North Carolina mobile home rights cheat sheet

A quick reference to how North Carolina law generally treats mobile home lot tenancies. North Carolina has no comprehensive dedicated mobile home park act. Lot tenancies fall under the general landlord-tenant law (Chapter 42), with one manufactured-home-specific protection — a 60-day notice to quit. This is general information, not legal advice, and the authors are not lawyers — for a specific situation, consider consulting a licensed attorney in North Carolina. Each line cites the controlling statute; read it at the official source linked in Sources below.

At a glance

Topic	What the law generally provides	Cite
Governing law	No dedicated park act; general landlord-tenant law (Chapter 42) applies.	Ch. 42
Lot rent	No cap and no mobile-home increase notice; the written lease controls.	(no statute)
Ending the tenancy	60-day notice to quit for a manufactured home space (vs 7 days otherwise).	§42-14
Eviction — nonpayment	Forfeiture only after a 10-day demand for past-due rent.	§42-3
Eviction — process	Court summary ejectment (holdover, lease breach, rent arrears).	§42-26
Retaliation	Affirmative defense to eviction (12-month window).	§42-37.1
Late fee	≤ $15 or 5% of monthly rent; only if 5+ days late; none for water/sewer.	§42-46
Security deposit	≤ 1.5 months' rent (month-to-month); 2 weeks week-to-week; 2 months longer terms.	§42-51(b)
Deposit return	Itemized, within 30 days; no withholding for normal wear and tear.	§42-52
Habitability	Landlord keeps premises fit and habitable, common areas safe, supplied systems repaired.	§42-42
Selling / buying	No sell-in-place or buyer-approval statute; dealers/set-up contractors licensed by the Manufactured Housing Board.	§143-143.9 et seq.
Utilities	No mobile-home submetering statute; Utilities Commission regulates resold water/sewer.	§62-110(g)
Title	DMV certificate of title; surrender by affidavit when the home becomes real property.	§20-109.2
Storm / set-up	Federal HUD code + Manufactured Housing Board set-up/anchoring standards.	§143-143.9 et seq.; HUD

How to use this

This sheet summarizes; it does not replace the statute or legal advice. Because North Carolina has no dedicated park act, the written lease, the general landlord-tenant statutes, and the 60-day notice-to-quit rule are the first things to check. Other authorities — the Manufactured Housing Board, the Utilities Commission, federal law, and local ordinances — can also apply.

Where to read more

• North Carolina topic guides on FightMyPark: lot rent, eviction, fees, utilities, buying, selling, title, and storm.
• The official statute text and agency pages, linked in the Sources section below.