South Carolina Statutes
§ 27-39-40 — Action for debt may be brought for rent on lease or demise for life.
South Carolina § 27-39-40
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 27-39-40 (2026).
Text
Any person having any rent in arrears or due upon any lease or demise for life or lives may bring an action of debt for such arrears of rent in the same manner as he might have done in case such rent were due and reserved upon a lease for years.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 41-204; 1952 Code SECTION 41-204; 1942 Code SECTION 8823; 1932 Code SECTION 8823; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 5289; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 3519; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 2433; G. S. 1827; R. S. 1946; 1898 (22) 784.
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 § 27-39-40, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/39/27-39-40.