North Carolina
For North Carolina, presumption period is 12 months; what the presumption does is a tenant may raise the affirmative defense of retaliatory eviction; example of a protected activity is A good faith attempt to organize, join, or become otherwise involved with, any organization promoting or enforcing tenants' rights; statute is N.C.G.S. § 42-37.1, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
- State
- North Carolina our reading
- Presumption period
- 12 months verified
- What the presumption does
- a tenant may raise the affirmative defense of retaliatory eviction verified
- Example of a protected activity
- A good faith attempt to organize, join, or become otherwise involved with, any organization promoting or enforcing tenants' rights verified
- Statute
- N.C.G.S. § 42-37.1 our reading
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What the source says
(b) In an action for summary ejectment pursuant to G.S. 42-26, a tenant may raise the affirmative defense of retaliatory eviction and may present evidence that the landlord's action is substantially in response to the occurrence within 12 months of the filing of such action of one or more of the protected acts described in subsection (a) of this section.
— ncleg.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Where each value comes from
This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.
Example of a protected activity
(5) A good faith attempt to organize, join, or become otherwise involved with, any organization promoting or enforcing tenants' rights.
Statute
§ 42-37.1. Defense of retaliatory eviction.
— all from ncleg.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- ncleg.govhttps://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_42/GS_42-37.1.html