South Carolina Statutes
§ 27-35-170 — Holding over following demand for possession; penalty.
South Carolina·Title 27 PROPERTY AND CONVEYANCES·Ch. 35 CREATION, CONSTRUCTION, AND TERMINATION OF LEASEHOLD ESTATES
All tenants, whether for life or years, by sufferance or at will, or persons coming in under or by collusion with them who shall hold over after the legal determination of their estates, after demand made in writing for delivering possession thereof by the person having the reversion or remainder therein or his agent, for the space of three months after such demand shall forfeit double the value of the use of the premises, recoverable by action.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 41-72; 1952 Code SECTION 41-72; 1942 Code SECTION 8800; 1932 Code SECTION 8800; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 5267; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 3497; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 2411; G. S. 1808; R. S. 1927; 1808 (5) 565.
Nearby Sections
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§ 27-35-10
Tenancies created by oral agreement.§ 27-35-100
Time of termination of farm tenancies.§ 27-35-120
Termination of month to month tenancy.§ 27-35-140
Failure to pay rent.§ 27-35-150
Abandonment of premises.§ 27-35-20
Agreement for more than one year.§ 27-35-50
Sale of real estate under lease.§ 27-35-60
Validity and effect of subleases.