Laws of North Carolina (Last Updated: May 12, 2015) |
Chapter66. Commerce and Business. |
Article39. Self-Service Storage Rental Contracts |
§66-306. Late fees
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(a) In all rental contracts in which a definite time for the payment of the rent is fixed, the late fee for each rental unit shall not exceed fifteen dollars ($15.00) or fifteen percent (15%) of the rental payment, whichever is greater, and shall not be imposed by the self-service storage business until the rental payment for that rental unit is five days or more late.
(b) A late fee under this section may be imposed only one time for each late rental payment. A late fee for a specific late rental payment shall not be deducted from a subsequent rental payment so as to cause the subsequent rental payment to be in default.
(1999-416, s. 1; 2013-239, s. 3.)