South Carolina Code — 27
Browse 487 sections in division 27 of the South Carolina code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 27-1-10. Real estate made liable for debts, duties and demands.
- § 27-1-15. Recovery of attorney is fees and interest on claims for improvement of real estate.
- § 27-1-20. Appointment of surveyors where land title in dispute; nomination by parties.
- § 27-1-30. Appointment of surveyors where land title in dispute; nomination by court.
- § 27-1-40. Party walls in cities and towns.
- § 27-1-50. Party walls in cities and towns; expense.
- § 27-1-60. Right of homeowner or tenant to fly United States flag; restrictive covenants and rental agreements; definitions.
- § 27-1-70. Real property transfer fee covenants unenforceable; definitions; policy; requirements for enforceability of prior transfer fee covenants.
- § 27-2-10. System adopted; title.
- § 27-2-20. Zone title for use in land descriptions.
- § 27-2-30. Plane coordinates for expressing position of point defined.
- § 27-2-50. Coordinate System defined.
- § 27-2-60. Standards required for recordation; modification to meet local conditions.
- § 27-2-70. Use of term "South Carolina Coordinate System" on map.
- § 27-2-85. Duties of South Carolina Geodetic Survey.
- § 27-2-95. State mapping products to be compatible with coordinate system; establishment of standards; programs.
- § 27-2-105. Clarification of county boundaries; role of South Carolina Geodetic Survey; contested case hearings.
- § 27-2-110. Reliance on description based on coordinate system not required.
- § 27-3-10. Declaration of purpose.
- § 27-3-20. Definitions.
- § 27-3-30. Duty of care.
- § 27-3-40. Effect of permission to use property for recreational purposes.
- § 27-3-50. Application of SECTIONSECTION 27-3-30 and 27-3-40 to land leased to State or political subdivisions.
- § 27-3-60. Certain liability not limited.
- § 27-3-70. Construction.
- § 27-5-10. Tenure of lands in State.
- § 27-5-20. Rule in Shelley's Case.
- § 27-5-30. Construction of terms "failure of issue" and the like.
- § 27-5-40. Feoffment with livery of seizin shall not defeat remainder.
- § 27-5-50. Warranties by life tenants; collateral warranties.
- § 27-5-60. Feoffments made by person wrongfully in possession.
- § 27-5-80. Certain pension plans, annuity trusts, and the like of employers exempt from laws against perpetuities.
- § 27-5-90. Effect of descent cast.
- § 27-5-100. Right of entry of lawful owner or heirs against heirs of disseizor.
- § 27-5-110. Entry on land.
- § 27-5-120. Posthumous child shall take under will or settlement.
- § 27-5-130. Deeds of real estate to pass entire estate; conveyance of fee simple absolute; construction of conflicting language.
- § 27-6-10. Short title.
- § 27-6-20. Nonvested property interest or power of appointment.
- § 27-6-30. Creation of property interests and powers of appointment.
- § 27-6-40. Reformation of property dispositions.
- § 27-6-50. Exceptions to rule.
- § 27-6-60. Effect of timing of creation of property interest; savings clause.
- § 27-6-70. Application and construction.
- § 27-6-80. Effect on common law.
- § 27-7-10. Form of conveyance of fee simple; witnesses.
- § 27-7-20. Warranty and additional clauses in conveyances.
- § 27-7-30. Omission of seal.
- § 27-7-40. Creation of joint tenancy; filing; severance.
- § 27-8-10. Short title.
- § 27-8-20. Definitions.
- § 27-8-30. Conservation easements generally; creation, duration and effect; conveyances.
- § 27-8-35. Easements excepted from public hearing requirement.
- § 27-8-40. Who may bring action affecting easement.
- § 27-8-50. Validity of easements.
- § 27-8-60. Applicability of Conservation Easement Act to, and its effect on, property interests.
- § 27-8-70. Effect of easement on assessment of property for ad valorem tax purposes.
- § 27-8-80. Condemnation of conservation easements.
- § 27-8-90. Biennial review of plight of land loss.
- § 27-8-100. Use of trust fund monies for beach conservation.
- § 27-8-110. Use of trust funds to acquire land adjoining state parks.
- § 27-8-120. Repealed.
- § 27-11-10. State not precluded as to escheated lands by grants and the like.
- § 27-11-20. Former grants and the like made valid; persons may hold under same against State.
