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Legal Aspects

Rights & Responsibilities of Tenants & Landlords
Your rights and responsibilities as a tenant are defined by state and federal law and your lease. The following links provide tenant-landlord information from various government agencies in North Carolina.

From the NC Department of Justice, Consumer Protection Division
(All Department of Justice files are pdf format)
Landlord-Tenant Booklet
Security Deposits Booklet
Rental Application Fees
Understanding Your Lease
Landlord-Tenant Disputes

From the NC Real Estate Commission
Questions & Answers about Renting Residential Real Estate
Questions& Answers about Security Deposits

From the NC General Assembly
North Carolina Landlord-Tenant Statutes

Rights & Responsibilities of Residents in the City of Durham
Your rights and responsibilities as a resident of Durham are defined by city ordinances. For a complete list of the Durham city ordinances, go to http://www.ci.durham.nc.us/departments/clerk and click on City Code of Ordinances.

For information on:

Parking - City Code of Ordinances, Chapter 20, Traffic
Noise - City Code of Ordinances, Chapter 11, Health and Sanitation
Garbage - City of Durham Web Site, Solid Waste Management

Call Durham ONECall, 560-1200, for more information on local government information and services.