{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-42-4","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-4","heading":"Recovery for use and occupation.","body":"When any person occupies land of another by the permission of such other, without any express agreement for rent, or upon a parol lease which is void, the landlord may recover a reasonable compensation for such occupation, and if by such parol lease a certain rent was reserved, such reservation may be received as evidence of the value of the occupation. (1868-9, c. 156, s. 5; Code, s. 1746; Rev., s. 1986; C.S., s. 2344.)","path":["Chapter 42. Landlord and Tenant.","Article 1. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_42/GS_42-4.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:02:32Z","sha256":"e159c284551e8b6e9eae75fe1d99a419ad680cc4b181b4f38d0deff590e10096","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-42-3","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-42-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}