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H 3157 General Bill, By Huggins, Kirsh, Sandifer, Herbkersman, Cotty, Viers, Clemmons, Weeks and Bedingfield
Summary: Tenant ejectment
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 27-37-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE OF RULE ON A TENANT AGAINST WHOM EJECTMENT PROCEEDINGS ARE BROUGHT, SO AS TO PROVIDE A METHOD OF SERVICE BY POSTING IF GROUNDS OF EJECTMENT ARE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THREATEN LIFE OR SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE; TO AMEND SECTION 27-37-40, RELATING TO TENANT EJECTMENT ON FAILURE TO SHOW CAUSE, SO AS TO REQUIRE MAGISTRATES TO IMMEDIATELY ISSUE A WARRANT FOR EJECTMENT IF GROUNDS FOR EJECTMENT ARE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THREATEN LIVES OR SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE AND THE TENANT FAILS TO APPEAR AND SHOW CAUSE WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF SERVICE; TO AMEND SECTION 27-40-720, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO TENANT NONCOMPLIANCE AFFECTING HEALTH AND SAFETY, SO AS TO DEFINE FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "EMERGENCY" TO INCLUDE CIRCUMSTANCES CONSIDERED TO THREATEN THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS OR EMPLOYEES, OR MALICIOUS PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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Summary: Tenant ejectment
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 27-37-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE OF RULE ON A TENANT AGAINST WHOM EJECTMENT PROCEEDINGS ARE BROUGHT, SO AS TO PROVIDE A METHOD OF SERVICE BY POSTING IF GROUNDS OF EJECTMENT ARE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THREATEN LIFE OR SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE; TO AMEND SECTION 27-37-40, RELATING TO TENANT EJECTMENT ON FAILURE TO SHOW CAUSE, SO AS TO REQUIRE MAGISTRATES TO IMMEDIATELY ISSUE A WARRANT FOR EJECTMENT IF GROUNDS FOR EJECTMENT ARE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THREATEN LIVES OR SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE AND THE TENANT FAILS TO APPEAR AND SHOW CAUSE WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF SERVICE; TO AMEND SECTION 27-40-720, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO TENANT NONCOMPLIANCE AFFECTING HEALTH AND SAFETY, SO AS TO DEFINE FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "EMERGENCY" TO INCLUDE CIRCUMSTANCES CONSIDERED TO THREATEN THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS OR EMPLOYEES, OR MALICIOUS PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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| 12/20/06 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/20/06 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 01/09/07 | House | Introduced and read first time HJ-87 |
| 01/09/07 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-88 |
| 01/11/07 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cotty |
| 02/15/07 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Viers |
| 02/28/07 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-21 |
| 03/01/07 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons, Weeks |
| 03/01/07 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 03/06/07 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bedingfield |
| 03/06/07 | House | Amended HJ-19 |
| 03/06/07 | House | Read second time HJ-22 |
| 03/07/07 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-17 |
| 03/07/07 | House | Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0 HJ-17 |
| 03/07/07 | Senate | Introduced and read first time SJ-16 |
| 03/07/07 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-16 |
| 03/12/07 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 03/12/07 | Senate | Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Williams |
| 05/23/07 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-53 |
| 05/24/07 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 05/25/07 | Scrivener's error corrected |