{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-535","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-535","heading":"Tenant in possession liable.","body":"Where a tenant for life or years grants his estate to another, and still continues in the possession of the lands, tenements, or hereditaments, an action lies against the said tenant for life or years. (11 Hen. VI, c. 5; R.C., c. 116, s. 2; Code, s. 626; Rev., s. 855; C.S., s. 890.)","path":["Chapter 1. Civil Procedure.","SUBCHAPTER XIV. ACTIONS IN PARTICULAR CASES.","Article 42. Waste."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_1/GS_1-535.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:12Z","sha256":"cd0ed70b229492fa86baf89b2bea8cdc32df5163a2bb92dc03823dc06d1ef519","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-534","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-536"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}