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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 15 - Dwellings Unfit For Human Habitation › Section 31-15-350. Standards in ordinances for determining fitness of dwelling for human habitation.

An ordinance adopted by the county governing body 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 in the county. Such conditions may include the following (without limiting the generality of the foregoing): Defects therein increasing the hazards of fire, accidents 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 36-525; 1972 (57) 2622.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 15 - Dwellings Unfit For Human Habitation › Section 31-15-360. 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 county or, in the absence of such newspaper, in one printed and published in the municipality and circulating in the county. 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 court 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 36-526; 1972 (57) 2622.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 15 - Dwellings Unfit For Human Habitation › Section 31-15-370. 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 36-527; 1972 (57) 2622.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 15 - Dwellings Unfit For Human Habitation › Section 31-15-380. Provisions in ordinances with respect to powers of public officer.

An ordinance adopted by the county governing body 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 county 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 36-528; 1972 (57) 2622.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 15 - Dwellings Unfit For Human Habitation › Section 31-15-390. 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 36-529; 1972 (57) 2622.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 15 - Dwellings Unfit For Human Habitation › Section 31-15-400. 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 in the county 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 36-530; 1972 (57) 2622.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 17 - Mobile Homes And House Trailers › Section 31-17-310. "Mobile home" defined.

"Mobile home" as used in this article shall have the meaning assigned in Section 31-17-20.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-100; 1962 (52) 2181; 1968 (55) 2841; 1969 (56) 219; 1978 Act No. 576, Section 1.
Editor's Note
Section 31-17-20, which defined "mobile home" in subsection (a), was repealed by 1989 Act No. 128, Section 6. For a definition of "manufactured home" somewhat analogous to the repealed provision, see Section 40-29-20.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 17 - Mobile Homes And House Trailers › Section 31-17-320. License required for mobile homes; proof of title required; proof of license required prior to connecting electricity.

(A) Within fifteen days after bringing a mobile home into this State, or the purchase of a mobile home in this State, or the relocation of a mobile home from one county to another within this State, for dwelling purposes, the owner, rental agent, or person in possession shall obtain a license from the governing body of the county or its designated agent hereinafter referred to as licensing agent, in which such mobile home is located.
(B) Before issuing a license for a mobile home to be located in any county in this State, the licensing agent shall require from the person applying for the license either a copy of the certificate of title to the mobile home, or a copy of the completed application for a certificate of title submitted to the Department of Motor Vehicles. Upon satisfaction of all county licensing requirements, including payment of any licensing fee, the county licensing agent shall give the license applicant a certified copy of the application form, indicating that the licensing requirements have been met.
(C) Before connecting electricity to any mobile home in this State, the electric supplier shall obtain from the owner, rental agent, or person in possession of the mobile home, a copy of the certified license application form indicating that the license fee has been paid, and the electric supplier shall retain a copy of the form in its records.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-100.1; 1962 (52) 2181; 1978 Act No. 576, Section 1; 1994 Act No. 506, Section 3; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 52.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 17 - Mobile Homes And House Trailers › Section 31-17-330. Exceptions.

No such license shall be required with respect to mobile homes held by dealers for resale, nor shall this article be applicable to mobile homes licensed by the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles. Licenses required by this article shall be in lieu of any building or construction permit now required by local act or ordinance.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-100.2; 1962 (52) 2181; 1978 Act No. 576, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 17 - Mobile Homes And House Trailers › Section 31-17-340. Period of validity of license issued by licensing agent; decal; license fee.

A mobile home license issued by the licensing agent shall be valid until title to such mobile home is transferred to a new owner or until the mobile home is relocated. The license shall be evidenced by a decal to be delivered to the owner or his agent on a form as shall be prescribed by the Department of Revenue and shall be displayed on the mobile home so as to be clearly and readily visible from the outside. The fee for a mobile home license shall be five dollars. The fee shall be collected by the licensing agent issuing the license and shall be paid into the general fund of the county.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-100.3; 1962 (52) 2181; 1978 Act No. 576, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 508; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 53.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 17 - Mobile Homes And House Trailers › Section 31-17-350. New license required upon transfer of mobile home.

If the title to a mobile home is transferred to a new owner, the new owner or his agent shall within fifteen days after the date of such transfer, obtain a new license from the licensing agent of the county in which the mobile home is to be located.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-100.4; 1962 (52) 2181; 1978 Act No. 576, Section 1; 1994 Act No. 506, Section 4.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 17 - Mobile Homes And House Trailers › Section 31-17-360. Moving permit; certificate concerning taxes; notice to electric supplier.

