North Carolina Former-Tenant Abandoned Personal Property Notice

North Carolina Former-Tenant Personal Property Notice

Select one route and delete the others. Do not use the voluntary-abandonment route merely because the unit appears empty; § 42-25.9(e) requires clear evidence or completion of the statutory suspected-abandonment posting period.

Route Selection

☐ Route A — Writ executed; total property value under $500. Property is deemed abandoned five days after execution. The tenant may request release before the five-day period expires.

☐ Route B — Writ executed; general seven-day hold or planned sale. The landlord may move property for storage but may not dispose of it during the seven-day period. A planned public or private sale requires first-class mailed notice at least seven days before sale.

☐ Route C — Voluntarily vacated; property worth $750 or less transferred to qualifying nonprofit. The nonprofit must identify and separately store the property for 30 days and release it at no charge. The landlord must post and mail the statutory recipient notice, without describing the property.

Case and Property Record

• Former tenant: [________________________________]
• Rental premises: [________________________________]
• Writ execution date/time, if applicable: [________________________________]
• Documented total value: $[__________]
• Inventory and photographs retained: ☐ Yes

Route A — Under-$500 Courtesy Notice

The property remaining after execution of the writ is believed to have a total value under $500. Unless you request and retrieve it before [DATE / TIME — FIVE DAYS AFTER EXECUTION], it may be thrown away or otherwise disposed of. Contact [NAME / PHONE / EMAIL] for release during regular business hours or another agreed time.

Route B — Seven-Day Hold and Notice of Sale

The landlord is holding the following property through at least [DATE — SEVEN DAYS AFTER WRIT EXECUTION]:

[____________________________________________________________]

To request release before the hold expires, contact [NAME / PHONE / EMAIL]. If the landlord sells the property, the sale will occur as follows:

• Sale date/time: [________________________________]
• Place and method: [________________________________]
• This notice is mailed at least seven days before sale: ☐ Confirmed

Sale proceeds may be applied to unpaid rent, damages, storage fees, and sale costs. Any surplus must be paid to the tenant on request within seven days after sale and thereafter delivered to the county government.

Route C — Nonprofit Custody Notice

The property remaining at [PREMISES] was delivered to:

Nonprofit recipient: [NAME / ADDRESS / PHONE]

The organization has agreed to identify and separately store the property for 30 days and release it to the tenant at no charge. Contact the organization no later than [__/__/____].

Delivery and Posting Record

• First-class mail to last-known address: ☐ Sent [DATE]
• Route C notice posted immediately at premises: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• Route C notice posted where rent is received for at least 30 days: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• Copy and proof retained: ☐ Yes

Landlord/agent signature and date: [________________________________]

Sources and References

• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-25.9 — North Carolina General Assembly — https://www.ncleg.gov/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bysection/chapter_42/gs_42-25.9.html
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-36.2 — North Carolina General Assembly — https://www.ncleg.gov/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bysection/chapter_42/gs_42-36.2.html