Forsyth County Runs Its Own Asbestos Desk. The Rest of the Triad Files in Raleigh.
Your house is coming down—or maybe you’re selling to someone who plans to take it down—and someone mentioned asbestos notification. Now you’re trying to figure out who you call, what form you file, and how long you have to wait before a single brick can move. The answer depends almost entirely on which county the…
Read MoreYour Davidson County Foreclosure Hearing Happens at 110 W. Center Street in Lexington
You received a Notice of Hearing in the mail, or maybe a neighbor told you the bank filed paperwork. Either way, you now know a date is set — and you want to know exactly what happens at that hearing, where it takes place, and what your options still are. Here is the straight answer.…
Read MoreGuilford County Lists Its Foreclosures Online. Forsyth Makes You Walk In.
Guilford County Posts Foreclosure Notices Online. Forsyth Still Requires a Courthouse Visit. If you’re researching a guilford county foreclosure sale notice, you’re in luck — Guilford County makes this information genuinely accessible. The Guilford County Clerk of Court publishes active foreclosure filings through the North Carolina eCourts public portal, searchable by address, case number, or…
Read MoreForsyth County Foreclosure Sales Are Posted on a Bulletin Board at 175 N. Chestnut
If you’ve been searching for the Forsyth County foreclosure list, here’s the straight answer: there isn’t a tidy digital database you can browse from your couch. Forsyth County posts its upcoming foreclosure sales on a physical bulletin board at the Hall of Justice, 175 N. Chestnut Street in downtown Winston-Salem. That’s the official public notice…
Read MoreA Thomasville House Gets Two Tax Bills. Sellers Only Budget for One
A Thomasville House Gets Two Tax Bills. Sellers Only Budget for One You list your Thomasville house, accept an offer, and start mapping out what you’ll walk away with. Then your closing attorney hands you a settlement statement and your net proceeds are a few hundred dollars lower than expected. The culprit, more often than…
Read MoreRural Forsyth County Repair Grants Skip Winston-Salem and Walkertown Residents
The Short Answer: Most of Rural Forsyth County Doesn’t Qualify for State or County Repair Grants If you own a home in Tobaccoville, Rural Hall, Bethania, or anywhere else in the unincorporated stretches of Forsyth County and you’ve been searching for a rural Forsyth County home repair grant, here’s what the program literature won’t tell…
Read MoreKernersville Sits in Two Counties. Which One Bills Your House?
Kernersville Sits in Two Counties. Which One Bills Your House? Your Kernersville mailing address won’t tell you which county taxes your home — but the answer matters when you’re budgeting, disputing an assessment, or preparing to sell. Here it is: your property is taxed by whichever county it physically sits in, either Forsyth or Guilford.…
Read MoreHow a Winston-Salem House Ends Up on a City Council Demolition Agenda
If you’ve received a letter from Winston-Salem’s Inspections Division saying your property has been referred for demolition consideration, you’re probably wondering how things escalated this far — and whether there’s still time to stop it. There is, usually, but the window closes fast once a case reaches the council agenda. Here’s exactly how a Winston-Salem…
Read MoreI-840 Closed the Loop in 2023. What It Did to Northeast Greensboro
For thirty years, northeast Greensboro was the gap in the beltway. Commuters knew it, developers knew it, and homeowners certainly knew it — because that gap meant their corner of Guilford County stayed disconnected from the economic activity clustering around the completed western and southern segments of I-840. When the northeastern section closed the loop…
Read MoreThomasville’s Abatement Lien Follows the Deed, Not the Owner
Thomasville’s Abatement Lien Follows the Deed, Not the Owner Here is the answer up front: a code violation abatement lien placed by the City of Thomasville attaches to the property itself, not to you personally. Under North Carolina General Statute 160D-1207, when a municipality pays to abate a nuisance or enforce a code violation and…
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