Priority of liens arising by attachment or levy on, security interests in, and other claims to goods.
G.S. 25-2A-307
in effect§ 25-2A-307. Priority of liens arising by attachment or levy on, security interests in, and other claims to goods.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in G.S. 25-2A-306, a creditor of a lessee takes subject to the lease contract.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section and in G.S. 25-2A-306 and G.S. 25-2A-308, a creditor of a lessor takes subject to the lease contract unless the creditor holds a lien that attached to the goods before the lease contract became enforceable.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in G.S. 25-9-317, 25-9-321, and 25-9-323, a lessee takes a leasehold interest subject to a security interest held by a creditor of the lessor. (1993, c. 463, s. 1; 2000-169, s. 15; 2025-25, s. 112.)
Source: North Carolina General Assembly (ncleg.gov)URL: https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_25/GS_25-2A-307.htmlFetched: 10/19/2026