Common use of Where the Perpetrator is a Resident or Authorized Occupant Clause in Contracts

Where the Perpetrator is a Resident or Authorized Occupant. In the event a Resident claims to be the victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and the Resident seeks to change locks to bar the Perpetrator or any other person having key access to the Premises from re-entering the Premises under the terms of this Paragraph must first provide Lessor with a copy of an Order issued by a court that requires the Perpetrator to stay away from the Premises. Upon Lessor's receipt of (a) the Resident's request to change locks (which may be in oral or written form) and (b) a copy of the Order, Lessor shall either change the locks within seventy-two (72) hours or grant permission to the Resident to change their own locks. Should Lessor fail to change locks within seventy-two (72) hours after receipt of Resident's request and a copy of the Order, the parties agree that Lessor's failure to act within such time shall serve as Lessor's granting of permission to Resident to change the locks pursuant to N.C.G.S.. § 42-42.3 In the event Resident changes their own locks, Resident shall provide Lessor with a working key to the replacement lock within forty-eight (48) hours of the replacement lock's installation Pursuant to the terms of this Paragraph and the pertinent provisions of N C.G.S. § 42-42.3, Resident agrees that Lessor shall not provide keys for replacement locks or otherwise grant access to the Premises to a known Perpetrator, whether or not the Perpetrator may be a Resident, an Authorized Occupant, or any other person. in such an event, Resident agrees that Lessor is not liable for civil damages to the Perpetrator excluded from the dwelling unit, including, but not limited to, any claims related to the Perpetrator's loss of use of the Premises or loss of use or damage to the Perpetrator's personal property