South Carolina Senate Bill 19

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "healthy Rental Housing Act" By Adding Section 27-40-635 So As To Provide Remedies For Tenants Of Residential Rental Properties With Mold That Materially Affects The Health Or Safety Of The Tenant Or Authorized Occupant Of The Rental Property; By Amending Section 27-40-210, Relating To Definitions In The Residential Landlord And Tenant Act, So As To Define Additional Necessary Terminology; By Amending Section 27-40-420, Relating To Certain Written Disclosures That Landlords Must Make To Residential Tenants, So As To Require Written Disclosure Of Visible Evidence Of Mold In Areas Readily Accessible Within The Interior Of The Dwelling Unit, And To Provide Options For A Tenant To Whom The Landlord Discloses The Presence Of Such Mold; By Amending Section 27-40-440, Relating To Landlord Obligations To Maintain Rental Units And Premises, So As To Provide Landlords Shall Maintain The Rental Units And Premises In A Condition Appropriate To Prevent The Accumulation Of Moisture And The Growth Of Mold, And To Provide Certain Notice Requirements When Such Moisture Or Mold Is Found; And By Amending Section 27-40-510, Relating To The Obligations Of Tenants With Respect To Rental Units And Premises, So As To Provide Tenants Shall Use Reasonable Efforts To Maintain The Premises In A Condition Appropriate To Prevent The Accumulation Of Moisture And The Growth Of Mold, And To Provide Certain Notice Requirements When Such Moisture Or Mold Is Found.

Residential rental property

Sen. Darrell Jackson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2022-11-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-11-30	Senate	Prefiled

H3251 (Similar To) 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	40	210	(n/a)	See Bill Text
27	40	420	(n/a)	See Bill Text
27	40	440	(n/a)	See Bill Text
27	40	510	(n/a)	See Bill Text
27	40	635	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0019&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/19_20220112.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/19_20221201.htm