- § 27-11-30. Former patents, grants, and deeds, indented or poll, are valid notwithstanding certain designated errors.
- § 27-11-40. Ratification and confirmation of former patents, grants, and the like saving claims of third persons.
- § 27-11-50. Estates of John Lord Carteret and lords proprietors shall not be altered, abridged, or revived.
- § 27-11-60. Grants, deeds and the like before August 20, 1731 shall not be impeached for certain causes.
- § 27-11-70. Effect of possession of lands five years before July 4, 1776.
- § 27-13-10. Aliens and foreign corporations entitled to same property as natural-born citizens.
- § 27-13-20. Titles derived through aliens legalized.
- § 27-13-30. Limitation on alien land ownership.
- § 27-13-40. Limitation on alien land ownership; lands acquired on foreclosure of mortgage.
- § 27-15-10. Leases; term limitations.
- § 27-15-20. Formal requisites of lease.
- § 27-15-30. Certain rights vested in lessees of Catawba Indians.
- § 27-15-40. Grants to lessees of leased Catawba Indian lands.
- § 27-15-50. Proceedings by lessee if lease be lost.
- § 27-16-10. Short title.
- § 27-16-20. Legislative findings.
- § 27-16-30. Definitions.
- § 27-16-40. Catawba Tribe subject to jurisdiction of state, except where otherwise expressly provided.
- § 27-16-50. Monetary payments by state, federal governments; private payments; Trust Funds; limited waiver of immunity by state as to suit to collect; effect on certain other funding.
- § 27-16-60. Ratification of transfer extinguishes other claims by or on behalf of Tribe; State law to govern transfer of property.
- § 27-16-70. Tribal court of criminal jurisdiction; delineation of Tribal and state jurisdiction; Tribal peace officers; training; cross-deputization.
- § 27-16-80. Tribal courts - original and appellate civil; full faith and credit; waiver of jurisdiction; appeal to nonTribal courts; claims and suits against Tribe; limited sovereign immunity; liability insurance; partial applicability of Tort Claims Act; satisfaction of judgments.
- § 27-16-90. State may convey Existing Reservation to United States; Expanded Reservation; Expansion Zones; improvements in Expansion Zones; eminent domain; taxes; easements.
- § 27-16-100. Tribal ownership of realty outside Reservation.
- § 27-16-110. Bingo, video poker and similar devices; other gambling or wagering; state laws to govern; licenses; tax.
- § 27-16-120. Building code; environmental law and regulation; land use plan; health code; hunting and fishing; littoral and riparian rights; regulation of alcohol.
- § 27-16-130. Taxation of Tribe and tribal persons, entities, and property; taxation of persons or enterprises operating or doing business on Reservation.
- § 27-16-140. Applicability of later-enacted federal law; chapter invalid if entire federal implementing legislation judicially invalidated; construction as between chapter and Settlement Agreement; copies of Settlement Agreement available.
- § 27-16-150. Tribe not required to pay fee in lieu of school taxes.
- § 27-18-10. Short title.
- § 27-18-20. Definitions.
- § 27-18-30. Property presumed abandoned; demand for payment not required.
- § 27-18-40. Conditions for taking custody of intangible unclaimed property.
- § 27-18-50. Travelers checks, money orders, or similar written instruments.
- § 27-18-60. Checks, drafts, or similar instruments on which banking or financial institution is liable.
- § 27-18-70. Demand, savings, or matured time deposits with banking or financial organizations.
- § 27-18-75. Escheatment of United States savings bonds.
- § 27-18-76. Claims for escheated United States savings bonds or proceeds from bond.
- § 27-18-80. Funds held or owing under life or endowment insurance policies or annuity contracts that have matured or terminated.
- § 27-18-85. Property payable or distributable in the course of demutualization of insurance company; abandonment.
- § 27-18-90. Utility service deposits, advance payments, or ordered refunds.
- § 27-18-100. Business associations; refunds ordered by court or administrative agency.
- § 27-18-110. Dormancy period for stock or other equity interest in business association and certain debts; calculating whether stock or security interest is unclaimed.
- § 27-18-120. Intangible property distributable in course of dissolution of business association.
- § 27-18-130. Intangible property held in fiduciary capacity for benefit of another; funds in individual retirement account or retirement plan for self-employed individuals or similar plan or account.
- § 27-18-140. Unclaimed intangible property presumed abandoned; tax refund checks.
- § 27-18-150. Credit memo.
