NC S53

Excludes transient occupancies from Chapter 42 (tenant/landlord law) of North Carolina General Statutes, clarifying that hotel and motel guests do not create a tenancy relationship.

Defines "transient occupancy" as rental of accommodations in inns, hotels, motels, recreational vehicle parks, campgrounds, or similar lodgings to the same guest for fewer than 90 consecutive days.

Allows innkeepers to remove guests and their property at the expiration of a written occupancy agreement without liability, except for damages caused by removal itself.

Applies to all accommodations rented on or after the effective date (March 19, 2023), with rental periods calculated from the first day of consecutive occupation regardless of when the stay began.