NC H352

Adds new § 42-14.5 to clarify that transient occupancies in hotels, motels, and similar lodgings are excluded from Chapter 42 (residential tenancy laws) and do not create a tenancy unless expressly stated in the agreement.

Defines "transient occupancy" as rental of accommodation by an inn, hotel, motel, recreational vehicle park, campground, or similar lodging to the same guest for fewer than 90 consecutive days.

Allows innkeepers to require written contracts specifying occupancy time periods and permits restraint of entry and property removal without liability upon contract expiration, except for damages caused by the removal process.

Applies to all rentals in hotels, motels, recreational vehicle parks, campgrounds, and similar facilities on or after the effective date, with rental periods calculated from the first day of consecutive occupation regardless of when the period began.

Ratified August 19, 2021.