South Carolina Statutes
§ 44-53-1440 — Restriction on rental; existing occupants.
South Carolina § 44-53-1440
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-1440 (2026).
Text
A person must not rent or offer for occupancy a dwelling or dwelling unit to be occupied by children which has been posted and ordered remediated of lead-based hazards until the identified hazards have been remediated. If the presence of the lead-based hazard becomes known when the dwelling or dwelling unit is already rented to a family with children, the family of the children must not be evicted for that reason.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 78, SECTION 14; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1123; 2005 Act No. 142, SECTION 1, eff June 7, 2005.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 44-53-1440, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/53/44-53-1440.