South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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S. 180

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Hembree
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19856cz21.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 12, 2021
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: HOAs

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/9/2020  Senate  Prefiled
   12/9/2020  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/12/2021  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 205)
   1/12/2021  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 205)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/9/2020

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 27-30-145 SO AS TO REQUIRE A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE A STATEMENT OF UNPAID ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER CHARGES AGAINST A UNIT TO A UNIT OWNER UPON REQUEST.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 30, Title 27 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 245 of 2018, is amended by adding:

    "Section 27-30-145.    (A)    The association must furnish a unit owner or his authorized agent a statement setting forth the amount of unpaid assessments or other charges against a unit upon written request. The statement must be furnished within ten business days of receipt and is binding on the association.

    (B)    The association may impose reasonable charges in connection with the preparation and distribution of the statements of unpaid assessments and charges not to exceed one hundred dollars per request and an optional fee to expedite the process not to exceed seventy-five dollars if the request is made within forty-eight hours of closing on a unit. These additional charges may be collected by the association, its managers, or its agents."

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

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