§ 41A-1 – Title.

41A-1. Title. This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the State Fair Housing Act. (1983, c. 522, s. 1.)

§ 41A-10 – Venue.

41A-10. Venue. All civil actions shall be commenced in the county where the alleged unlawful discriminatory housing practice occurred, or in the county where the real property is located. (1983, c. 522, s. 1.)

§ 41A-2 – Purpose.

41A-2. Purpose. The purpose of this Chapter is to provide fair housing throughout the State of North Carolina. (1983, c. 522, s. 1.)

§ 41A-3 – Definitions.

41A-3. Definitions. For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) The "Commission" means the North Carolina Human Relations Commission; (1a) "Covered multifamily dwellings" means: a. A building, including all units and common use areas, in which there are four or more units if the building has one or more elevators; or b. […]

§ 41A-4 – Unlawful discriminatory housing practices.

41A-4. Unlawful discriminatory housing practices. (a) It is an unlawful discriminatory housing practice for any person in a real estate transaction, because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicapping condition, or familial status to: (1) Refuse to engage in a real estate transaction; (2) Discriminate against a person in the terms, conditions, or privileges […]

§ 41A-5 – Proof of violation.

41A-5. Proof of violation. (a) It is a violation of this Chapter if: (1) A person by his act or failure to act intends to discriminate against a person. A person intends to discriminate if, in committing an unlawful discriminatory housing practice described in G.S. 41A-4 he was motivated in full, or in any part […]

§ 41A-6 – Exemptions.

41A-6. Exemptions. (a) The provisions of G.S. 41A-4, except for subdivision (a)(6), do not apply to the following: (1) The rental of a housing accommodation in a building which contains housing accommodations for not more than four families living independently of each other, if the lessor or a member of his family resides in one […]

§ 41A-7 – Enforcement.

41A-7. Enforcement. (a) Any person who claims to have been injured by an unlawful discriminatory housing practice or who reasonably believes that he will be irrevocably injured by an unlawful discriminatory housing practice may file a complaint with the North Carolina Human Relations Commission. A fair housing enforcement organization, as defined in regulations adopted under […]

§ 41A-8 – Investigation; subpoenas.

41A-8. Investigation; subpoenas. (a) In conducting an investigation, the Commission shall have access at all reasonable times to premises, records, documents, individuals, and other evidence or possible sources of evidence and may examine, record, and copy such materials and take and record the testimony or statements of such persons as are reasonably necessary for the […]