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SC Code § 31-13-410 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 13 - Moderate To Low Income Housing|Section 31-13-410. Definitions.

 As used in this article:  (1) "Affordable housing" means residential housing that, so long as the same is occupied by lower or very low income households, requires payment of monthly housing costs of no more than thirty percent of one-twelfth adjusted annual income.  (2) "Annual income" means the anticipated total income from all sources received by the family head and spouse and by each additional member of the household, including all net income derived from assets.  (3) "Authority" means the South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority.  (4) "Board" means the Board of Commissioners of the South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority.  (5) "Executive director" means the executive director of the authority.  (6) "Lower income household" means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose annual income adjusted for household size is more than fifty percent, but less than eighty percent, of the median income of the area of residence as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.  (7) "Substandard unit" means a housing unit which, by reason of dilapidation, deterioration, age, or obsolescence, inadequate provision for ventilation, light, air, sanitation, or open spaces, high density of population and overcrowding, unsanitary or unsafe conditions, or the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes, or any combination of these factors, is conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, or has an adverse effect upon the public health, safety, morals, or welfare of its inhabitants.  (8) "Trust fund" or "fund" means the South Carolina Housing Trust Fund.  (9) "Very low income household" means a household that has an annual income adjusted for household size of less than fifty percent of the median income of the area of residence as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 410, Section 1.
SC Code § 31-13-420 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 13 - Moderate To Low Income Housing|Section 31-13-420. Establishment of fund; trustee; records; payments from fund; annual report.

 (A) There is established the South Carolina Housing Trust Fund. The State Treasurer shall serve as trustee for the fund and shall hold the monies deposited in the fund separate and distinct from the general funds of the State. The trust fund consists of monies received under this article and any other sources of revenue, public or private, including donations dedicated for inclusion in the trust fund. The State Treasurer shall deposit the funds in a separate account to be administered by the authority in accordance with the guidelines and purposes established by this article. Interest, repayment, or other increment resulting from investment must be deposited in the fund.  (B) The monies in the trust fund must be paid out only upon the signature of the chairman of the board or a designee of the board and the signature of the executive director, upon the written warrants of the Comptroller General drawn on the State Treasurer to the payee designated in the requisition. The authority shall maintain separate records and books of accounts for all monies deposited into the fund. The authority is entitled to reimbursement for the costs or expenses incurred in the administration and operation of the fund from monies deposited into the fund.  (C) The board shall make a separate annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly with respect to the fund pursuant to Article 13, Chapter 1 of Title 1.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 410, Section 1.
SC Code § 31-13-430 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 13 - Moderate To Low Income Housing|Section 31-13-430. Advisory committee; composition; meetings; expenses.

 (A) An advisory committee is established consisting of nine members, three of whom must be selected by the board and must include one member of a very low income household, one member of a lower income household, a representative of a nonprofit organization which pursues housing programs, and one representative of each of the following:  (1) South Carolina Low Income Housing Coalition;  (2) South Carolina Citizens for Housing;  (3) South Carolina Association of Housing Authority Executive Directors;  (4) South Carolina Community Development Association;  (5) South Carolina Housing Partnership; and  (6) South Carolina Association of Regional Councils.  (B) On or before the first day of January of each year the presiding officer of each organization represented on the advisory committee shall notify the chairman of the authority of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of its representative on the advisory committee. It is the duty of the chairman to ensure that timely notification of each meeting of the advisory committee is provided to each of its members.  (C) The advisory committee shall meet at least four times a year to advise the board of particularly critical housing needs, to recommend to the board those areas of the State in which requests for proposals for developments should be published, the type of development for which proposals should be solicited, and to provide other pertinent information to the board as the members of the advisory committee consider appropriate. The committee shall adopt rules concerning meeting attendance by its members.  (D) Members of the advisory committee are not eligible for reimbursement for travel, lodging, meals, or per diem. Membership on the committee must include representation from rural communities.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 410, Section 1.
SC Code § 31-13-440 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 13 - Moderate To Low Income Housing|Section 31-13-440. Duties of executive director.

