South Carolina Statutes
§ 27-40-780 — Landlord and tenant remedies for abuse of access.
(a)If the tenant refuses to allow lawful access, the landlord may obtain injunctive relief in magistrates' or circuit court without posting bond to compel access, or terminate the rental agreement. In either case the landlord may recover actual damages and reasonable attorney's fees.
(b)If the landlord knowingly makes an unlawful entry or repeated lawful entry in an unreasonable manner or makes repeated demands for entry otherwise lawful but which have the effect of unreasonably harassing the tenant, the tenant may obtain injunctive relief in magistrates' or circuit court without posting bond to prevent the recurrence of the conduct or terminate the rental agreement. In either case the tenant may recover actual damages and reasonable attorney's fees.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 336, SECTION 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 27-40-10
Short title.§ 27-40-110
Territorial application.§ 27-40-120
Exclusions from application of chapter.§ 27-40-130
Jurisdiction and service of process.§ 27-40-20
Purposes; rules of construction.§ 27-40-210
General definitions.§ 27-40-220
Obligation of good faith.§ 27-40-230
Unconscionability.§ 27-40-240
Notice.§ 27-40-30
Supplementary rules of law applicable.§ 27-40-310
Terms and conditions of rental agreement.§ 27-40-330
Prohibited provisions in rental agreements.§ 27-40-40
Construction against implicit repeal.