Dare County North Carolina has closed entry to the Outer Banks for non-resident property owners.  Per the Dare County Board of Commissioners (Chairman - Bob Woodard, DCBOC@darenc.com) this is in response to the Covid-19 crisis and to protect residents of the Outer Banks. 

If you are not a resident of the Outer Banks - but own property there, you can not access or use your property as police will prevent you from entering the county.  Non-resident propery owners pay real estate taxes to Dare County and have no representation in local government.  

This petition is as stated: OBX Non-Resident Property Owners should receive property tax credit for the time they are unable to access their property.  As an example, if property access is denied for a total of 1 month in the course of a year - than the property taxes for that property will be credited for 1/12 of the annual property tax.