.E.2d 854 (N.C. 1991). · cites it 8× “" We therefore remand this case to the Court of Appeals for further remand to the Superior Court, Chatham County, for reinstatement of the trial court's order of summary judgment in favor of defendants and for any further proceedings consistent with this opinion. REVERSED.…”
Currituck Assocs.—Residential P'ship v. Hollowell, 601 S.E.2d 256 (N.C. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 8× “2d 545, 548 (1965); N.C. Gen.Stat. § 22-2 (2003). We conclude the correspondence in the instant case was sufficient to satisfy the requirements of Hines .”
Wiencek-Adams v. Adams, 417 S.E.2d 449 (N.C. 1992). · cites it 6× “However, the trial court also found as a fact that the parties had not committed to writing the terms of their agreement, as required by N.C.G.S. § 22-2, and therefore disregarded the agreement in its treatment of the issues in this case.”
Wolfe v. Villines, 610 S.E.2d 754 (N.C. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 8× “" N.C. Gen.Stat. § 22-2 (2003). The Supreme Court of North Carolina has held that: A valid contract to convey land, therefore, must contain expressly or by necessary implication all the essential features of an agreement to sell, one of which is a description of the land,…”
Se. Caissons, LLC v. Choate Constr. Co., 784 S.E.2d 650 (N.C. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “Although only those contracts subject to the statute of frauds are required to *655 be in writing and signed by the party to be charged, see N.C. Gen.Stat. § 22-2 (2015), this Court held the absence of a signed, written instrument is evidence of the parties' intentions not to be…”
Fuller v. Southland Corp., 290 S.E.2d 754 (N.C. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 7× “Plaintiffs offered these exhibits to support their contention that together, the exhibits constitute a sufficient memorandum of lease under G.S. 22-2, the statute of frauds, by which defendant is bound.”
Comput. Decisions, Inc. v. Rouse Off. Mgmt. of North Carolina, Inc., 477 S.E.2d 262 (N.C. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 4× “section 22-2 (1986), provides, inter alia, that “leases and contracts for leasing land exceeding in duration three years from the making thereof, shall be void unless said contract, or some memorandum or note thereof, be put in writing and signed by the party to be charged…”
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