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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) Every 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 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. As used in 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 other units or lots, or whether it is sold as a whole or in parts.
(c) When a mortgage or deed of trust with power of sale of real property designates the place of sale within the county, the sale shall be held at the place so designated.
(d) When a mortgage or deed of trust with power of sale of real property confers upon the mortgagee or trustee the right to designate the place of sale, the sale shall be held at the place designated by the notice of sale, which place shall be either on the premises to be sold or as follows:
(1) Property situated wholly within a single county shall be sold at the courthouse door of the county in which the land is situated.
(2) A single tract of property situated in two or more counties may be sold at the courthouse door of any one of the counties in which some part of the real property is situated.
(e) When a mortgage or deed of trust with power of sale of real property does not designate, or confer upon the mortgagee or trustee the right to designate, the place of sale, or when it designates as the place of sale some county in which no part of the property is situated, such real property shall be sold as follows:
(1) Property situated wholly within a single county shall be sold at the courthouse door of the county in which the land is situated.
(2) A single tract of property situated in two or more counties may be sold at the courthouse door of any one of the counties in which some part of the real property is situated.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 45. Mortgages and Deeds of Trust § 45-21.4. Place of sale of real property - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nc/chapter-45-mortgages-and-deeds-of-trust/nc-gen-st-sect-45-21-4/
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