 (A) Pursuant to this article and in accordance with the procedures adopted by the board, the executive director is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the fund.  (B) The executive director shall:  (1) develop and implement a comprehensive program for the use of the fund which ensures the equitable distribution of monies in the fund between urban and rural areas of South Carolina;  (2) develop and implement an application and selection system to identify housing sponsors and affordable housing developments which qualify to receive assistance from the fund;  (3) provide technical assistance to prospective applicants;  (4) monitor developments receiving assistance from the fund to ensure that the developments are operated in a manner consistent with this article and in accordance with the representations made by the sponsors of these developments to the fund; and  (5) ensure that all developments receiving assistance from the fund are operated in a manner consistent with the South Carolina Fair Housing Law.  (C) The executive director may utilize members of the authority staff as considered necessary to discharge the executive director's responsibilities under this section.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 410, Section 1.
SC Code § 31-13-445 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 13 - Moderate To Low Income Housing|Section 31-13-445. No more than 20 percent of fund monies allocable to any one county in fiscal year.

 No more than twenty percent of trust fund monies expended in a fiscal year may be for projects in any one county.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 410, Section 1.
SC Code § 31-13-460 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 13 - Moderate To Low Income Housing|Section 31-13-460. Units of state, regional, and local governments eligible to receive monies from fund.

 Units of state, regional, and local governments, including municipal corporations and nonprofit and for-profit housing sponsors, are eligible to apply to receive monies from the fund for the development of affordable housing.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 410, Section 1.
SC Code § 31-13-470 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 13 - Moderate To Low Income Housing|Section 31-13-470. Funding cycles; applications eligible for priority.

 (A) Monies within the fund must be allocated to eligible applicants, who have submitted proposals for eligible projects, in accordance with funding cycles established at least annually by the board.  (B) In allocating monies within the fund, priority must be given to applications which provide for one or more of the following:  (1) affordable housing proposals which serve very low income households;  (2) local government contributions to project costs, including infrastructure improvements, contributions of publicly-owned land for housing development, and the provision of funds for resident services;  (3) proposals which utilize financial assistance available through federal funding or other programs to leverage monies available from the fund;  (4) applicant contributions to project costs;  (5) proposals submitted by nonprofit sponsors for the provision of affordable housing;  (6) coordination with other housing and infrastructure investments in the community;  (7) provision of housing to persons whose current housing fails to meet basic standards of health and safety and who have little prospect of improving the condition of their housing.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 410, Section 1.
SC Code § 31-15-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 15 - Dwellings Unfit For Human Habitation|Section 31-15-10. Definitions.

 The following terms whenever used or referred to in this article shall have the following respective meanings for the purposes of this article, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:  (1) "Municipality" shall mean any city or town regardless of population;  (2) "Governing body" shall mean the council or other legislative body charged with governing a municipality;  (3) "Public officer" shall mean the officer or officers who are authorized by ordinances adopted hereunder to exercise the powers prescribed by such ordinances and by this article;  (4) "Public authority" shall mean any housing authority or any officer who is in charge of any department or branch of the government of the municipality or State relating to health, fire or building regulations or to other activities concerning dwellings in the municipality;  (5) "Owner" shall mean the holder of the title in fee simple and every mortgagee of record;  (6) "Parties in interest" shall mean all individuals, associations, corporations and others who have interests of record in a dwelling and any who are in possession thereof; and  (7) "Dwelling" shall mean any building or structure, or part thereof, used and occupied for human habitation or intended to be so used and includes any outhouses and appurtenances belonging thereto or usually enjoyed therewith.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-501; 1952 Code Section 36-501; 1942 Code Section 5271-82; 1939 (41) 347; 1945 (44) 156; 1982 Act No. 311, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 100, Section 1.
SC Code § 31-15-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 15 - Dwellings Unfit For Human Habitation|Section 31-15-20. Repairing, closing, or demolishing unfit dwellings.

 Whenever any municipality of this State finds that there exist in such municipality dwellings which are unfit for human habitation due to (a) dilapidation, (b) defects increasing the hazards of fire, accidents or other calamities, (c) lack of ventilation, light or sanitary facilities or (d) other conditions rendering such dwellings unsafe or insanitary, dangerous or detrimental to the health, safety or morals or otherwise inimical to the welfare of the residents of such municipality, such municipality may exercise its police powers to repair, close or demolish any such dwelling in the manner herein provided.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-502; 1952 Code Section 36-502; 1942 Code Section 5271-81; 1939 (41) 347; 1945 (44) 156.
SC Code § 31-15-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 15 - Dwellings Unfit For Human Habitation|Section 31-15-40. Power of municipality to declare nuisances not impaired.

