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For month-to-month leases, there must be seven days of notice. For year-to-year leases or those with other definite terms, landlords must notify the tenant, or vice versa, within a month of the end of the lease. On leases lasting between one week and one month, notice must be given at least two days in advance.

You will file your summary ejectment in the county where your property is located. The form you want to use is a Complaint for Summary Ejectment. Once you file the paperwork with the county clerk, the county clerk will give you a date you need to return for court.

A North Carolina eviction process does not allow a landlord to evict a tenant without good cause. As long as the tenant does not violate any rules, they can stay until their rental period ends. However, if the tenant becomes a "holdover" tenant, the summary ejectment may begin after the appropriate notice period.

To begin the eviction process, the landlord must file a Magistrate's Summons and a Complaint in Summary Ejectment with the Clerk of Court. In most cases, the landlord must give the tenant advance notice to end the lease or make a demand for past-due rent before starting the eviction process.

Complaint for Summary Ejectment (CVM-201): This form opens an eviction case against a tenant. Summons (CVM-100): Once the Complaint has been filed, the court will produce the Summons. It states the case against the tenant and indicates the hearing date for the landlord and tenant to appear in court.

It's illegal in North Carolina for landlords to use self-help tactics to evict a tenant. These include removing the front door, changing the locks, turning off utilities, and removing the tenant's belongings. This is called an illegal eviction or illegal lockout.