South Carolina Statutes
§ 27-37-40 — Tenant ejected on failure to show cause.
South Carolina § 27-37-40
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 27-37-40 (2026).
Text
If the tenant fails to appear and show cause within the aforesaid ten days then the magistrate shall issue a warrant of ejectment and the tenant shall be ejected by his regular or special constable or by the sheriff of the county.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 41-104; 1952 Code SECTION 41-104; 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 § 27-37-40, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/37/27-37-40.