South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 4875

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Clemmons and Keegan
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7162ahb04.doc

Introduced in the House on March 3, 2004
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Venue for trial of landlord and tenant matters

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/3/2004  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-4
    3/3/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-4

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/3/2004

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 15-7-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ACTIONS WHICH MUST BE TRIED WHERE THE SUBJECT MATTER IS SITUATED, SO AS TO ADD THAT ALL MATTERS BETWEEN LANDLORD AND TENANT MUST BE TRIED WHERE THE SUBJECT MATTER OR SOME PART OF THE PROPERTY IS SITUATED.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 15-7-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 15-7-10.    Actions An action for the following causes must be tried in the county in which the subject of the action or some part thereof of the property is situated, subject to the power of the court to change the place of trial in certain cases as provided in Section 15-7-100:

(1)    For for the recovery of real property or of an estate or interest therein or in real property, for the determination in any form of such the right or interest, and for injuries to real property;    (2)    For for the partition of real property;

(3)    For for the foreclosure of a

mortgage of real property; and

(4)    For for the recovery of personal property distrained for any cause. ; and

(5)    for all matters between landlord and tenant pursuant to Chapters 33 through 40 of Title 27 including, but not limited to, an action for possession of land, rent, or damage to or destruction of rental property."

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

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