S*0562(Rat #0084, Act #0071 of 2013)  General Bill, By Campsen and Davis
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-27-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE RECOVERY OF THE VALUE OF IMPROVEMENTS MADE IN GOOD FAITH IN AN
 ACTION TO RECOVER LANDS AND TENEMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEFENDANT
 SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER THE FULL VALUE OF ALL IMPROVEMENTS IF THE
 DEFENDANT PURCHASED OR ACQUIRED TITLE TO THE LANDS AND TENEMENTS. - ratified
 title

   03/21/13  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
   03/21/13  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 7)
   03/27/13  Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), S.Martin,
                     McElveen
   04/24/13  Senate Polled out of committee Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 10)
   04/24/13  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 10)
   04/30/13  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 31)
   04/30/13  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 31)
   04/30/13  Senate Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 31)
   05/01/13  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 69)
   05/02/13  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 18)
   05/02/13  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
                     (House Journal-page 18)
   05/14/13  House  Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means
                     (House Journal-page 33)
   05/14/13  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 33)
   05/30/13  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 7)
   06/04/13  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 15)
   06/04/13  House  Roll call Yeas-106  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 15)
   06/05/13  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 9)
   06/11/13         Ratified R 84
   06/13/13         Signed By Governor
   06/20/13         Effective date 06/13/13
   06/24/13         Act No. 71

(A71, R84, S562)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-27-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE RECOVERY OF THE VALUE OF IMPROVEMENTS MADE IN GOOD FAITH IN AN ACTION TO RECOVER LANDS AND TENEMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEFENDANT SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER THE FULL VALUE OF ALL IMPROVEMENTS IF THE DEFENDANT PURCHASED OR ACQUIRED TITLE TO THE LANDS AND TENEMENTS.

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

Recovery of certain improvements on acquired lands and tenements

SECTION    1.    Section 27-27-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 27-27-10.    After final judgment in favor of the plaintiff in an action to recover lands and tenements, if the defendant has purchased or acquired the lands and tenements recovered in such action or taken a lease thereof or those under whom he holds have purchased or acquired a title to such lands and tenements or taken a lease thereof, supposing at the time of such purchase or acquisition such title to be good in fee or such lease to convey and secure the title and interest therein expressed, such defendant shall be entitled to recover of the plaintiff in such action the full value of all improvements made upon such land by such defendant or those under whom he claims, in the manner provided in this chapter."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 11th day of June, 2013.

Approved the 13th day of June, 2013.