UPDATE: The 2016 Appropriations Act included provisions addressing the Zika virus. For more information, see my post summarizing 2016 public health legislation.  Summer is nearly upon us, and with summer comes mosquitoes. Where there are mosquitoes, there is mosquito-borne illness … Read more

In rem foreclosure is becoming an increasingly popular remedy for enforcing local government liens on real property.  The process is quicker and cheaper than traditional mortgage-style foreclosures and can be used for a variety of liens including property tax liens, … Read more

[UPDATE: The bill summarized in this blog post has been significantly revised. Go here for a summary of the most recent edition.] Many North Carolina law enforcement agencies have invested in body-worn cameras (BWCs). A major selling point is transparency. … Read more

The property tax exclusion for inventory keeps getting bigger. Traditionally, the exclusion was limited to property that was held for sale and not put to any other use.  But last year the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the … Read more