Bill Text: SC H3084 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Housing practices

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-08 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary [H3084 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2019-H3084-Introduced.html

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 31-21-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING PRACTICES, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A LANDLORD FROM REQUESTING A CREDIT REPORT OR USING THE CREDIT SCORE OF A PERSON TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO ENTER INTO A RENTAL AGREEMENT OR SETTING THE RENTAL RATE FOR A DWELLING.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 31-21-40 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:

"( )    to request a credit report or use the credit score of a person to determine:

(a)    whether to refuse to rent a dwelling to said person; or

(b)    the rental rate for a dwelling unit."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.