§ 1-339.52. Posting and publishing notice of sale of real property. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 1‑339.52.  Posting andpublishing notice of sale of real property.

(a)        The notice of saleof real property shall:

(1)        Be posted, in thearea designated by the clerk of superior court for the posting of notices inthe county in which the property is situated, for at least 20 days immediatelypreceding the sale; and

(2)        Be published once aweek for at least two successive weeks:

a.         In a newspaperqualified for legal advertising published in the county; or

b.         If no newspaperqualified for legal advertising is published in the county, in a newspaperhaving general circulation in the county.

(b)        When the notice ofsale is published in a newspaper:

(1)        The period from thedate of the first publication to the date of the last publication, both datesinclusive, shall not be less than seven days, including Sundays; and

(2)        The date of the lastpublication shall be not more than 10 days preceding the date of the sale.

(c)        When the realproperty to be sold is situated in more than one county, the provisions ofsubsections (a) and (b) shall be complied with in each county in which any partof the property is situated. (1949, c. 719, s. 1; 1967, c. 979, s. 2; 2001‑271,s. 11.)