Hoa Rules With Dogs In North Carolina
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Can You Impose HOA Pet Restrictions? HOAs are private entities. If the board wants to enforce a “no pets” policy, they are legally able to do so.
(1) Every totally or partially blind person shall have the right to be accompanied by a guide dog, and every physically disabled person and every deaf person shall have the right to be accompanied by a service dog, especially trained for the purpose, in any of the places listed in subsection (a) of this Code section ...
Generally speaking, the HOA has the right to determine the number of pets allowed in their community (or the number of pets allowed in each home) and the type of pets permitted.
Dog Limit Per Household by State 2025 StateAdditional Details North Carolina No statewide law, but many municipalities an counties limit each household to 1-3 dogs each. North Dakota No statewide law, but many municipalities an counties limit each household to 3 dogs each.49 more rows
You cannot restrict service animals in HOAs, but you can ask homeowners for proof or documentation. Service animals do not require specific documentation to be considered service animals.
Unfortunately, if they prove the dogs are aggressive, they can make you remove them from the property. If the dogs are service animals or emotional support animals, even though those are protected under the law, if they are aggressive and it can be proven they are aggressive the HOA can force you to remove them.
While an HOA or COA can foreclose on a home in NC, it cannot evict a homeowner like a landlord evicts a tenant. If a homeowner refuses to leave the property even after foreclosure, an HOA or COA should seek help from a lawyer.
In North Carolina, HOA bylaws do not need to be recorded with the state. However, certain documents, like the declaration of covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs), typically must be filed with the relevant county's Register of Deeds.
Duties and powers of an HOA's board, granted by the NCPCA and the community's declaration, include enforcement of covenants, adopting budgets, assessing and collecting member fees, maintaining and regulating commons areas, and acting on behalf of the association in legal matters. N.C. Gen. Stat. §47F-3-102.
Your HOA Can Foreclose on Your Home Under North Carolina law, an HOA can include past-due assessments, late charges, fines for violating HOA rules, interest on past-due common expenses, and expenses in connection to collecting the owed debt as the basis for the lien.
