PREFACE FIRST EDITION

• Jurisdiction: North Carolina

Common interest communities in North Carolina have become the primary means of residential and recreational development in North Carolina over the past 60 years. The majority of North Carolinians that own their homes live in some form of common interest community. Because of their increasing popularity and use, these forms of development are regulated at every level of government. This book is intended to cover the basics of the laws applicable to common interest communities — from their planning and formation — through their operational phase with independent boards and community managers. This book is also designed to cover both planned communities and condominiums, inclusive of some of the major local regulations in the most populated areas of North Carolina.

The book also delves into some of the more “exotic” forms of common interest communities such as time shares and “dockominiums.” Most associations have professional management out of necessity and the important nature of the relationship between the association and the manager is addressed in this book as well. In many situations, an area of association operations is covered adequately in North Carolina by statute or case law. In others...