Must a Tenant Introduce Opinion Evidence of Fair Rental Value in an Action for Rent Abatement?

Published for On the Civil Side on September 07, 2016.

On Tuesday the NC Court of Appeals handed down an opinion in Crawford v. Nawrath, a Mecklenburg County case involving the calculation of damages for violation of the Residential Rental Agreement Act (RRAA). The Crawford opinion is unpublished and thus does not constitute controlling legal authority but nevertheless is interesting and informative, both procedurally and substantively.

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