North Carolina Application fees & screening
How much can a landlord charge for a rental application fee in North Carolina?
The state landlord-tenant statute (N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 42 (Landlord and Tenant), reviewed by full-text search on 2026-10-17: full-text search for "application fee" and "application") has no provision on rental application fees. (Deposit trust account rules in G.S. 42-50 cover security deposits only.)
Verified Source: N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 42 (Landlord and Tenant) · last checked 2026-10-17
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