Adams v. Woods

ELMORE, Judge.

Priscilla Woods and Robert Woods (defendants) appeal a judgment from the district court ordering defendants to surrender possession of their residence to Willie R. Adams (plaintiff).

Pursuant to a month-to-month lease agreement, defendants occupied a house at 5011 Highway 301 South in Lucarna, North Carolina. Defendants demanded that the lessor, Zedechia Worrells, make repairs to the property. Mr. Worrells refused to make the specified repairs and then sold the property to plaintiff without giving notice to defendants. Plaintiff and defendants did not enter into any leasing…