{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-42-13","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-13","heading":"Wrongful surrender to other than landlord misdemeanor.","body":"Any tenant or lessee of lands who shall willfully, wrongfully and with intent to defraud the landlord or lessor, give up the possession of the rented or leased premises to any person other than his landlord or lessor, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1883, c. 138; Code, s. 1760; Rev., s. 3682; C.S., s. 2353; 1993, c. 539, s. 403; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)","path":["Chapter 42. Landlord and Tenant.","Article 1. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_42/GS_42-13.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:02:32Z","sha256":"e3489fe0b34a4d6ba98d1454bc9312352c8e6b7ea077ff27c841af371516bff4","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-42-12","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-42-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}