42-66. Motion to enforce eviction and removal orders.
(a) A motion to enforce an eviction or removal order issued pursuant to G.S. 42-63(b) or (c) shall be heard on an expedited basis and within 15 days of the service of the motion.
(b) Mandatory Eviction. - The court shall order the immediate eviction of the tenant where it finds that:
(1) The tenant has given permission to or invited any person removed or barred from the leased residential premises pursuant to this Article to return to or reenter any portion of the premises; or
(2) The tenant has failed to notify appropriate law enforcement authorities or the landlord immediately upon learning that any person who had been removed and barred pursuant to this Article has returned to or reentered the tenant's individual rental unit; or
(3) The tenant has otherwise knowingly violated an express term or condition of any order issued by court pursuant to this Article. (1995, c. 419, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 42 - Landlord and Tenant
Article 7 - Expedited Eviction of Drug Traffickers and Other Criminals.
§ 42-59.1 - Statement of Public Policy.
§ 42-60 - Nature of actions and jurisdiction.
§ 42-63 - Remedies and judicial orders.
§ 42-64 - Affirmative defense or exemption to a complete eviction.
§ 42-65 - Obstructing the execution or enforcement of a removal or eviction order.
§ 42-66 - Motion to enforce eviction and removal orders.
§ 42-67 - Impermissible defense.
§ 42-68 - Expedited proceedings.
§ 42-69 - Relation to criminal proceedings.
§ 42-71 - Protection of threatened witnesses or affiants.
§ 42-72 - Availability of law enforcement resources to plaintiffs or potential plaintiffs.
§ 42-74 - Preliminary or emergency relief.