North Carolina Statutes

§ 156-20 — Right of dominant owner to repair

North Carolina § 156-20
JurisdictionNorth Carolina
Ch. 156Drainage
Art. 1Jurisdiction in Clerk of Superior Court
Subch. IDRAINAGE BY INDIVIDUAL OWNERS

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 156-20 (2026).

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In the absence of any agreement for maintaining the efficiency of such ditch or canal, or should the servient owner neglect or refuse to clean out or aid in cleaning out the same through his lands, it shall be lawful for the dominant or higher owner, after giving three days' notice to the servient owner, to enter along such canal and not more than 12 feet therefrom and clean out or remove obstructions or accumulated debris therefrom at his own personal expense or without cost to the servient owner. (1899, c. 255, s. 2; Rev., s. 4025; C.S., s. 5279.)

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