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The Daily Bulletin: 2016-06-14
PUBLIC/HOUSE BILLS
H 1 5 1 (2015-2016) VACATION RENTALS ORANGE CO. JA1 L CONSTRUCTION. (NEW) Filed Mar 3 201 5, AN ACT TO AMEND
THE VACATION RENTAL ACT TO CLARIFY THE ROLE OF REAL ESTATE BROKERS IN TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LANDLORDS
AND TENANTS TO PROTECT MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES BY ALLOWING TERMINATION OF RENTAL AGREEMENTS
UPON TRANSFER OR REDEPLOYMENT TO CLARIFY THE PROCEDURE FOR AWARDING AND COLLECTING CERTAIN COURT
FEES IN EVICTION PROCEEDINGS AND TO ALLOW AMENDMENTS TO A LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY TO ORANGE COUNTY
TO FACILITATE JAIL CONSTRUCTION.
Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the 3rd edition.
Amends proposed GS 42A-33, concerning the responsibilities and liability of a real estate broker in managing a vacation rental
property, by adding a real estate firm managing a vacation rental property on behalf of a client to the civil immunity provision of
proposed subsection (b). Also, changes the civil immunity provision to provide protection from personal liability to a real estate
broker or firm in any civil action between the landlord and tenant solely because the real estate broker or firm fails (previously, if
the real estate broker fails) to identify the landlord of die property in the vacation rental agreement.
Amends GS 42-44. concerning the general remedies, penalties, and limitations of Article 5 of GS Chapter 42, Residential Rental
Agreements, as amended by the act, by adding "real estate firm managing a rental property on behalf of a landlord" to the civil
immunity provision of proposed subsection (cl). Also, changes the civil immunity provision to now provide protection from
personal liability to a real estate broker or firm as defined in GS 93A-2 in any civil action between die landlord and tenant solely
because the real estate broker or firm fails (previously, if the real estate broker fails ) to identify die landlord of the property in the
rental agreement.
Intro, by Tine, Setzer, J. Bell, Jackson.
Orange, GS 42, GS 42A, GS 93A
Business and Commerce, Courts/Judiciary, Criminal Justice,
Corrections (Sentencing/Probation), Development, Land Use
and Housing, Property and Housing
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H 242 (201 5-2016) VARIOUS CHARTER SCHOOL LAW CHANGES (New) Filed Mar 16 2015. AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS
CHANGES TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL LAWS
House amendment #2 makes the following changes to the 4th edition, as amended.
Amends GS 1 1 5C-21 8.35. concerning the lease of buildings or land to charter schools, by breaking the existing language into
four subsections, (a) through (d).
Also establishes tiiat. for purposes of die statute, a building or land is available if it is closed, vacant, or otherwise unused for
classrooms, administrative offices, or extracurricular activities of the schools of die local board of education.
Requires the local board of education (local board) to make a decision on the charter's request to lease a building or land within 90
days of the request. Provides diat. if the local board does not make a decision within 90 days of die request of the charter school,
die local board of education must provide a written explanation of its reasons for not acting on the request widiin die 90-day time
period to the North Carolina Charter Schools Advisory Board and the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee.
Amends the proposed revision to SL 2014-101, Section 6.5, concaning the fast-track replication process, to require die State
Board of Education (Board) to aisure that the rules for a fast-track replication process provide that decisions by die Board on
whether to grant a charier through die replication process are completed no later than October 1 5 of the year immediately
