No, residential lease agreements do not need to be notarized in North Carolina. As long as the contract exists and both parties have agreed to it, it is legally binding and it does not have to be notarized.
Of course, the landlord and tenant can agree to have the lease notarized if they wish, but it is not required.
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The information for this answer was found on our North Carolina Residential Lease Agreement answers.