Legal Question in Civil Litigation in North Carolina

Depending on the circumstances of the 'abandonment of the property' it is probally not illegal from a criminal stand point and if so, a charge of Injury to Personal Property would probably be most applicable which can be either a class 1 or 2 misdeameanor but from a 'doing right' perspective, its a pretty crappy thing to do. Further, you may face possible civil liability under what is known as a bailment theory.