NOTE: This post has been updated to reflect changes enacted by the General Assembly in 2013 and 2014. In North Carolina, the procurement of professional services performed by architects, engineers, surveyors, and construction managers at risk is governed by G.S. … Read more
NOTE: This post has been updated to reflect changes enacted by the General Assembly in 2013.
NOTE: This post has been updated to reflect changes enacted by the General Assembly in 2013.
Tim Taylor is both a housing inspector and the appointed minimum housing public officer for the town of Tooltime, North Carolina. For years he has conducted periodic inspections of dwellings throughout the town in accordance with his town’s periodic inspection … Read more
There’s no dispute that property owned by the federal government is exempt from local property taxes. Cumberland County cannot levy property taxes on the Army tanks, helicopters, and munitions at Fort Bragg. Nor can Swain County tax the many acres … Read more
There’s no dispute that property owned by the federal government is exempt from local property taxes. Cumberland County cannot levy property taxes on the Army tanks, helicopters, and munitions at Fort Bragg. Nor can Swain County tax the many acres of Great Smoky Mountains National Park that lie within the county borders. But what about privately owned property located on federal land?
There’s no dispute that property owned by the federal government is exempt from local property taxes. Cumberland County cannot levy property taxes on the Army tanks, helicopters, and munitions at Fort Bragg. Nor can Swain County tax the many acres of Great Smoky Mountains National Park that lie within the county borders. But what about privately owned property located on federal land?
A supervisor overhears one employee tell another that her mother has developed breast cancer. In that inadvertent way, the supervisor—and therefore the employer—has acquired genetic information about the employee. Under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), the acquisition of genetic … Read more
The basic concept behind North Carolina public records law is simple: all government records are “property of the people.” As such, they must be made available upon request for free or minimal cost unless a statute specifically exempts a particular … Read more
The basic concept behind North Carolina public records law is simple: all government records are “property of the people.” As such, they must be made available upon request for free or minimal cost unless a statute specifically exempts a particular type of record from disclosure. But many local tax offices are learning that putting this simple concept into practice can be complicated.