Block v. County of Person

EDMUNDS, Judge.

Defendants appeal from an order denying their motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. We affirm.

Because this appeal is based on defendants’ motion to dismiss, we treat plaintiffs’ factual allegations as true. See Lovelace v. City of Shelby, 351 N.C. 458, 526 S.E.2d 652 (2000). According to these allegations, on 16 January 1995, plaintiffs Raymond and Dorothy Block purchased a 1.37 acre residential building lot in Person County, North Carolina.…