§ 42A-10. Written agreement required.
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Vacation RentalAgreements.
§ 42A‑10. Writtenagreement required.
(a) A landlord or realestate broker and tenant shall execute a vacation rental agreement for allvacation rentals subject to the provisions of this Chapter. No vacation rentalagreement shall be valid and enforceable unless the tenant has accepted theagreement as evidenced by one of the following:
(1) The tenant'ssignature on the agreement.
(2) The tenant's paymentof any monies to the landlord or real estate broker after the tenant's receiptof the agreement.
(3) The tenant's takingpossession of the property after the tenant's receipt of the agreement.
(b) Any real estatebroker who executes a vacation rental agreement that does not conform to theprovisions of this Chapter or fails to execute a vacation rental agreementshall be guilty of an unfair trade practice in violation of G.S. 75‑1.1,and shall be prohibited from commencing an expedited eviction proceeding asprovided in Article 4 of this Chapter. (1999‑420, s. 1.)