South Carolina § 27-39-60 - Counties and municipal corporations restricted from regulating rent charged for certain dwellings.
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§ 27-39-60. Counties and municipal corporations restricted from regulating rent charged for certain dwellings.
No county or municipal corporation may enact, maintain, or enforce any ordinance or resolution which would regulate in any way the amount of rent to be charged for privately owned, single family, or multiple unit residential, or commercial rental property. This section may not be construed as prohibiting any county or municipal corporation, or any authority created by a county or municipal corporation for that purpose, from regulating in any way property belonging to the county or municipal corporation or from entering into any agreements with private persons which regulate the amount of rent to be charged for rental properties.
HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 184, SECTION 1.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27-39-60 ("Counties and municipal corporations restricted from regulating rent charged for certain dwellings.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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