H*3429(Rat #0167, Act #0063 of 2003)  General Bill, By Cotty and Cato
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-33-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO A TENANT'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR GAS, ELECTRIC, WATER, SEWERAGE, OR
 GARBAGE SERVICES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THESE REQUIREMENTS DO NOT APPLY TO A
 LANDLORD WHOSE PROPERTY IS A MULTI-UNIT BUILDING CONSISTING OF FOUR OR MORE
 RESIDENTIAL UNITS SERVED BY A MASTER METER OR SINGLE CONNECTION. - ratified
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   01/28/03  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-34
   01/28/03  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry HJ-34
   04/09/03  House  Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry HJ-5
   04/22/03  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, April 23, 2003 HJ-24
   04/23/03  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Rice, Owens, GM
                     Smith, Bailey, EH Pitts, Mahaffey, Loftis,
                     Moody-Lawrence, Witherspoon, Weeks and  Clyburn HJ-19
   04/24/03  House  Debate adjourned until Tuesday, April 29, 2003 HJ-67
   04/30/03  House  Amended HJ-66
   04/30/03  House  Read second time HJ-67
   04/30/03  House  Roll call Yeas-88  Nays-1 HJ-67
   05/01/03  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-20
   05/01/03         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/06/03  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6
   05/06/03  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-6
   05/28/03  Senate Recalled from Committee on Judiciary SJ-7
   05/29/03  Senate Read second time SJ-82
   06/03/03  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-50
   06/05/03         Ratified R 167
   06/25/03         Signed By Governor
   06/30/03         Copies available
   06/30/03         Effective date 06/25/03
   07/01/03         Act No. 63

(A63, R167, H3429)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-33-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A TENANT'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR GAS, ELECTRIC, WATER, SEWERAGE, OR GARBAGE SERVICES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THESE REQUIREMENTS DO NOT APPLY TO A LANDLORD WHOSE PROPERTY IS A MULTI-UNIT BUILDING CONSISTING OF FOUR OR MORE RESIDENTIAL UNITS SERVED BY A MASTER METER OR SINGLE CONNECTION.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Exception to provisions of section

SECTION    1.    Section 27-33-50 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 336 of 2002, is amended by adding at the end:

"(C)    This provision does not apply to a landlord whose property is a multi-unit building consisting of four or more residential units served by a master meter or single connection."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 5th day of June, 2003.

Approved the 25th day of June, 2003.