If the mobile home is to be relocated, the owner, rental agent, or person in possession, prior to relocation, shall obtain a moving permit from the licensing agent. Before issuing a moving permit, the licensing agent shall require a certificate from the county treasurer that there are no unpaid taxes due on the mobile home and either a copy of the certificate of title to the mobile home, or a copy of the application for a certificate of title submitted to the Department of Motor Vehicles. If the mobile home is to be removed beyond the boundaries of the county, any taxes that have been assessed for that calendar year must be paid in full, and if taxes have not yet been assessed for the calendar year in which the move is being made, the assessor shall provide the county auditor with an assessment and the auditor shall apply the previous year's millage. The county treasurer shall collect the taxes before issuing the requisite certificate to the licensing agent, and upon payment of any taxes, give the permit applicant a receipt showing that all taxes have been paid.
The licensing agent shall promptly notify the present electric supplier that a permit has been issued. The permit required by this section is not required of mobile home dealers when they are moving a mobile home from their sales lot to a customer's lot, but the mobile home dealer is not relieved from obtaining any permit required from the Department of Transportation for the relocation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-100.4:1; 1965 (54) 583; 1968 (55) 2841; 1970 (56) 2645; 1978 Act No. 576, Section 1; 1980 Act No. 434, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 509; 1994 Act No. 506, Section 5; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 54.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 17 - Mobile Homes And House Trailers › Section 31-17-370. Permit shall accompany mobile home during move; regulations; responsibility for displaying permit.

The moving permit shall accompany the mobile home while it is being moved. The moving permit shall be designed and displayed in accordance with regulations to be issued by the South Carolina Department of Revenue, which shall adopt such regulations as may be necessary to insure uniform licensing and moving permit procedures. It shall be the responsibility of the mobile home transporter that the required moving permit is properly displayed and accompanies the mobile home while it is being moved.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-100.5; 1962 (52) 2181; 1978 Act No. 576, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 510.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 17 - Mobile Homes And House Trailers › Section 31-17-380. Submission of moving permit to licensing agent of new county; issuance of new license; transmission of papers to new county.

If the relocation is from one county to another, the owner, rental agent, or person in possession of the mobile home, within fifteen days after his mobile home is relocated, shall submit the moving permit to the licensing agent of the county in which the mobile home is relocated and obtain a new license pursuant to Section 31-17-320. The licensing agent issuing the moving permit shall promptly furnish the licensing agent of the county to which the mobile home is being transported with a copy of the certified license application or permit, a copy of the paid tax receipt from the county from which the home is being moved, and either a copy of the certificate of title or a copy of the completed application for a certificate of title submitted to the Department of Motor Vehicles.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 576, Section 1; 1994 Act No. 506, Section 6; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 55.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 17 - Mobile Homes And House Trailers › Section 31-17-390. Copies of applications and permits to be given to county assessor and county auditor.

A copy of all license applications and moving permits must be furnished to the county assessor and the county auditor within ten days of date of issuance.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 576, Section 1; 1994 Act No. 506, Section 7.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 17 - Mobile Homes And House Trailers › Section 31-17-410. Submission to county auditor of copy of application for title on mobile or manufactured home; penalties for noncompliance.

(A) Contemporaneously with the submission of an application for a certificate of title on a mobile or manufactured home as required by Section 56-19-240, the person submitting the application shall provide to the auditor of the county in which a mobile or manufactured home is to be located, a copy of the completed application submitted to the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(B) It is unlawful for a person applying for a title for a mobile or manufactured home to fail to provide a copy of the application to the appropriate county auditor. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for not more than thirty days.
HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 506, Section 2; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 56.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 17 - Mobile Homes And House Trailers › Section 31-17-510 to 31-17-580. Repealed.

