South Carolina § 29-3-400 - Entry in index to lis pendens.
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§ 29-3-400. Entry in index to lis pendens.
Upon the filing of the petition in the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas, the clerk shall immediately enter it in the index to lis pendens affecting real property and from the time of the filing the pendency of the action or special proceedings is constructive notice to an assignee, pledgee, purchaser, or encumbrancer of the mortgage, and every person whose purchase, encumbrance, assignment, pledge, or hypothecation is subsequently executed or subsequently recorded is considered a subsequent purchaser or encumbrancer and is bound by all proceedings taken after the filing of the petition to the same extent as if he were made a party to the action or special proceeding. The filing of the petition is of no avail unless it is followed by the first publication of the rule or by the personal service thereof on a respondent within sixty days after the filing.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 45-69; 1952 Code SECTION 45-69; 1942 Code SECTION 8707-1; 1933 (38) 467; 1988 Act No. 494, SECTION 8(8).
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-3-400 ("Entry in index to lis pendens.") 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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