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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47A-1 (2026)

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This Article shall be known as the "Unit Ownership Act." (1963, c. 685, s. 1; 1983, c. 624, s. 2.)

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Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2025 · leading case: Richland Run Homeowners Ass'n, Inc. v. Chc Durham Corp., 473 S.E.2d 649 (N.C. Ct. App. 1996).

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Richland Run Homeowners Ass'n, Inc. v. Chc Durham Corp., 473 S.E.2d 649 (N.C. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 4× “Under the Act, any cause of action relating to common areas and facilities is to be brought by "the manager or board of directors, in either case in the discretion of the board of directors, on behalf of two or more of the unit owners, as their respective interests may appear.”

In Re the Proposed Foreclosure of Claim of Lien Filed Against Johnson, 714 S.E.2d 169 (N.C. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 4× “Unit Owners' Undivided Interest in the Common Areas The claims in the instant case are governed by the Unit Ownership Act, N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 47A-1 to 28 (2008). Unit ownership may be created by an owner or the co-owners of a building by an express declaration of their intention…”

Cole v. Bonaparte'S Retreat Prop. Owners' Ass'n, Inc., 815 S.E.2d 403 (N.C. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “Because Plaintiffs have failed to identify any statutory, corporate, or precedential legal authority prohibiting BRPOA's transfer in the manner performed here, and we have found none, we reject their argument that BRPOA's transfer was ultra vires as a matter of law.”

In re the Proposed Foreclosure of Claim of Lien, 741 S.E.2d 308 (N.C. 2012). · cites it 3× “Section 47A-9 of the Act addresses the handling of maintenance, repairs, and improvements at facilities such as Starboard and provides that these matters are governed by the Act and the bylaws. N.C.G.S. § 47A-9 (2011) (“The necessary work of maintenance, repair, and replacement…”

Brookwood Unit Ownership Ass'n v. Delon, 477 S.E.2d 225 (N.C. Ct. App. 1996). “G.S. 47A-1 to -37 (1983). Thereafter, effective 1 October 1986, the General Assembly enacted the North Carolina Condominium Act as codified at 47C-1-101 el seq.”

Port Trinitie Homeowners Ass'n v. Port Trinitie Ass'n, 2025 NCBC 43 (N.C. Bus. Ct. 2025). · cites it 3× “The North Carolina Unit Ownership Act, N.C.G.S. §§ 47A-1 et seq., provides in relevant part: Each unit owner shall comply strictly with the bylaws and with the administrative rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, as either of the same may be lawfully amended from time…”

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