North Carolina § 160A-500 - Short title.
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§ 160A-500. Short title.
This Article shall be known and may be cited as the "Urban Redevelopment Law." History (1951, c. 1095, s. 1; 1973, c. 426, s. 75.) Local Modification. - (As to Article 22) Town of Carrboro: 1987, c. 476, s. 1; (As to Article 22) Troy Redevelopment Commission: 2002-83, s. 1. Editor's Note. - Sections 160A-500 through 160A-505 and 160A-506 through 160A-526 were originally codified as G.S. 160-454 through 160-474.2. They were transferred to their present position by Session Laws 1973, c. 426, s. 75. Legal Periodicals. - For comment on the public purpose doctrine, see 3 Wake Forest Intra. L. Rev. 37 (1967). For survey of 1978 administrative law, see 57 N.C.L. Rev. 831 (1979). For article, "Forcing Urban Redevelopment To Proceed 'Building by Building' North Carolina's Flawed Policy Response to Kelo v. City of New London," see 85 N.C.L. Rev. 1784 (2007). For article, "Toward a Comprehensive Program for Regulating Vacant or Abandoned Dwellings in North Carolina: The General Police Power, Minimum Housing Standards, and Vacant Property Registration," see 32 Campbell L. Rev. 1 (2009). For article, "Economic Development Incentives and North Carolina Local Governments: A Framework for Analysis," see 91 N.C. L. Rev. 2021 (2013).
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