North Carolina Rent control / state preemption

Can cities in North Carolina pass rent control?

Preempted. No county or city may enact, maintain, or enforce an ordinance regulating the amount of rent for privately owned residential rental property, with limited exceptions for publicly owned, subsidized, CDBG-assisted, or locally funded properties.

Verified Source: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-14.1 · last checked 2026-10-15