North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 41. Estates § 41-28. Definitions

(1) “Nonvested easement in gross” means a nonvested easement which is not created to benefit or which does not benefit the possessor of any tract of land in his or her use of it as the possessor.

(2) “Option in gross with respect to an interest in land” means an option in which the holder of the option does not own any leasehold or other interest in the land which is the subject of the option.

(3) “Preemptive right in the nature of a right of first refusal in gross with respect to an interest in land” means a preemptive right in which the holder of the preemptive right does not own any leasehold or other interest in the land which is the subject of the preemptive right.