North Carolina Eviction filing fees

How much does it cost to file an eviction in North Carolina?

North Carolina sets eviction (summary ejectment) court costs in its general civil-cost statute. A case assigned to a magistrate is assessed $80 for the General Court of Justice, a $12 courtroom facilities fee and a $4 court technology fee ($96 in all). In district court the amounts are $130, $16 and $4. Service of process and other costs can be added. Statute text (magistrate case): "except that if the case is assigned to a magistrate the sum shall be eighty dollars ($80.00)" (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-305(a)(1), (1a), (2)).

Verified Source: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-305(a)(1), (1a), (2) · last checked 2026-10-17