 Nothing in Section 31-15-30 shall be construed to impair or limit in any way the power of a municipality to define and declare nuisances and to cause their removal or abatement by summary proceedings or otherwise.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-504; 1952 Code Section 36-504; 1942 Code Section 5271-83; 1939 (41) 347; 1945 (44) 156.
SC Code § 31-15-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 15 - Dwellings Unfit For Human Habitation|Section 31-15-50. Standards in ordinances for determining fitness of dwelling for human habitation.

 An ordinance adopted by a municipality under this article shall provide that a public officer may determine that a dwelling is unfit for human habitation if he finds that conditions exist in such dwelling which are dangerous or injurious to the health, safety or morals of the occupants of such dwelling, the occupants of neighboring dwellings or other residents of such municipality. Such conditions may include the following (without limiting the generality of the foregoing): Defects therein increasing the hazards of fire, accident or other calamities; lack of adequate ventilation, light or sanitary facilities; dilapidation; disrepair; structural defects; uncleanliness. The ordinance may provide additional standards to guide the public officer or his agents in determining the fitness of a dwelling for human habitation.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-505; 1952 Code Section 36-505; 1942 Code Section 5271-84; 1939 (41) 347; 1945 (44) 156.
SC Code § 31-15-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 15 - Dwellings Unfit For Human Habitation|Section 31-15-60. Service of complaints or orders; posting and filing copies.

 Complaints or orders issued by a public officer pursuant to an ordinance adopted under this article shall be served upon persons either personally or by registered mail, but if the whereabouts of such persons is unknown and cannot be ascertained by the public officer in the exercise of reasonable diligence and the public officer shall make an affidavit to that effect, then the serving of such complaint or order upon such persons may be made by publishing it once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper printed and published in the municipality or, in the absence of such newspaper, in one printed and published in the county and circulating in the municipality in which the dwellings are located. A copy of such complaint or order shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises affected by the complaint or order. A copy of such complaint or order shall also be filed with the clerk of the county in which the dwelling is located and such filing of the complaint or order shall have the same force and effect as other lis pendens notices provided by law.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-506; 1952 Code Section 36-506; 1942 Code Section 5271-85; 1939 (41) 347; 1945 (44) 156.
SC Code § 31-15-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 15 - Dwellings Unfit For Human Habitation|Section 31-15-70. Rights of persons affected by orders.

 Any person affected by an order issued by a public officer may within sixty days after the posting and service of the order petition the circuit court for an injunction restraining the public officer from carrying out the provisions of the order and the court may, upon such petition, issue a temporary injunction restraining the public officer pending the final disposition of the cause. Hearings shall be had by the court on such petitions within twenty days or as soon thereafter as possible and shall be given preference over other matters on the court's calendar. The court shall hear and determine the issues raised and shall enter such final order or decree as law and justice may require. In all such proceedings the findings of the public officer as to facts, if supported by evidence, shall be conclusive. Costs shall be in the discretion of the court. The remedies herein provided shall be exclusive remedies and no person affected by an order of the public officer shall be entitled to recover any damages for action taken pursuant to any order of the public officer or because of compliance by such person with any order of the public officer.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-507; 1952 Code Section 36-507; 1942 Code Section 5271-86; 1939 (41) 347; 1945 (44) 156.
SC Code § 31-15-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 15 - Dwellings Unfit For Human Habitation|Section 31-15-80. Provisions in ordinances with respect to powers of public officer.

 An ordinance adopted by the governing body of a municipality may authorize a public officer to exercise such powers as may be necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this article, including the following powers in addition to others herein granted:  (1) To investigate the dwelling conditions in the municipality in order to determine which dwellings therein are unfit for human habitation;  (2) To administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses and receive evidence;  (3) To enter upon premises for the purpose of making examinations, provided such entries be made in such manner as to cause the least possible inconvenience to the persons in possession;  (4) To appoint and fix the duties of such officers, agents and employees as he deems necessary to carry out the purposes of the ordinances; and  (5) To delegate any of his functions and powers under the ordinances to such officers and agents as he may designate.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-508; 1952 Code Section 36-508; 1942 Code Section 5271-87; 1939 (41) 347; 1945 (44) 156.
SC Code § 31-15-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 15 - Dwellings Unfit For Human Habitation|Section 31-15-90. Sale of materials of removed or demolished dwelling.

