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Executive Order No. 142

Temporary Prohibitions on Evictions and Extending the Prohibition on Utility Shut-Offs

Governor Roy Cooper · North Carolina (State)

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Jurisdiction
North Carolina
Level
State
Authority
N.C. Gen. Stat. 166A-19.30
Issued
2020-05-30 May 30, 2020
Effective
2020-05-30
End
Eviction moratorium 21 days (to 2020-06-20); utility provisions to 2020-07-29 23:59 (read as 2020-06-20)
In force
May 30, 2020 to June 20, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Courts and public officesOther
Addressees
  • landlords
  • utilities
  • commercial landlords
Functions reached
  • PM property management
  • SV servicing and collections
  • CM commercial leasing
Collection
North Carolina NC

Operative words

Section 1. Evictions Moratorium... All leases are modified to disallow evicting, or otherwise terminating the [tenancy for nonpayment]... Section 4(A): Section 1 of Executive Order No. 124 shall remain in effect until 11:59 pm on July 29, 2020.

Enforcement

Modifies leases; six-month repayment plans; Attorney General enforcement

Notes

Covers residential and commercial tenants (self-help evictions and lease terminations of Commercial Tenants for nonpayment barred during the effective period).

Retrieval note

Moratorium end date (June 20, 2020) from the order's 21-day term as summarized by Husch Blackwell; the text read confirms the utility extension date.