South Carolina § 5-27-320 - Prerequisites to assessment.
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§ 5-27-320. Prerequisites to assessment.
No such assessment shall be so laid upon the abutting property owners until such improvements have been ordered pursuant to such ordinance upon the written consent, signed and filed with the city or town clerk, of not less than two thirds in number of the owners of the property abutting upon the street, sidewalk or part of either proposed to be improved and provision made for the payment by the corporate authorities of such city or town of not less than one half of the cost of such improvement. The times and terms of payment and rates of interest on deferred payments of assessments by such property owners shall be such as may be prescribed by ordinance.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 47-1342; 1952 Code SECTION 47-1342; 1942 Code SECTION 7374; 1932 Code SECTION 7374; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 4506; 1915 (29) 250; 1919 (31) 140.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-27-320 ("Prerequisites to assessment.") 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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