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N.C.G.S. § 1-339.6

Place of public sale.

Effective date
2026-08-08
Last verified
2026-08-09
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(a) Every public sale of real property shall be held in the county where the property is situated unless the property consists of a single tract situated in two or more counties. (b) A public sale of a single tract of real property situated in two or more counties may be held in any one of the counties in which any part of the tract is situated. For the purposes of this section, a "single tract" means any tract which has a continuous boundary, regardless of whether parts thereof may have been acquired at different times or from different persons, or whether it may have been subdivided into separate units or lots or whether it is sold as a whole or in parts. (c) A public sale of personal property may be held at any place in  the State designated in the order. (1949, c. 719, s. 1.)

Reviewed 2026-08-09 · source_verified