A North Carolina-compliant lease with every disclosure the state requires built in, not bolted on — 5 state-specific clauses plus 11 universal ones. Fill it in, e-sign it, and it lives with the tenant record.
North Carolina ties its deposit cap to how often rent is paid: two weeks’ rent for week-to-week tenancies, one and a half months for month-to-month, and two months for longer terms (N.C.G.S. § 42-51). A late fee on monthly rent is capped at $15 or 5%, whicheve...
These are the clauses and disclosures our North Carolina template carries. Each cites the statute it comes from; the ones marked checkbox are filled from your property's answers.
N.C.G.S. §42-51 (Tenant Security Deposit Act...N.C.G.S. §42-52N.C.G.S. §42-42 (Residential Rental Agreemen...N.C.G.S. §42-50N.C.G.S. §42-46Yes — the cap is 1.5–2 months’ rent, and it must be returned within 30 days (N.C.G.S. §§ 42-50 to 42-52). The template states both in the deposit clause.
Greater of $15 or 5% of monthly rent See N.C.G.S. §§ 42-14.1, 42-46. The template carries the rule and the grace period you set.
For any building built before 1978, yes — it is federal (42 U.S.C. § 4852d). The template includes the EPA pamphlet acknowledgment automatically.
Yes. Electronic signatures are valid under the federal E-SIGN Act and North Carolina's UETA; the signed PDF, audit trail and timestamps are stored with the tenant record.
Every paragraph is editable before signing. Clauses North Carolina requires are marked and cannot be removed by accident.
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Free, e-signature included, every North Carolina disclosure already in it.
The clause list mirrors the North Carolina disclosure set in the My Rental Spot lease builder and is reviewed against North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 42 (Landlord and Tenant). General information for landlords, not legal advice; local ordinances can add requirements.