Property ManagementIntermediateNorth Carolina Exam

Under NC law, a property manager must keep security deposits in:

ASimply the property manager's own personal savings account, rather than the separate trust account North Carolina law actually requires
BA trust account separate from the manager's operating fundsCorrect
CAn interest-bearing CD in the property owner's name
DA federally-insured money market fund in the manager's name

Why A trust account separate from the manager's operating funds Is Correct

Answer B: A trust account separate from the manager's operating funds

NC law requires security deposits to be deposited in a trust account (or in a federally-insured interest-bearing account) separate from the property manager's operating funds.

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