INSTRUCTIONS
TO
PERMITTING
OFFICES
PER
NC
GEN
STAT
44A
11
1
44A
11
2
160A
417
153A
357
and
87
14
Effective
April
1
2013
North
Carolina law
will
require
that
an
owner
or
as
typical
with permit
applications
the
contractor
on
their
behalf
appoint
a
lien
agent when
they
first
contract
for
improvements
to
real
property
A
lien
agent
is
a
title
insurer
or
agent
also
registered
as
a
lien
agent
with
the
NC
Department
of
Insurance
However
the
appointment
is
not
required
for
improvements
1
for
which
the
costs
of
the
undertaking
are
less
than
30
000
either
at
the time
that
the
original
building
permit
is
issued
or
in
cases
in
which
no
building
permit
is
required
at
the time the
contract
for
the
improvements
is
entered
into
with
the
owner
2
to
an
existing
single
family
residential dwelling
unit
as
defined
in
G
S
8715
57
that
is
used
by
the owner
as
a
residence
or
3
for
which
first
furnishing
of
labor or
materials
at
the
site
is
prior
to
April
1
2013
The
identification
and
contact
information for
the
lien
agent must
be
in
3
places
1
conspicuously
set
forth
in
the
permit
or
in
an
attachment
thereto
2
Maintained
in
the
inspection
department
in
the
same
manner
and
in
the
same
location
in
which
it
maintains
its
record
of
building permits
issued
and
3
conspicuously
and
continuously
posted
on
the property
for
which
the permit
is
issued
until
the
completion
of
all
construction
A
website
created
specifically
and
solely
for
purposes
of
facilitating
the
filings
of
appointments
of
lien
agents
the
filing
of
notices
to
lien
agents
by
potential
lien
claimants
and
searching
for
these filings
will
be
available
April
1
2013
at
www
liensnc
com
So
when
the
owner
or
contractor
on
their
behalf
appoints
a
lien
agent
through
the
LiensNC
system
it
will
generate
an
Appointment
of
Lien
Agent
document
or
form
for
the property
and
project
which
will
include
the
following
information
Designated
Lien
Agent
and
contact
information
c
o
LiensNC
Unique Entry
or
Identifying number
for
the
Project
Owner
and
contact
information
Contractor
if
one
Instructions
for
the
owner
and
or
contractor
to
post
at
the
property
and
provide
to the
permitting
office
OR
Code
for
easy
access
to
the
property information
in
the
LiensNC
system
The
lien
agent
information
form
or
document
printed
from the
LiensNC
website
can
be
attached
to
the
building
permit
application
and
building
permit
for it
will
include
the
required
information
the permit
office
will
need
For
further
information
regarding
the
LiensNC
website
feel
free
to
contact
LiensNC
LLC
c
o
Nancy
Ferguson
President
at
Chicago
Title Company
LLC
800
445
9983
or
Nancy
Ferguson
@ctt
com
LIENSNC
LLC
and
LiensNC
com
April
1
2013
LIEN
AGENT
INFORMATION
Effective
April
1
2013
In
accordance
with
North
Carolina
General
Assembly
Session
Law
2012
158
Inspection
Departments
are
not
allowed to
issue
any
permit
where
the
project
cost
is
30
000
or more
unless the
application
is
for
improvements to
an
existing
dwelling
that
the
applicant
uses
as
a
residence OR
the
property
owner
has
designated
a
lien
agent
and
provided
the
inspections
office
with
the
information
below
Name
of
Lien
Agent
Mailing
address
of
Agent
Physical
address
of
Agent
Telephone
Fax
Email
The
information
will
be
attached
to
the
permit
record
and
a
copy
provided
to
the
applicant
The
applicant
is
required to post
a
copy
on
the
construction
site
Excerpt
from North
Carolina
G
S
160A
417
Effective
April
1
2013
No
permit
shall
be
issued
pursuant
to
subdivision
1
of
subsection
a
of
this
section where
the
cost
of
the
work
is
thirty
thousand dollars
30
000
or
more
other
than
for
improvements
to
an
existing
single
family
residential
dwelling
unit
as
defined
in
G
S
8715
57
that
the
applicant
uses
as
a
residence
unless
the
name
physical
and
mailing
address
telephone
number
facsimile
number
and
electronic
mail
address
of
the
lien
agent
designated
by the owner
pursuant
to
G
S
44A
11
1a
is
conspicuously
set
forth
in the
permit
or
in
an
attachment
thereto
The
building
permit
may
contain
the
lien
agent
s
electronic
mail
address The
lien agent
information
for
each
permit
issued
pursuant
to this
subsection shall
be
maintained
by
the
inspection
department
in
the
same
manner
and
in
the
same
location
in
which
it
maintains
its
record
of
building
permits
issued