HISTORY: Former Section 31-17-510, titled Definitions, had the following history: 1986 Act No. 436, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 511. Repealed by 2017 Act No. 51, Section 5, eff November 19, 2017.
HISTORY: Former Section 31-17-520, titled Licensing of dealers; application form and fees; penalties for noncompliance, had the following history: 1986 Act No. 436, Section 2; 1988 Act No. 603, Section 3. Repealed by 2017 Act No. 51, Section 5, eff November 19, 2017.
HISTORY: Former Section 31-17-522, titled Exhibition or display of travel trailers at campgrounds, had the following history: 1997 Act No. 150, Section 1. Repealed by 2017 Act No. 51, Section 5, eff November 19, 2017.
HISTORY: Former Section 31-17-530, titled Disclosure and surety bond requirements; requirement that dealers report changes in information; procedures upon cessation of dealership, had the following history: 1986 Act No. 436, Section 3. Repealed by 2017 Act No. 51, Section 5, eff November 19, 2017.
HISTORY: Former Section 31-17-540, titled Maintenance of bona fide place of business with permanent sign and adequate space, had the following history: 1986 Act No. 436, Section 4. Repealed by 2017 Act No. 51, Section 5, eff November 19, 2017.
HISTORY: Former Section 31-17-550, titled Recordkeeping requirements, had the following history: 1986 Act No. 436, Section 5. Repealed by 2017 Act No. 51, Section 5, eff November 19, 2017.
HISTORY: Former Section 31-17-560, titled Denial, suspension, or revocation of license, had the following history: 1986 Act No. 436, Section 6. Repealed by 2017 Act No. 51, Section 5, eff November 19, 2017.
HISTORY: Former Section 31-17-570, titled Exemption of persons having motor vehicle dealer's license or manufactured home dealer's license, had the following history: 1986 Act No. 436, Section 7. Repealed by 2017 Act No. 51, Section 5, eff November 19, 2017.
HISTORY: Former Section 31-17-580, titled Promulgation of regulations, had the following history: 1986 Act No. 436, Section 8. Repealed by 2017 Act No. 51, Section 5, eff November 19, 2017.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 18 - Shooting Range Protection Act › Section 31-18-20. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:
(1) "shooting range" or "range" means an area that is:
(a) designated, utilized, and operated by a person for the firing of firearms; where
(b) the firing of firearms is the usual, regular, and primary activity occurring in the area; and where
(c) the improvements, size, geography, and vegetation of the area are such that a projectile discharged from a firearm at a target would not reasonably be expected to escape its boundaries by virtue of the trajectory of the projectile, or by virtue of a backstop, berm, bullet trap, impact barrier, or similar device designed to prevent the escape of such projectiles.
(2) "person" means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, club, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity.
(3) "substantial change in use" or "substantial change in the use" means that the current primary use of the range no longer represents the activity previously engaged in at the range.
HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 260, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 18 - Shooting Range Protection Act › Section 31-18-30. Nuisance action.

(A) Except as provided in this subsection, a person may not maintain a nuisance action for noise against a shooting range, or the owners, operators, or users of the range, located in the vicinity of that person's property if the shooting range was established as of the date the person acquired the property. If there is a substantial change in the use of the range after the person acquires the property, the person may maintain a nuisance action if the action is brought within three years from the beginning of the substantial change.
(B) A person who owns property in the vicinity of a shooting range that was established after the person acquired the property may maintain a nuisance action for noise against that shooting range, or the owners, operators, or users of the range, only if the action is brought within five years after establishment of the range or three years after a substantial change in use of the range.
(C) If there has been no shooting activity at a range for a period of three years, resumption of shooting is considered establishment of a new shooting range for purposes of this section. The three-year period shall be tolled if shooting activity ceases due to legal action against the shooting range or the owners, operators, or users of the shooting range.
HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 260, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 18 - Shooting Range Protection Act › Section 31-18-40. Application of noise control ordinance.

(A) A county, municipal, or state noise control ordinance, rule, or regulation may not require or be applied to require a shooting range to limit or eliminate shooting activities that have occurred on a regular basis before January 1, 2000.
(B) A county, municipal, or state noise control ordinance, rule, or regulation may not be applied to a shooting range that was in compliance with a noise control ordinance as of the date of its establishment, provided there is no substantial change in the use of the range subsequent to its initial compliance.
(C) A county, municipal, or state noise control ordinance, rule, or regulation may not be applied to a shooting range that was in existence prior to the enactment of a noise control ordinance, rule, or regulation, provided there is no substantial change in the use of the range.
HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 260, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 18 - Shooting Range Protection Act › Section 31-18-50. Local regulation of location and construction of new shooting range.

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or the law of this State, this chapter does not prohibit a local government from regulating the location and construction of a new shooting range after the effective date of this chapter.
HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 260, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 18 - Shooting Range Protection Act › Section 31-18-60. Notification of proximity of shooting range.

Each county in this State in which there is an existing shooting range or in which a shooting range is established must prominently display a sign at a one-mile radius of each shooting range on all primary highways to notify the public that they are entering the area of a shooting range which shall bear the following inscription:
"SHOOTING RANGE-NOISE AREA"
The sign must conform to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and the policies of the Department of Transportation. The cost of fabricating the sign must be paid by the shooting range. Any shooting range in existence prior to January 1, 2000, must have a sign installed by January 1, 2001.
HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 260, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 19 - Investments In Housing Obligations › Section 31-19-10. Financial institutions authorized to make loans eligible for Federal housing insurance.

