Does North Carolina have a mobile-home post-storm statute?

No mobile-home-specific one. The lot's condition is governed by the landlord's general habitability duty (N.C.G.S. §42-42) and applicable building codes; the home's wind-zone construction comes from the federal HUD code. Disaster assistance is handled through federal and state emergency-management programs.

Mobile home storm rules in North Carolina

Q: Who keeps a North Carolina park lot habitable?

The landlord, for what it controls. Under N.C.G.S. §42-42(a), the landlord shall 'comply with the current applicable building and housing codes,' 'make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition,' 'keep all common areas of the premises in safe condition,' and maintain supplied electrical, plumbing, heating, and other facilities. This is general information, not advice about a specific situation — consider consulting a licensed attorney in North Carolina.

Q: What standards govern how a North Carolina manufactured home is built and set up?

The federal HUD code and the state's set-up standards. A manufactured home is built to the federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (24 C.F.R. Part 3280), and the North Carolina Manufactured Housing Board (N.C.G.S. §143-143.9 et seq.) licenses set-up contractors and administers installation standards (including anchoring) for homes placed in the state.

North Carolina has no mobile-home-specific post-storm statute. Storm and disaster issues draw on the landlord's general duty to keep the premises fit and habitable, the federal HUD construction standards, and the Manufactured Housing Board's set-up standards. This page compiles that law. For a specific situation, consider consulting a licensed attorney in North Carolina.

What the statute says

The landlord's duty is in N.C.G.S. §42-42(a): the landlord shall "comply with the current applicable building and housing codes," "make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition," "keep all common areas of the premises in safe condition," and "maintain in good and safe working order and promptly repair all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and other facilities and appliances supplied or required to be supplied by the landlord." It also requires operable smoke alarms.

The home's construction and set-up come from outside Chapter 42: a manufactured home is built to the federal HUD code (24 C.F.R. Part 3280), and the North Carolina Manufactured Housing Board (N.C.G.S. §143-143.9 et seq.) licenses set-up contractors and administers installation and anchoring standards.

How it works in general

For the lot and the facilities the landlord supplies, North Carolina's general habitability duty applies — the landlord must follow building and housing codes, keep the premises fit and habitable, keep common areas safe, and repair supplied utility systems (after written notice, except in emergencies). For the home itself, its wind-zone construction comes from the federal HUD code, and its anchoring and set-up follow the Manufactured Housing Board's standards. There is no mobile-home-specific statute setting post-storm timelines; disaster relief is handled through federal and state emergency-management programs, and storm damage to the home is usually a matter for the homeowner's insurance policy.

Common scenarios

General examples North Carolina park residents commonly encounter:

A storm damages the lot or supplied facilities. The landlord's §42-42 habitability and repair duties apply after written notice.
Questions arise about anchoring or set-up. Those come from the Manufactured Housing Board's standards and the federal HUD code.
A declared disaster occurs. Federal and state emergency-management programs administer assistance; insurance usually governs home-damage claims.

Other authorities that may apply

The general landlord-tenant law (§42-42) sets the habitability and repair duties. The federal HUD code governs home construction, and the North Carolina Manufactured Housing Board (§143-143.9 et seq.) administers set-up and installation standards. North Carolina Emergency Management and FEMA administer disaster assistance, and a homeowner's insurance policy — not statute — usually governs storm-damage claims.