North Carolina Landlord Bundle: 3 Kits in One Download (North Carolina Landlord Kit, North Carolina Small Claims Kit, Eviction Case File Organizer)

Who it is for

Landlords and property managers with rentals in North Carolina: the state's rules, a small claims case for unpaid rent or damage, and an eviction case file if it comes to that.

Not the right fit if

Your rentals aren't in North Carolina, or you only need one of the kits. Not a property management or legal service.

Why it is different

• 3 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The North Carolina kits are built only from our North Carolina data files: North Carolina data files, checked November 2026 against 11 official pages, among them North Carolina General Assembly: Chapter 42, Article 6; North Carolina General Assembly: G.S. Chapter 42, Article 1; North Carolina General Assembly: G.S. 42-46 (late fees); North Carolina General Assembly: G.S. Chapter 42 (Landlord and Tenant), full chapter; North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 42, Article 3 (Summary Ejectment); North Carolina Judicial Branch: Landlord/Tenant Issues, plus National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel (a vetted secondary source, marked in the kit) where no official page could be read; North Carolina small claims data file, checked November 2026 against N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 7A Article 19 (Small Claim Actions); N.C. Gen. Stat. 7A-305 Costs in civil actions; NC Judicial Branch: Small Claims; NC Judicial Branch: eCourts Guide & File Reaches 100,000 Filings (June 2, 2025).
• Eviction Case File Organizer covers every state; the North Carolina kits carry the state rules.

What is inside

• North Carolina Landlord Compliance Kit. The North Carolina landlord-tenant rules in one package: deposit capped at 2 months of rent; deposit returned within 30 days; 7-day notice to end month-to-month; 10-day notice for unpaid rent; $96 eviction filing fee; $10,000 small claims limit. Deposits, notice periods, the eviction case and the small claims limit, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date. What it confirms: deposit limit: Two weeks' rent for week-to-week; one and one-half months for month-to-month; two months for longer terms (42-51); return deadline: No later than 30 days after the tenancy ends and possession is delivered: an itemized accounting and the balance; itemized list of deductions: An itemized list of damages (42-52); interest on the deposit: None stated in N.C.G.S; where the deposit is held: In a trust account with a licensed, federally insured depository institution, or the landlord furnishes a bond; the tenant is told where within 30 days after the lease begins (42-50); penalty the law states: Willful failure to follow the deposit, bond or notice rules voids the right to keep any part; the court may award attorney fees (42-55); ending month-to-month (landlord): Notice to quit at least 7 days before the end of the current monthly period (2 days for week-to-week; 60 days for a manufactured home space); ending month-to-month (tenant): Notice to quit at least 7 days before the end of the current monthly period (2 days for week-to-week; 60 days for a manufactured home space); rent increase notice: No rent increase notice rule in G.S; unpaid rent notice: The lease is forfeited if rent isn't paid within 10 days after a demand for all past-due rent; entry notice: No entry notice rule in G.S; late fee limits: Only if rent is 5 calendar days or more late; court: Eviction (summary ejectment) cases are usually heard in small claims court by a magistrate; filing fee: $96 to file a summary ejectment complaint, per the Durham County packet on the Judicial Branch site, plus a $30 sheriff's service fee for each defendant; time to answer or appear: The tenant appears on the court date in the summons; hearing after filing: The tenant is summoned to appear no more than seven days (not counting weekends and legal holidays) after the summons issues. The North Carolina case in order from notice to lockout, with each confirmed stage, an example dated from a sample filing day where the rules give periods, and blanks for your own case dates.
• North Carolina Small Claims Court Kit. In North Carolina, small claims (Small Claims Court (District Court, Magistrate)) cover claims up to $10,000. From the official page: G.S. 7A-210: small claim action where amount in controversy does not exceed $10,000 and principal relief is money, recovery of specific personal property, summary ejectment, or a combination. Where and how to file, from the official pages: Clerk of superior court in the county where the defendant (or one defendant) resides (G.S. 7A-211, 7A-213). Fees: General Court of Justice fee (magistrate case): $80 (G.S. 7A-305(a)(2)); facilities fee (magistrate case): $12 (G.S. 7A-305(a)(1)); Court Information Technology fee: $4 (G.S. 7A-305(a)(1a)). Statutory court costs total $96 per G.S. 7A-305, the same 'filing fee of $96' the NC Judicial Branch small claims page gives; sheriff service fees are separate ('as provided by law'). Same amounts apply to counterclaims/third-party claims. A filer who can't afford the fee can petition to file as an indigent. Online filing: https://northcarolina.tylertech.cloud/SRL/ Service: Personal delivery or leaving at dwelling with suitable resident; registered or certified mail, signature confirmation, or designated delivery service; acceptance of service; summary ejectment per G.S. 42-29 (G.S. 7A-217). Lawyers are allowed. Appeal: Appeal for trial de novo in district court: oral notice in open court or written notice within 10 days after judgment; costs due within 20 days (10 in summary ejectment) or appeal dismissed (G.S. 7A-228). A claim calculator that adds up your items and compares the total with $10,000, a costs sheet with the North Carolina fee list, a deadline sheet in business days that skips weekends and federal holidays, and a collection tracker with the balance owed.
• Eviction Case File Organizer. Walk into the hearing with the lease, the ledger, the notices and every date in order, whichever side you are on.