South Carolina Statutes
§ 27-37-20 — Ejectment proceedings.
South Carolina § 27-37-20
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 27-37-20 (2026).
Text
Any tenant may be ejected in the following manner, to wit: Upon application by the landlord or his agent or attorney any magistrate having jurisdiction shall issue a written rule requiring the tenant forthwith to vacate the premises occupied by him or to show cause why he should not be ejected before the magistrate within ten days after service of a copy of such rule upon the tenant.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 41-102; 1952 Code SECTION 41-102; 1946 (44) 2584; 1950 (46) 2305.
Nearby Sections
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§ 27-37-10
Grounds for ejectment of tenant.§ 27-37-100
Effect of verdict for plaintiff.§ 27-37-110
Effect of verdict for defendant.§ 27-37-120
Appeal.§ 27-37-130
Bond required to stay ejectment on appeal.§ 27-37-140
Action of tenant wrongfully dispossessed.§ 27-37-160
Execution of writ of ejectment.§ 27-37-20
Ejectment proceedings.§ 27-37-40
Tenant ejected on failure to show cause.§ 27-37-50
Change of venue.§ 27-37-60
Trial of issue.§ 27-37-70
Designation of parties in ejectment.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 27-37-20, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/37/27-37-20.