Banks, savings banks, trust companies, insurance companies, Federal Housing Administration approved mortgagees and other financial institutions subject to the laws of this State may:
(1) Make such loans and advances of credit as are eligible for insurance by the Federal Housing Administrator and obtain such insurance;
(2) Make such loans, secured by real property or leasehold, as the Federal Housing Administrator insures or makes commitment to insure and obtain such insurance;
(3) Make such loans as are fully guaranteed by any Federal agency under the provisions of Title III of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 or any amendment thereto; and
(4) Make such loans as are partially guaranteed under the provisions of Title III of Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 or any amendment thereto, but only as may be permitted by regulations of the State Board of Bank Control.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-601; 1952 Code Section 36-601; 1942 Code Section 7838-1; 1935 (39) 67; 1937 (40) 406; 1945 (44) 4; 1968 (55) 2639.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 19 - Investments In Housing Obligations › Section 31-19-20. Investments in mortgages, debentures, and securities insured or issued by Federal Housing Administrator or national mortgage associations.

Banks, savings banks, trust companies, insurance companies and other financial institutions and executors, administrators, guardians, committees, conservators and other fiduciaries subject to the laws of this State may invest their funds and the moneys in their custody or possession, available for investment, (a) in mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administrator, including bonds secured by a mortgage so insured, (b) in debentures issued by said administrator and (c) in securities issued by national mortgage associations.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-602; 1952 Code Section 36-602; 1942 Code Section 7838-2; 1935 (39) 67; 1937 (40) 406.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 19 - Investments In Housing Obligations › Section 31-19-30. Laws requiring security not applicable to loans or investments made pursuant to Sections 31-19-10 or 31-19-20.

No law of this State
(a) requiring security upon which loans or investments may be made, (b) prescribing the nature, amount or form of such security, (c) prescribing or limiting interest rates upon loans or investments or (d) prescribing or limiting the period for which loans or investments may be made shall be deemed to apply to loans or investments made pursuant to Sections 31-19-10 or 31-19-20.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-603; 1952 Code Section 36-603; 1942 Code Section 7838-3; 1935 (39) 67.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 19 - Investments In Housing Obligations › Section 31-19-40. Investments in bonds of Home Owners' Loan Corporation.

The State and any of its departments, institutions and agencies, any political subdivision or district of the State, any political or public corporation of the State or of the United States, any insurance company, building and loan association, bank, trust company or other financial institution operating or doing business in the State or under the laws of this State or the United States, any national bank or the receiver of any bank, trust company, building and loan association or other financial institution operating under the laws of this State or of the United States or any executor, administrator, committee, guardian, conservator, trustee or other fiduciary may invest his funds or the moneys in his custody or possession available for investment in bonds of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation, a corporation created or organized pursuant to an act of Congress of the United States of America known as the "Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933," or to exchange for bonds issued by such corporation home mortgages and other obligations and liens secured by real estate, including the interest of a vendor under a purchase money mortgage or contract and any other obligation or claim for which homes or other real estate may be subjected to payment, whether authorized heretofore or not.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-604; 1952 Code Section 36-604; 1942 Code Section 9050-1; 1934 (38) 1262.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 19 - Investments In Housing Obligations › Section 31-19-50. Municipalities authorized to accept bonds in payment of taxes, assessments, and other claims on property.

The municipal authorities of cities and towns of this State may accept and receive bonds of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in payment of taxes, assessments or other claims on property upon which the taxes, assessments or other claims are due or delinquent and upon which property the Home Owners' Loan Corporation makes a loan to the owner of the property.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-605; 1952 Code Section 36-605; 1942 Code Section 9050-1; 1934 (38) 1262.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 21 - Fair Housing Law › Section 31-21-40. Discrimination in relation to sale or rental of property.

It is unlawful:
(1) to refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona fide offer, to refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or otherwise to make unavailable or deny a dwelling to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, or national origin;
(2) to discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of services or facilities in connection with it, because of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, or national origin;
(3) to make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or published, any notice, statement, or advertisement with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin or an intention to make the preference, limitation, or discrimination;
(4) to represent to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin that any dwelling is not available for inspection, sale, or rental when the dwelling is available;
(5) for profit, to induce or attempt to induce any person to sell or rent any dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons of a particular race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin;
(6) to discriminate in the sale or rental, or to otherwise make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any buyer or renter because of a handicap of:
(a) that buyer or renter;
(b) a person residing in or intending to reside in that dwelling after it is sold, rented, or made available; or
(c) any person associated with that buyer or renter;
(7) to discriminate against a person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of services or facilities in connection with the dwelling, because of a handicap of:
(a) that person;
(b) a person residing in or intending to reside in that dwelling after it is sold, rented, or made available; or
(c) any person associated with that person.
HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 72, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 21 - Fair Housing Law › Section 31-21-50. Discrimination in relation to membership or participation in multiple listing service, real estate brokers' organization, or related service, organization, or facility.

It is unlawful to deny any person access to, or membership or participation in, any multiple-listing service, real estate brokers' organization, or other service, organization, or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings or to discriminate against him in the terms or conditions of the access, membership, or participation on account of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.
HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 72, Section 1.