- § 27-18-160. Unpaid wages and unpresented payroll checks.
- § 27-18-170. Contents of safe deposit boxes or other safekeeping repositories.
- § 27-18-175. Application of chapter.
- § 27-18-180. Report of unclaimed property; notice to apparent owner.
- § 27-18-190. Administrator's notice of abandoned property; publication; contents; exceptions.
- § 27-18-200. Payment or delivery of abandoned property to administrator; exceptions; holder of stocks or similar intangible ownership interests relieved of liability upon delivery.
- § 27-18-210. Liability of holder after payment or delivery to administrator; payments to owners of property turned over to administrator; recovery of property turned over to administrator; administrator to defend holder against claims for property paid or delivered to administrator; "good faith" defined; payment of costs of safe deposit box or other safekeeping repository.
- § 27-18-220. Dividends, interest, or other increments realized on property in hands of administrator.
- § 27-18-230. Sale of property by administrator.
- § 27-18-240. Deposit into General Fund of funds received by administrator; deductions before deposit of funds.
- § 27-18-250. Claims to property paid or delivered to administrator; recovery of interest on property.
- § 27-18-260. Recovery by another state of property paid or delivered to administrator.
- § 27-18-270. Appeal of decision of administrator, court action to establish claim to property.
- § 27-18-280. Election of administrator not to accept property; report and delivery of property before property presumed abandoned.
- § 27-18-290. Destruction or disposal by administrator of property with insubstantial commercial value; immunity from liability.
- § 27-18-300. Periods of limitation.
- § 27-18-310. Requests for reports; examination of records; demand for payment; estimated amount of abandoned property.
- § 27-18-320. Length of time holders must retain records.
- § 27-18-330. Authority of administrator to enforce chapter.
- § 27-18-340. Cooperation with other states concerning sharing of information, changing of rules, and enforcement of chapter.
- § 27-18-350. Interest and penalties for violations of chapter.
- § 27-18-360. Restrictions on agreements to recover or assist in recovery of reported property; penalties.
- § 27-18-370. Application of chapter to foreign property or transactions.
- § 27-18-380. Duties which arose prior to effective date of chapter unaffected; enforcement and penalties of prior laws unaffected; initial report under this chapter of property not previously required to be reported.
- § 27-18-390. Authority of administrator to adopt rules.
- § 27-18-400. Application and construction of chapter.
- § 27-19-10. Notification of supposedly escheated lands by Secretary of State to judge of circuit court.
- § 27-19-20. Inquest by jury; certification and recording of verdict.
- § 27-19-30. Notice published in county where land lies.
- § 27-19-40. Petition by person claiming land; proceedings thereon.
- § 27-19-50. Damages for prosecution of escheat proceedings without probable cause.
- § 27-19-60. Renting out land pending conclusion of process of escheat.
- § 27-19-70. Manner of pronouncing land escheated.
- § 27-19-80. Advertising land for sale; terms of sale.
- § 27-19-90. Division of land into tracts for sale.
- § 27-19-100. Land may be bid in or purchased by Department of Administration; disposition of such lands.
- § 27-19-110. Compensation of person making good title to land within five years.
- § 27-19-120. Estates of felons shall not escheat.
- § 27-19-210. Secretary of State or Attorney General may sue for and recover moneys or personal property in hands of executor or administrator.
- § 27-19-220. Advertising of moneys or property; vesting of property in State.
- § 27-19-230. Personal property of inmates dying in the Charleston Home.
- § 27-19-310. Duties of escheator devolved upon Secretary of State as agent of Department of Administration.
- § 27-19-320. Purchase of land by Secretary of State prohibited; penalties.
- § 27-19-330. Assessment of costs and charges.
- § 27-19-340. Disposition of proceeds of escheats.
- § 27-19-350. Rights of persons under disability or absent from United States.
- § 27-19-360. Reports of Secretary of State and Department of Administration.
- § 27-19-370. Liability of Secretary of State for misconduct or fraudulent practices.
- § 27-19-380. Application of chapter.
- § 27-19-390. Chapter complementary to Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act.
- § 27-21-10. Sales of confiscated property; records thereof; disposition of proceeds.
- § 27-21-20. Property recovered by sheriff or police chief; ascertaining and notifying owner; disposition where owner not found; records.
- § 27-21-22. Sale of recovered property.
- § 27-21-25. Use of certain drug paraphernalia by public schools or institutions of higher learning in science programs or courses.
