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N.C.G.S. § 41-93

Rights of creditors in property held by tenancy in common.

Effective date
2026-08-08
Last verified
2026-08-09
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(a) The interest of a cotenant in the property may be sold pursuant to a proceeding for satisfaction of a debt to a creditor, including the following: (1) In an execution sale where the creditor has obtained a judgment lien against that cotenant. (2) Under a power of sale in a mortgage or deed of trust against that cotenant's interest in the property. (3) In a judicial sale where that cotenant's interest in the property is ordered to be sold. (b) A sale of an interest of a cotenant as described in subsection (a) of this section does not affect another cotenant's interest in the property.  (2024-47, s. 1.)

Reviewed 2026-08-09 · source_verified