{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-40a-6","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 40A-6","heading":"Reimbursement of owner for taxes paid on condemned property.","body":"(a)\tAn owner whose property is totally taken in fee simple by a condemnor exercising the power of eminent domain, under this Chapter or any other statute, shall be entitled to reimbursement from the condemnor of the pro rata portion of real property taxes paid by the owner that are allocable to a period subsequent to vesting of title in the condemnor, or the effective date of possession of the real property, whichever is earlier.\n(b)\tAn owner who meets the following conditions is entitled to reimbursement from the condemnor for all deferred taxes paid by the owner pursuant to G.S. 105-277.4(c) as a result of the condemnation:\n(1)\tThe owner is a natural person whose property is taken in fee simple by a condemnor exercising the power of eminent domain under this Chapter or any other statute.\n(2)\tThe owner also owns agricultural land, horticultural land, or forestland that is contiguous to the condemned property and that is in active production.\nThe definitions in G.S. 105-277.2 apply in this subsection. (1975, c. 439, s. 1; 1981, c. 919, s. 1; 1997-270, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 40A. Eminent Domain.","Article 1. General."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_40A/GS_40A-6.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:02:17Z","sha256":"ec7e6e905a8b6e5cbe20cc80448345f4a9e17e76f1962c789b7b7e0956a69c4b","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-40a-5","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-40a-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}