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North Carolina and South Carolina Homeowners' Association Law

Category Archives: Land Use

The North Carolina Supreme Court Reaffirms 2021 Decision Which Extinguished Land Use Restrictions

January 20, 2023 · by Benjamin Karb | in Land Use, Law, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

As some of our readers will recall, the HOA world entered a collective state of fear in the middle of May 2021 when C Investments 2, LLC vs. Auger bore into the public view. North Carolina has a longstanding law, the Marketable Title Act (MTA), which is intended to extinguish old land restrictions that limit […]

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While representing more than 700 community associations throughout the Carolinas, the Kirk Palmer & Thigpen Community Association lawyers are uniquely positioned to provide guidance to our HOA clients, covering the entire spectrum of condominium and community association law.

For more than 30 years, Kirk Palmer & Thigpen has consistently served its clients with commitment and legal proficiency among diverse practices throughout the metropolitan Charlotte area and beyond.

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Mike Hunter

Mike Hunter’s practice is focused on community and condominium association law, and he is the chair of the firm’s Community Associations practice group. The group collectively represents more than 700 homeowners’ associations in North Carolina and South Carolina. His legal background includes real estate and litigation with a concentration in the area of creditors’ rights, including debt collection, bankruptcy, foreclosure, lien enforcement, and collateral recovery. Mike obtained his B.S. in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and his law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law. He writes a semi-weekly column for the Charlotte Observer answering reader questions on HOA-related topics.

Bill Hamel

Bill Hamel has focused primarily on commercial landlord representation and the representation of homeowners associations and business owners associations. Bill’s experience includes more than 30 years of protecting assets and collecting debts for his clients.

Ben Karb

Ben Karb represents homeowners associations, condominium associations and developers throughout North Carolina and South Carolina. He routinely advises boards of directors about compliance with governing documents and corporate law, collection of delinquent funds and the amendment of governing documents. His clients range from small condominium associations to large, thousand-acre communities. Ben also represents commercial real estate clients with a variety of real estate, leasing and development matters.

Keith Nichols

Keith Nichols is a litigator focused on real property, landlord-tenant matters, construction, and general commercial litigation.

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