- § 27-21-30. Recovery by owner of net proceeds or property.
- § 27-23-10. Conveyances to defraud creditors; transfers of income and property to avoid paying child support.
- § 27-23-20. Conveyances to deceive purchasers.
- § 27-23-30. Punishment of parties to fraudulent conveyances.
- § 27-23-40. Conveyances upon good consideration.
- § 27-23-50. Leases, estates, or interests assigned, granted or surrendered by parol.
- § 27-23-60. Force and effect of parol leases.
- § 27-23-70. Validity of parol gifts.
- § 27-23-90. Land conveyed with condition or the like and afterwards sold, first conveyance void.
- § 27-25-10. Assignment by insolvent debtor.
- § 27-25-20. Preferential transactions within ninety days of assignment.
- § 27-25-30. Assignment for benefit of creditors; attack by creditor.
- § 27-25-40. Assignment for benefit of creditors; appointment of agents by creditors.
- § 27-25-50. Sales and transfers prior to appointment of agents.
- § 27-25-60. Calling creditors together.
- § 27-25-70. Procedure when assignees neglect or refuse to call creditors together.
- § 27-25-80. Election of agents.
- § 27-25-90. Rights and powers of agents.
- § 27-25-100. Effect of neglect or refusal of creditors to appoint agents.
- § 27-25-110. Appointment of umpire.
- § 27-25-120. Deposit of proceeds of sales.
- § 27-25-130. General powers of creditors.
- § 27-25-140. Statements of proceedings.
- § 27-25-150. Damages for failure to account or follow directions.
- § 27-25-160. Commissions allowed.
- § 27-27-10. Recovery for improvements made in good faith.
- § 27-27-20. Determining value of improvements.
- § 27-27-30. Proceedings subsequent to judgment to recover value of improvements.
- § 27-27-40. Stay of judgment in first action; special verdict for betterments.
- § 27-27-50. Judgment deemed equivalent to attachment; priority of liens.
- § 27-27-60. Sale of lands; division of proceeds; payment in lieu of sale.
- § 27-27-70. Alternative procedure by alleging value of improvement in answer.
- § 27-27-80. Assessment of value of improvement; charge against land.
- § 27-27-90. Recovery for mesne profits.
- § 27-27-100. Chapter not applicable in certain cases.
- § 27-28-10. Short title.
- § 27-28-20. Purpose; definitions.
- § 27-28-30. Unfair real estate service agreements; exceptions.
- § 27-28-40. Recordings of unfair real estate service agreements.
- § 27-28-50. Violations of chapter; remedies.
- § 27-29-10. Short title; definitions.
- § 27-29-20. Administration.
- § 27-29-30. Exceptions to application of chapter.
- § 27-29-40. Prerequisites to disposition of interest in subdivided land.
- § 27-29-50. Application for registration of subdivided land.
- § 27-29-60. Public offering statement.
- § 27-29-70. Examination of application for registration.
- § 27-29-80. Order of the commission on application for registration.
- § 27-29-90. Annual renewal reports.
- § 27-29-100. Public hearings; filing of advertising material; injunctive relief; intervention in certain suits; exemption of certain lots.
- § 27-29-110. Powers of commission as to investigations.
- § 27-29-120. Unlawful practices; cease and desist orders.
- § 27-29-130. Revocation of registration.
- § 27-29-140. Judicial review of orders.
- § 27-29-150. Penalties.
- § 27-29-160. Remedies of purchaser of subdivided land.
- § 27-29-170. Jurisdiction of circuit court.
- § 27-29-180. Extradition.
- § 27-29-190. Service of process.
- § 27-29-200. Fees; land, books, and records subject to examination by commission; annual renewal reports.
- § 27-29-210. Construction.
- § 27-30-110. Short title.
- § 27-30-120. Definitions.
- § 27-30-130. Enforceability of governing documents; recording requirements; rules, regulations, and amendments.
- § 27-30-140. Annual budget increases; notice requirements.
- § 27-30-150. Application of access to documents provisions.
- § 27-30-160. Jurisdiction of magistrates court.
- § 27-30-170. Construction of article.
- § 27-30-310. Short title.
- § 27-30-320. Definitions.
- § 27-30-330. Information department is authorized to include on publicly available website.
- § 27-30-340. Calls or written complaints from homeowners or homeowners associations.
- § 27-31-10. Short title.
- § 27-31-20. Definitions.
