South Carolina § 29-13-70 - Notice that amount claimed not justly due; proceeds to be held.
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§ 29-13-70. Notice that amount claimed not justly due; proceeds to be held.
If the person to whom such advances have been made shall, within thirty days after such sale has been made, give notice in writing to the sheriff, accompanied with an affidavit to this effect, that the amount claimed is not justly due, the sheriff shall hold the proceeds of such sale subject to the decision of the court upon an issue which shall be made up and set down for trial at the next succeeding term of the court of common pleas for the county in which the person to whom such advances have been made resides. In such issue the landlord who makes such advances shall be the actor.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 45-507; 1952 Code SECTION 45-507; 1942 Code SECTION 8775; 1932 Code SECTION 8775; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 5696; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 4166; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 3062; G. S. 2398; R. S. 2517; 1878 (16) 410; 1944 (43) 1321.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-13-70 ("Notice that amount claimed not justly due; proceeds to be held.") 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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