North Carolina HOA compliance, enforced as code

Decision body — the board

Fines require notice and a hearing before the board or an adjudicatory panel appointed by it, with an opportunity to present evidence, and a decision notice. Where an adjudicatory panel hears the matter, the owner may appeal to the board within 15 days. N.C.G.S. § 47F-3-107.1

In CommonGround: CommonGround routes the fine decision to the board and requires the recorded decision before any fine is assessed.

Notice, opportunity to be heard, and a recorded decision

A fine may be imposed only after notice and a hearing, on a recorded decision. N.C.G.S. § 47F-3-107.1

In CommonGround: The workflow has no path around it: the notice must be sent, the opportunity to be heard must be offered, and the decision must be recorded — in that order — before a fine can exist.

Per-day fine cap — $100

Continuing violations may accrue at up to $100 per day after a five-day window following the decision. N.C.G.S. § 47F-3-107.1

In CommonGround: A daily fine over $100 is rejected at entry, with the citation, before it ever reaches a notice.

Single-fine cap — $100

A fine for a single violation may not exceed $100. N.C.G.S. § 47F-3-107.1

In CommonGround: A single fine over $100 can't be recorded — the form rejects it with the citation.

How fines may be collected

Fine-only debt is lienable but only JUDICIALLY foreclosable — never by power of sale. N.C.G.S. § 47F-3-116

• No nonjudicial foreclosure of fine-only debt

In CommonGround: Every collection step for fine-type charges is validated against these restrictions — the prohibited paths are refused, with the statute cited.