North Carolina General Statutes 46A-81. Sale of oil, gas, or mineral interests
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In a partition of oil, gas, or mineral interests of real property, when the court determines any of the following, the court shall order a sale of the oil, gas, or mineral interests and allocate the proceeds according to the interests of the tenants in common or joint tenants:
(1) It is in the best interest of the cotenants of the oil, gas, or mineral interests to sell the interests.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 46A-81
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(2) Actual partition of the oil, gas, or mineral interests would cause injury to some or all of the cotenants of the oil, gas, or mineral interests. (1905, c. 90, s. 2; Rev., s. 2507; C.S., s. 3237; 2020-23, ss. 2(dd), 3.)