South Carolina Senate Bill 51 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-96
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 27-40-810 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE EXECUTION OF A JUDGMENT FOR EJECTMENT MAY NOT OCCUR UNTIL AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS LAPSE FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THE MAGISTRATE ISSUED THE ORDER OR, IF THE JUDGMENT IS STAYED, UNTIL AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS LAPSE FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THE ORDER IS LIFTED, AND DURING THE SEVEN DAY PERIOD THE TENANT MAY REMOVE HIS PERSONAL PROPERTY FROM THE PREMISES WITHOUT INTERFERENCE FROM THE LANDLORD; AND TO AMEND SECTION 27-40-710, RELATING TO REMOVAL OF AN EVICTED TENANT'S PERSONAL PROPERTY FROM THE RENTAL PREMISES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PARTY REMOVING THE PERSONAL PROPERTY SHALL RETAIN POSSESSION OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR THIRTY DAYS, DURING WHICH TIME THE TENANT MAY RECOVER THE PERSONAL PROPERTY.

Provide The Party Removing The Personal Property Shall Retain Possession Of The Personal Property For Thirty Days, During Which Time The Tenant May Recover The Personal Property.

Sen. Robert Ford [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-13		Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-96
2009-01-13		Introduced and read first time SJ-96
2008-12-10		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2008-12-10		Prefiled

H3500 (Similar To) 2009-02-11 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-11
H4591 (Similar To) 2010-02-17 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-213

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	40	710	(n/a)	See Bill Text
27	40	810	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=0051&session=118