Are property taxes levied for the calendar year or a fiscal year? Property taxes seem tied to the calendar year, given the January 1 listing date.  But property taxes are actually levied for the fiscal year running from July 1 … Read more

House Bill 142—the HB2 repeal—includes a provision that prevents local governments from adopting or amending ordinances “regulating public accommodations” until December 2020.  Does that mean a local government in North Carolina cannot amend a zoning ordinance relating to restaurants, hotels, … Read more

North Carolina’s well-known, and now repealed, House Bill 2 required that all multiple-person bathrooms in government buildings be “designated” for use by persons based on their biological sex (as shown on their birth certificates) and that those bathrooms be “only … Read more

The Town of Manicure has been working hard to revitalize the historic neighborhood adjacent to downtown. As part of the effort to improve conditions in this and other neighborhoods, the town has been more vigilant in enforcing its overgrown lot … Read more