{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-453.09","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-453.09","heading":"Abatement permits.","body":"(a)\tRequirement. - No person shall conduct an abatement of target housing or a child-occupied facility unless the person has obtained a permit for the abatement from the Department. The Commission shall establish the procedure for obtaining a permit.\n(b)\tPermit Fee. - An applicant for an abatement permit must pay an application fee to the Department. The fee is two percent (2%) of the contracted price for the corrective action to be performed in the abatement, not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00). The fee imposed under this section is a departmental receipt and shall be used by the Department to administer this Article.\n(c)\tExemption. - An individual who owns a single-family dwelling, conducts an abatement on the dwelling, and will reside in the dwelling after the abatement is completed is not required to obtain a permit to conduct the abatement, unless the dwelling is occupied by a person or persons other than the owner or the owner's immediate family while the abatement is being performed, or a child residing in the building has been identified as having an elevated blood lead level. If a permit is required, an individual who performs an abatement of a residential dwelling that the individual owns and occupies as a residence is not required to pay a fee for the permit. (1997-523, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 130A. Public Health.","Article 19A. Lead-Based Paint Hazard Management Program."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_130A/GS_130A-453.09.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:20:37Z","sha256":"c0cf6f402353873399c10ded76ed0ccca897b64ef8c723f686c8d4541f24f252","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-453.08","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-453.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}