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Representative John R. Bradford, III(R)
Representative Grey Mills(R)
Representative Jeffrey C. McNeely(R)
Representative Michael H. Wray(D)
Representative Kevin Crutchfield(R)
Representative Frank Iler(R)
Representative Jake Johnson(R)
Representative Donnie Loftis(R)
Representative Ben T. Moss, Jr.(R)
Representative Carson Smith(R)
Representative Harry Warren(R)
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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the SenateSenate | 2023-02-27Passed 1st ReadingSenate | 2023-02-27Regular Message Received From HouseSenate | 2023-02-27Regular Message Sent To SenateHouse | 2023-02-23Passed 3rd ReadingHouse | 2023-02-22Placed On Cal For 02/22/2023House | 2023-02-21Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)House | 2023-02-21Reptd FavHouse | 2023-02-21Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the HouseHouse | 2023-02-15Reptd Fav Com SubstituteHouse | 2023-02-15Ref to the Com on Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the HouseHouse | 2023-02-02Passed 1st ReadingHouse | 2023-02-02FiledHouse | 2023-02-01
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Passed 2nd ReadingHouse | 2023-02-22 | PASS: 84-31
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HOTELS & MOTELS
RENTALS & LEASING
PUBLIC
SAFETY
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42
72 (Chapters); 42-14.6
42-39
72-1 (Sections)
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No counties specifically cited.
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H41: Hotel Safety Issues. Latest Version
Session: 2023 - 2024
AN ACT to clarify that occupants of accommodations provided by hotels, motels, or similar lodgings do not create a tenancy and are not subject to chapter 42 of the general statutes and to clarify that these occupancies are governed by the statutes relating to inns, hotels, and other transient occupancies.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Article 1 of Chapter 42 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
§ 42‑14.6. Transient occupancies excluded.
The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to transient occupancies, as defined in G.S. 72‑1(c). An agreement related to a transient occupancy shall not be deemed to create a tenancy or a residential tenancy unless expressly provided in the agreement.
SECTION 2. G.S. 42‑39 reads as rewritten:
§ 42‑39. Exclusions.
(a) The provisions of this Article shall not apply to transient occupancy in a hotel, motel, or similar lodging subject to regulation by the Commission for Public Health.
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SECTION 3. G.S. 72‑1 reads as rewritten:
§ 72‑1. Must furnish accommodations; contracts for termination valid.
(a) Every innkeeper shall at all times provide suitable lodging accommodations for persons accepted as guests in his inn or hotel.an inn, hotel, motel, recreational vehicle park, campground, or other similar transient occupancy.
(b) A written statement setting forth the time period during which a guest may occupy an assigned room, signed or initialed by the guest, shall be deemed a valid contract, and at the expiration of such time period the lodger may be restrained from entering and any property of the guest may be removed by the innkeeper without liability, except for damages to or loss of such property attributable to its removal.
(c) For the purposes of this section, a transient occupancy is the rental of an accommodation by an inn, hotel, motel, recreational vehicle park, campground, or similar lodging to the same guest or occupant for fewer than 90 consecutive days.
SECTION 4. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to a person renting an accommodation in an inn, hotel, motel, recreational vehicle park, campground, or similar lodging facility on or after that date. A person's rental period shall be calculated from the first day of consecutive occupation, or right of occupation, in the lodging facility regardless of whether the period began before the effective date of this act.