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A71, R84, S562

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Campsen and Davis
Document Path: l:\s-res\gec\043colo.hm.gec.docx

Introduced in the Senate on March 21, 2013
Introduced in the House on May 2, 2013
Last Amended on April 30, 2013
Passed by the General Assembly on June 5, 2013
Governor's Action: June 13, 2013, Signed

Summary: Rental recovery for improvements made in good faith

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/21/2013  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
   3/21/2013  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 7)
   3/27/2013  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), S.Martin, 
                        McElveen
   4/24/2013  Senate  Polled out of committee Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 10)
   4/24/2013  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 10)
   4/30/2013  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 31)
   4/30/2013  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 31)
   4/30/2013  Senate  Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 31)
    5/1/2013  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 69)
    5/2/2013  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 18)
    5/2/2013  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 18)
   5/14/2013  House   Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 33)
   5/14/2013  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 33)
   5/30/2013  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 7)
    6/4/2013  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 15)
    6/4/2013  House   Roll call Yeas-106  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 15)
    6/5/2013  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 9)
   6/11/2013          Ratified R 84
   6/13/2013          Signed By Governor
   6/20/2013          Effective date 06/13/13
   6/24/2013          Act No. 71

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/21/2013
4/24/2013
4/30/2013
5/30/2013

(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.

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