- § 27-31-30. Establishment of horizontal property regime.
- § 27-31-40. Apartments may be purchased, owned, and the like.
- § 27-31-50. More than one person may own apartment.
- § 27-31-60. Property rights of apartment owner.
- § 27-31-70. Common elements shall not be divided.
- § 27-31-80. Use of common elements.
- § 27-31-90. Incorporation of co-owners.
- § 27-31-100. Master deed or lease; contents.
- § 27-31-110. Plot plan and building plan.
- § 27-31-120. Designation of apartments on plans; conveyance or lease of apartment.
- § 27-31-130. Waiver of regime and merger of apartment records with principal property.
- § 27-31-140. Merger as bar to subsequent horizontal property regime.
- § 27-31-150. Administration of property; bylaws.
- § 27-31-160. Provisions required in bylaws; modification of system of administration.
- § 27-31-170. Compliance with bylaws, rules, and regulations; remedy for noncompliance.
- § 27-31-180. Records of receipts and expenditures.
- § 27-31-190. Expenses shall be shared.
- § 27-31-200. Unpaid assessments; payment upon sale.
- § 27-31-210. Lien for unpaid assessments; right of mortgagee or purchaser acquiring title at foreclosure sale.
- § 27-31-220. Liability of purchaser of apartment.
- § 27-31-230. Liens arising subsequent to recording of master deed or lease.
- § 27-31-240. Insurance.
- § 27-31-250. Repair or reconstruction; vote of co-owners; application of insurance proceeds.
- § 27-31-260. Sharing expenses in case of fire or other disaster.
- § 27-31-270. Assessment and collection of taxes.
- § 27-31-280. Council of co-owner's right of access.
- § 27-31-290. Limitation on liability of co-owners for common expenses.
- § 27-31-300. Effect on contracts entered into before June 6, 1967.
- § 27-31-410. "Conversion of rental units to condominium ownership" defined.
- § 27-31-420. Rights and duties of owners, landlords, and tenants when rental units are converted to condominiums; notices; offers; vacation; phased conversions.
- § 27-31-430. Disclosure of physical condition of building.
- § 27-31-440. Abandoning conversion program.
- § 27-32-10. Definitions.
- § 27-32-20. Advertisement or conveyance of plan in absence of licensure of seller and prior registration of plan prohibited; materials to be furnished commission by seller of plans; exemptions.
- § 27-32-30. Materials to be kept among business records of seller of plans.
- § 27-32-40. Furnishing copy of contract to purchaser; terms thereof.
- § 27-32-50. Request to cancel contract.
- § 27-32-55. Vacation time sharing resale services; written contract; and other requirements.
- § 27-32-60. Refund upon cancellation; escrow account.
- § 27-32-70. Misrepresentation of right to cancel.
- § 27-32-80. Transfer of seller's interest in plan or facilities to third party.
- § 27-32-90. Escrow accounts; provisions; refunds; audits and examinations; disputed funds; investments and interest; record keeping; financial assurances.
- § 27-32-100. Public offering statements; contents.
- § 27-32-110. Prohibited practices.
- § 27-32-115. Finder's fees; limitations on finder's activities.
- § 27-32-120. Penalties for violation of chapter; effect on contract.
- § 27-32-130. Enforcement and implementation of chapter; regulations.
- § 27-32-140. Materials required to be filed with plans concerning facilities not substantially completed.
- § 27-32-150. Fee for registration and renewal of vacation time sharing plans; examination of documentation pertaining to advertisement or sale; expenses for investigation and prosecution.
- § 27-32-160. Grants in aid and contracts with similar agencies to further objectives.
- § 27-32-170. Proceeds from sale or exchange exempt from sales tax.
- § 27-32-180. Registration of persons engaging in the sale of vacation time sharing plans; form and contents; exemption for regular employees of seller; fees; seller's supervision and control; renewal.
- § 27-32-190. Registration of plans; powers of the commission.
- § 27-32-200. Vacation Time Sharing Recovery Fund.
- § 27-32-210. Recovery from fund; conditions.
- § 27-32-220. Limitations on payments from fund.
- § 27-32-230. Arbitration; automatic revocation of license; applicant receiving award to subrogate rights.
- § 27-32-240. Property taxation of time share units; valuation; assessment; enforcement.
- § 27-32-250. Sales or exchanges of vacation multiple ownership interests.
- § 27-32-300. Short title.
- § 27-32-305. Purpose.