§ 42-74 – Preliminary or emergency relief.
42-74. Preliminary or emergency relief. The district court shall have the authority at any time to issue a temporary restraining order, grant a preliminary injunction, or take such other actions as the court deems necessary to enjoin or prevent the commission of criminal activity on or in the immediate vicinity of leased residential premises, or […]
§ 42-75 – Cumulative remedies.
42-75. Cumulative remedies. The causes of action and remedies authorized by this Article shall be cumulative with each other and shall be in addition to, not in lieu of, any other causes of action or remedies which may be available at law or equity, including causes of action and remedies based on express provisions of […]
§ 42-76 – Civil immunity.
42-76. Civil immunity. Any person or organization who, in good faith, institutes, participates in, or encourages a person or entity to institute or participate in a civil action brought pursuant to this Article, or who in good faith provides any information relied upon by any person or entity in instituting or participating in a civil […]
§ 42-69 – Relation to criminal proceedings.
42-69. Relation to criminal proceedings. (a) Criminal Proceedings, Conviction, or Adjudication Not Required. – The fact that a criminal prosecution involving the criminal activity is not commenced or, if commenced, has not yet been concluded or has terminated without a conviction or adjudication of delinquency shall not preclude a civil action or the issuance of […]
§ 42-70 – Discovery.
42-70. Discovery. (a) The parties to an action brought pursuant to this Article shall be entitled to conduct discovery, if the action is filed originally in or appealed to the district court, only in accordance with this section. (b) Any defendant must initiate all discovery within the time allowed by this Article for the filing […]
§ 42-71 – Protection of threatened witnesses or affiants.
42-71. Protection of threatened witnesses or affiants. If proof necessary to establish the grounds for eviction depends, in whole or in part, upon the affidavits or testimony of witnesses who are not peace officers, the court may, upon a showing of prior threats of violence or acts of violence by any defendant or any other […]
§ 42-72 – Availability of law enforcement resources to plaintiffs or potential plaintiffs.
42-72. Availability of law enforcement resources to plaintiffs or potential plaintiffs. A law enforcement agency may make available to any person or entity authorized to bring an action pursuant to this Article any police report or edited portion thereof, or forensic laboratory report or edited portion thereof, concerning criminal activity committed on or in the […]
§ 42-73 – Collection of rent.
42-73. Collection of rent. A landlord shall be entitled to collect rent due and owing with knowledge of any illegal acts that violate the provisions of this act without such collection constituting a waiver of the alleged defaults. (1995, c. 419, s. 1.)
§ 42-64 – Affirmative defense or exemption to a complete eviction.
42-64. Affirmative defense or exemption to a complete eviction. (a) Affirmative Defense. – The court shall refrain from ordering the complete eviction of a tenant pursuant to G.S. 42-63(a) where the tenant has established that the tenant was not involved in the criminal activity and that: (1) The tenant did not know or have reason […]
§ 42-65 – Obstructing the execution or enforcement of a removal or eviction order.
42-65. Obstructing the execution or enforcement of a removal or eviction order. Any person who knowingly violates any order issued pursuant to this Article or who knowingly interferes with, obstructs, impairs, or prevents any law enforcement officer from enforcing or executing any order issued pursuant to this Article, shall be subject to criminal contempt under […]