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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 42-67

  • Criminal activity: means (i) activity that would constitute a violation of N. See North Carolina General Statutes 42-59
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Individual rental unit: means an apartment or individual dwelling or accommodation which is leased to a particular tenant, whether or not it is used or occupied or intended to be used or occupied by a single family or household. See North Carolina General Statutes 42-59
  • Tenant: means any natural person or entity who is a named party or signatory to a lease or rental agreement, and who occupies, resides in, or has a legal right to possess and use an individual rental unit. See North Carolina General Statutes 42-59

It shall not be a defense to an action brought pursuant to this Article that the criminal activity was an isolated incident or otherwise has not recurred.  Nor is it a defense that the person who actually engaged in the criminal activity no longer resides in the tenant‘s individual rental unit. However, evidence of such facts may be admissible if offered to support affirmative defenses or grounds for an exemption pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-64 (1995, c. 419, s. 1.)