{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160d-1202","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160D-1202","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following definitions apply in this Article:\n(1)\tOwner. - The holder of the title in fee simple and every mortgagee of record.\n(2)\tParties in interest. - All individuals, associations, and corporations that have interests of record in a dwelling and any that are in possession of a dwelling.\n(3)\tPublic authority. - Any housing authority or any officer that is in charge of any department or branch of the government of the city, county, or State relating to health, fire, building regulations, or other activities concerning dwellings in the local government.\n(4)\tPublic officer. - The officer authorized by ordinances adopted under this Article to exercise the powers prescribed by the ordinances and by this Article. (2019-111, s. 2.4; 2020-3, s. 4.33(a); 2020-25, s. 51(a), (b), (d); 2021-88, s. 1(h).)","path":["Chapter 160D. Local Planning and Development Regulation.","Article 12. Minimum Housing Codes."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_160D/GS_160D-1202.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:25:57Z","sha256":"4576fc5ac5137ef4d4ea1d24aa398805978bd8b9f3a4a5abf8b78a6c256ac915","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160d-1201","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160d-1203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}