Wilmington
Wilmington (Cape Fear)
Post-Schroeder (2022 NC Ct App), Wilmington's STR registration, 2% cap, 400-ft spacing, and lottery were struck down under NC G.S. 160D-1207 preemption. Operational rules (insurance, parking, occupancy) survive but enforcement is complaint-driven. Beach towns (Wrightsville, Carolina, Kure) have no STR-specific permits beyond NHC room occupancy tax. Demand stack: UNCW ~18k students, Cinespace Studios + 'Hollywood East' film industry, Camp Lejeune corridor, moderate 3.1x summer seasonality.
NC G.S. 160D-1207 + Schroeder v. City of Wilmington (NC Ct App, April 2022) preempt local STR-specific permit/registration/cap schemes across all 4 jurisdictions in the metro. Only operational rules survive. Tax registration with NHC is the sole compliance step.
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