H 3307  General Bill, By Huggins, Wooten and Long
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 27-40-800, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE APPEAL OF A JUDGMENT FOR EJECTION, SO AS TO REQUIRE A TENANT
 TO PAY THE LANDLORD ALL RENT ALLEGEDLY OWED PRIOR TO THE ACTION FOR POSSESSION
 AND TO UPDATE A REFERENCE.

   12/09/20  House  Prefiled
   12/09/20  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
   01/12/21  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 152)
   01/12/21  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (House Journal-page 152)

TO AMEND SECTION 27-40-800, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE APPEAL OF A JUDGMENT FOR EJECTION, SO AS TO REQUIRE A TENANT TO PAY THE LANDLORD ALL RENT ALLEGEDLY OWED PRIOR TO THE ACTION FOR POSSESSION AND TO UPDATE A REFERENCE.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 27-40-800(b) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(b)    It is sufficient to stay execution of a judgment for ejectment that the tenant pay all rent allegedly owed prior to the execution of the judgment and sign an undertaking that he will pay to the landlord the amount of rent, as determined by the magistrate in accordance with Section 27-40-780 27-40-790, as it becomes due periodically after the judgment was entered. Any magistrate, clerk, or circuit court judge shall order a stay of execution upon the undertaking."

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