South Carolina Statutes
§ 27-39-230 — Property exempt from distress.
South Carolina § 27-39-230
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 27-39-230 (2026).
Text
The following property is exempt from distress for rent:
(1)personal clothing and food within the dwelling;
(2)bedsteads;
(3)bedding and cooking utensils; and (4) property which is owned by a third party for which the magistrate finds ownership was not transferred from the tenant to the third party for the purpose of avoiding distraint.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 41-152; 1952 Code SECTION 41-152; 1946 (44) 2584; 2000 Act No. 409, SECTION 3.
Nearby Sections
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§ 27-39-220
Predistress hearing.§ 27-39-230
Property exempt from distress.§ 27-39-240
Enforcement of distress warrant.§ 27-39-250
Property of third party on premises.§ 27-39-270
Property removed from premises.§ 27-39-290
Reasonableness of distress.§ 27-39-310
Giving bond to free property from distraint.§ 27-39-320
Sale of distrained property.§ 27-39-330
Tax liens on property sold under distress.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 27-39-230, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/39/27-39-230.