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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47B-8 (2026)

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As used in this Chapter:

(1) The term "person" denotes singular or plural, natural or corporate, private or governmental, including the State and any political subdivision or agency thereof, and a partnership, unincorporated association, or other entity capable of owning an interest in real property.

(2) The term "title transaction" means any transaction affecting title to any interest in real property, including but not limited to title by will or descent, title by tax deed, or by trustee's, referee's, commissioner's, guardian's, executor's, administrator's, or sheriff's deed, contract, lease or reservation, or judgment or order of any court, as well as warranty deed, quitclaim deed, or mortgage. (1973, c. 255, s. 1.)

 

§ 47B-9.  Chapter to be liberally construed.

This Chapter shall be liberally construed to effect the legislative purpose of simplifying and facilitating real property title transactions by allowing persons to rely on a record chain of title of 30 years as described in G.S. 47B-2, subject only to such limitations as appear in G.S. 47B-3. (1973, c. 255, s. 1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1982–2015 · leading case: Kirkman v. Wilson, 390 S.E.2d 698 (N.C. Ct. App. 1990).
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Heath v. Turner, 294 S.E.2d 392 (N.C. Ct. App. 1982). “” G.S. 47B-8(c) provides that a “marketable record title” shall be clear of “all rights .”
Kirkman v. Wilson, 390 S.E.2d 698 (N.C. Ct. App. 1990). “” G.S. 47B-8(2). Whether the North Carolina Real Property Marketable Title Act (hereinafter Act) can extinguish vested remainders has not been determined in this State.”
North Carolina ex rel. North Carolina Dep't of Admin. v. Alcoa Power Generating, Inc., 135 F. Supp. 3d 385 (E.D.N.C. 2015). “at § 47B-8(1) (defining “person as “private or governmental, including the State and any political subdivision or agency thereof.”
— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47B-8(1) — 1 case
North Carolina ex rel. North Carolina Dep't of Admin. v. Alcoa Power Generating, Inc., 135 F. Supp. 3d 385 (E.D.N.C. 2015). “at § 47B-8(1) (defining “person as “private or governmental, including the State and any political subdivision or agency thereof.”
— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47B-8(2) — 1 case
Kirkman v. Wilson, 390 S.E.2d 698 (N.C. Ct. App. 1990). “” G.S. 47B-8(2). Whether the North Carolina Real Property Marketable Title Act (hereinafter Act) can extinguish vested remainders has not been determined in this State.”
— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47B-8(c) — 1 case
Heath v. Turner, 294 S.E.2d 392 (N.C. Ct. App. 1982). “” G.S. 47B-8(c) provides that a “marketable record title” shall be clear of “all rights .”
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