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sign and deliver a written rental agreement which has been signed and delivered to the landlord by the tenant, acceptance of rent without reservation by the landlord gives the rental agreement the same effect as if it had been signed
Failure to deliver possession. (a) If the landlord fails to deliver possession of the dwelling unit to the tenant as provided in SECTION 27-40-430, rent abates until possession is delivered and the tenant may: (1) terminate the rental
SECTION 27-40-660. Tenant's remedies for landlord's unlawful ouster or exclusion. If a landlord unlawfully removes or excludes the tenant from the premises, or wilfully diminishes services to tenant by interrupting or causing interruption of essential services
SECTION 27-37-10. Grounds for ejectment of tenant. (A) The tenant may be ejected upon application of the landlord or his agent when (1) the tenant fails or refuses to pay the rent when due or when demanded
neither heating facilities, hot water equipment, nor any other essential facility or service with any other dwelling unit; (15) "tenant" means a person entitled under a rental agreement to occupy a dwelling unit to the exclusion of others; (16) "wilful
SECTION 27-40-310. Terms and conditions of rental agreement. (a) A landlord and a tenant may include in a rental agreement terms and conditions not prohibited by this chapter or other rule of law, including rent, term
SECTION 27-40-330. Prohibited provisions in rental agreements. (a) A rental agreement may not provide that the tenant: (1) agrees to waive or forego rights or remedies under this chapter; (2) authorizes any person to confess judgment
SECTION 27-40-540. Tenant to use and occupy. Unless otherwise agreed, a tenant shall occupy his dwelling unit only as a dwelling unit and shall not conduct or permit any illegal activities thereon. HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 336, SECTION
SECTION 27-37-20. Ejectment proceedings. Any tenant may be ejected in the following manner, to wit: Upon application by the landlord or his agent or attorney any magistrate having jurisdiction shall issue a written rule requiring the tenant forthwith
have elapsed from the time of mailing. If these requirements have been met, the specified time period for the tenant to show cause why he should not be ejected as provided in Section 27-37-20 begins
SECTION 27-37-40. Tenant ejected on failure to show cause. If the tenant fails to appear and show cause within the aforesaid ten days then the magistrate shall issue a warrant of ejectment and the tenant shall be ejected
clarify, modernize, and revise the law governing rental of dwelling units and the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants; (2) to encourage landlords and tenants to maintain and improve the quality of housing. HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 336, SECTION
lien; distress proceeding. (a) A contractual lien or contractual security interest on behalf of the landlord in the tenant's household goods is not enforceable unless perfected before the effective date of this chapter. (b) A landlord may enforce collection
SECTION 27-37-80. Jury trial. Either landlord or tenant may demand trial by jury. In such case a jury shall be summoned and a jury trial had as in any other civil case. Upon the testimony offered, under instructions
appeal. An appeal in an ejectment case will not stay ejectment unless at the time of appealing the tenant shall give an appeal bond as in other civil cases for an amount to be fixed by the magistrate and conditioned
SECTION 27-37-140. Action of tenant wrongfully dispossessed. In case any tenant is wrongfully dispossessed he may have an action for damages against the landlord. HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 41-114; 1952 Code SECTION
rental for the use and occupancy of the premises involved shall continue to accrue so long as the tenant remains in possession of the premises, at the same rate as prevailed immediately prior to the issuance of such rule
Short title. This chapter is known and may be cited as the South Carolina Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 336, SECTION
landlord or any person authorized to enter into a rental agreement on his behalf shall disclose to the tenant in writing at or before the commencement of the tenancy the name and address of an owner of the premises
dwelling unit. At the commencement of the term a landlord shall deliver possession of the premises to the tenant in compliance with the rental agreement and SECTION 27-40-440. The landlord may bring an action for possession against