Bill Text: SC H3237 | 2011-2012 | 119th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Unlawful trade practice
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-11 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry [H3237 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2011-H3237-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 39-5-180 SO AS TO MAKE IT AN UNLAWFUL TRADE PRACTICE FOR A BANK, BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS BANK, OR OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DOING ANY KIND OF BANKING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE TO FAIL TO RESPOND TO A SHORT SALE OFFER FOR THE PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS OF THE OFFER'S RECEIPT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 5, Title 39 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 39-5-180. Notwithstanding another provision of law, a bank, building and loan association, savings and loan association, savings bank, or other financial institution doing any kind of banking business in this State must either accept or reject a short sale offer for the purchase of real estate within thirty calendar days of the offer's receipt. A bank, building and loan association, savings and loan association, savings bank, or other financial institution doing any kind of banking business in this State that fails to accept or reject a short sale offer for the purchase of real estate within thirty calendar days of the offer's receipt commits an unlawful trade practice under Section 39-5-20 and is subject to the provisions, penalties, and damages of the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
