H 4208 General Bill, By Atwater and Long
Summary: Homeowners Protection Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 30 TO TITLE 27 TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA HOMEOWNERS PROTECTION ACT OF 2015" SO AS TO SET FORTH THE MANNER IN WHICH A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION CREATED AFTER 2015 MUST BE ESTABLISHED AND ADMINISTERED, AND TO SET FORTH THE RIGHTS OF THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS OWNERS; TO AMEND SECTION 22-3-10, RELATING TO THE JURISDICTION OF MAGISTRATES, SO AS TO GRANT MAGISTRATES CONCURRENT CIVIL JURISDICTION IN CERTAIN ACTIONS BETWEEN ASSOCIATIONS AND OWNERS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 22-3-20, RELATING TO THE JURISDICTION OF MAGISTRATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A MAGISTRATE DOES NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN FORECLOSURE ACTIONS BY AN ASSOCIATION.
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05/20/15	House	Introduced and read first time
05/20/15	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
06/02/15	House	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 51)
06/02/15	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 51)