US-NC · N.C. Gen. Stat. § 44A-43(b)(2)

Self-storage software for North Carolina operators.

North Carolina's self-storage lien statute encoded day-by-day - first notice at D+15, sale eligibility at D+45. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 44A-43.

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North Carolina lien clock

The full day-by-day clock, with statute citations.

This is the actual policy seeded for North Carolina. Every delinquent account locks in the rules that applied the day it opened — later statute updates never retroactively change a case already in flight.

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North Carolina lien timeline

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 44A-43(b)(2)

Late fee: Hard Cap at D+6
Notice path: Preliminary Lien Notice at D+15, then Notice Of Sale at D+25
Sale gate: Auction eligible at D+45 after the 5-day sale lead

Vehicle and titled-property handling is tracked separately at D+60.

North Carolina lien timeline with statute citations
Day	Event	Operator action	Citation
D+1	Grace Period	Move from Current to Grace Period.	N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 44A-40 to 44A-45 (Self-Service Storage Facilities — lien & enforcement); companion N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 66-305 to 66-307 (rental-contract disclosure & late-fee cap)
D+5	Send Courtesy Reminder Sms Email	Move from Grace Period to Late.	N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 44A-40 to 44A-45 (Self-Service Storage Facilities — lien & enforcement); companion N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 66-305 to 66-307 (rental-contract disclosure & late-fee cap)
D+6	Apply Late Fee	Move from Late to Late Fee Applied; ledger action Apply Late Fee.	N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 44A-40 to 44A-45 (Self-Service Storage Facilities — lien & enforcement); companion N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 66-305 to 66-307 (rental-contract disclosure & late-fee cap)
D+15	Preliminary Lien Notice	Move from Late Fee Applied to Notice Due; send Preliminary Lien Notice by In Person, Certified Mail, and Verified Email With Consent; publication not required.	N.C. Gen. Stat. § 44A-43(b)(2)
D+25	Notice Of Sale	Move from Notice Sent to Lien Pending; send Notice Of Sale by Certified Mail, Verified Email With Consent, Publication Newspaper, and Publication Commercially Reasonable; hold 10 days in Notice Sent; publication required with 5-day lead.	N.C. Gen. Stat. § 44A-43(c)(1), (c)(1a)
D+45	Permit Auction Listing	Move from Lien Pending to Auction Eligible; hold 20 days in Lien Pending; publication not required; ledger action Permit Auction Listing.	N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 44A-40 to 44A-45 (Self-Service Storage Facilities — lien & enforcement); companion N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 66-305 to 66-307 (rental-contract disclosure & late-fee cap)

What UnitOps does differently for North Carolina operators

Built around the North Carolina statute, not retrofitted onto generic PMS.

First lien notice at D+15 uses In Person, Certified Mail, and Verified Email With Consent; citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 44A-43(b)(2).
Cure window holds for 10 days before Lien Pending; citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 44A-43(c)(1), (c)(1a).
Publication is required with a 5-day lead window before sale; citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 44A-43(c)(1), (c)(1a).
Auction gate opens at D+45; citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 44A-40 to 44A-45 (Self-Service Storage Facilities — lien & enforcement); companion N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 66-305 to 66-307 (rental-contract disclosure & late-fee cap).

Lien evidence packet

Built for the day you get sued.

For North Carolina cases, the packet presents the evidence trail beside the policy snapshot that was pinned when the case opened. It lists notices, delivery proof, ledger entries, photos, and state changes in chronological order. It presents records and citations only. The downloadable sample uses fictional seeded data with redacted names and a SAMPLE watermark.

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