 If a dwelling is removed or demolished by a public officer he shall sell the materials of such dwelling and shall credit the proceeds of such sale against the cost of the removal or demolition and any balance remaining shall be deposited in the circuit court by the public officer, shall be secured in such manner as may be directed by such court and shall be disbursed by such court to the persons found to be entitled thereto by final order or decree of such court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-509; 1952 Code Section 36-509; 1942 Code Section 5271-83; 1939 (41) 347; 1945 (44) 156.
SC Code § 31-15-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 15 - Dwellings Unfit For Human Habitation|Section 31-15-100. Funds for enforcement; estimate of amount needed.

 The governing body of any municipality adopting an ordinance under this article shall as soon as possible thereafter prepare an estimate of the annual expenses or costs to provide the equipment, personnel and supplies necessary for periodic examinations and investigations of the dwellings in such municipality for the purpose of determining the fitness of such dwellings for human habitation and for the enforcement and administration of its ordinances adopted under this article. Any such municipality may make such appropriations from its revenues as it may deem necessary for this purpose and may accept and apply grants or donations to assist it in carrying out the provisions of such ordinances.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-510; 1952 Code Section 36-510; 1942 Code Section 5271-88; 1939 (41) 347; 1945 (44) 156.
SC Code § 31-15-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 15 - Dwellings Unfit For Human Habitation|Section 31-15-110. Establishment by municipality of commission to exercise powers of public officer.

 Any municipality adopting an ordinance under the provisions of this article may establish a commission composed of not less than three nor more than seven duly qualified electors of such municipality, to exercise any of the powers authorized to be granted to the public officer by the terms of this article. The members of this commission shall be appointed by the mayor with approval of a majority of the council or governing body of the municipality and shall serve for such term and compensation as designated by the ordinance. The commission shall exercise the powers prescribed by the ordinance and formulate the rules of procedure before it; provided, that a majority of the members thereof must be present for the conduct of its business, and decisions must be by majority vote of the members present.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-510.1; 1954 (48) 1719.
SC Code § 31-15-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 15 - Dwellings Unfit For Human Habitation|Section 31-15-120. Article provisions are cumulative.

 Nothing in this article shall be construed to abrogate or impair the powers of the courts or of any department of any municipality to enforce any provisions of its charter or its ordinances or regulations, or to prevent or punish violations thereof and the powers conferred by this article shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-511; 1952 Code Section 36-511; 1942 Code Section 5271-89; 1939 (41) 347.
SC Code § 31-15-310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 15 - Dwellings Unfit For Human Habitation|Section 31-15-310. Definitions.

 For the purposes of this article:  (1) "County" shall mean that area comprising the county other than municipalities;  (2) "Public officer" shall mean the officer or officers who are authorized by ordinances adopted hereunder to exercise the powers prescribed by such ordinances;  (3) "Owner" shall mean the holder of the title in fee simple and every mortgagee of record;  (4) "Parties in interest" shall mean all individuals, associations, corporations and others who have interests of record in a dwelling and any who are in possession thereof; and  (5) "Dwelling" shall mean any building or structure, or part thereof, used and occupied for human habitation or intended to be so used and includes any outhouses and appurtenances belonging thereto or usually enjoyed therewith.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-521; 1972 (57) 2622.
SC Code § 31-15-320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 15 - Dwellings Unfit For Human Habitation|Section 31-15-320. Repairing, closing, or demolishing unfit dwellings.

 Whenever the governing body of any county of this State finds that there exist in the county dwellings which are unfit for human habitation due to (a) dilapidation, (b) defects increasing the hazards of fire, accidents or other calamities, (c) lack of ventilation, light or sanitary facilities or (d) other conditions rendering such dwellings unsafe or insanitary, dangerous or detrimental to the health, safety or morals or otherwise inimical to the welfare of the residents of the county, such county may, upon the approval of a majority of the resident members of the county legislative delegation which the members represent, exercise its police powers to repair, close or demolish any such dwelling.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-522; 1972 (57) 2622.
SC Code § 31-15-340 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 15 - Dwellings Unfit For Human Habitation|Section 31-15-340. Power of county to declare nuisances not impaired.

 Nothing in Section 31-15-330 shall be construed to impair or limit in any way the power of a county to define and declare nuisances and to cause their removal or abatement by summary proceedings or otherwise.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-524; 1972 (57) 2622.