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H 3274 - Requirements for ejectment of a tenant

Tracking Level: Of Interest
Sponsor: Huggins
Last Action: 5/31/2012 - Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
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Staff: Ed Schafer (eschafer@masc.sc)

Staff Analysis of the Legislation

05.29.12 The Senate Judiciary committee carried this bill over.
05.16.12 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. The amendments have no effect on cities and towns.
04.17.12 The House Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report.
03.28.12 The House Judiciary Special Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. A soon as the amendment is drafted by subcommittee staff, it will be posted on the tracking system.
02.01.11 The House Judiciary committee adjourned debate on this bill.
01.26.11 The House Judiciary Special Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment makes a technical language change.
Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires a magistrate to immediately issue an ejectment warrant and law enforcement officers must eject the tenant if grounds for ejectment constitute malicious property damage or threat to human life and the tenant fails to appear and show cause within five days.


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