South Carolina H 3462: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 84 OF 2011, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FLORENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER THREE, SO AS TO EXTEND THE TERMS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FLORENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER THREE TO FOUR YEARS, TO STAGGER THE TERMS OF THE MEMBERS, TO REQUIRE THAT THE MEMBERS BE ELECTED AT A GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN AN EVEN-NUMBERED YEAR, AND TO PROVIDE THE PROCESS BY WHICH A VACANCY IS FILLED. - ratified title

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2025-2026 Bill 3462 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3462

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Indicates New Matter

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 
27-33-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN LANDLORDS SHALL PROVIDE CERTAIN 
INFORMATION TO PROSPECTIVE TENANTS REGARDING FEES AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN 
NOTICES AFTER A DENIAL.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Chapter 33, Title 27 of the S.C. Code is amended by 
adding:

 Section 
27-33-60. (A) A landlord of 
residential and multi-family properties shall provide an itemized invoice and 
receipt detailing the use of fees and refund any unused amount of an 
application screening fee to the applicant.

 (B) 
The application screening fee may be used to obtain personal reference checks, 
tenant reports, and credit reports produced by any consumer credit reporting 
agency not to exceed seventy-five dollars for each applicant. A landlord must 
charge all prospective tenants the same rental application fee.

 (C) A 
landlord only may consider rental history or credit history from the seven 
years immediately preceding the date of the application.

 (D)(1) If a landlord denies a rental 
application, the landlord shall provide the applicant a written notice of the 
denial that states the reasons for the denial. If the specific screening 
criteria cannot be directly cited because of the use of a proprietary screening 
system, the landlord instead shall provide the applicant with a copy of the 
report from the screening company that uses the proprietary screening system. A 
landlord may provide an applicant an electronic version of the denial notice 
unless the applicant requests a paper denial notice.

 (2) 
The landlord shall provide the denial notice within twenty days of making the 
decision to deny the applicant.

 (3) 
If a landlord violates the provisions of this subsection, he may be held liable 
to the person who is charged a rental application fee for treble the amount of 
the rental application fee, plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.

 (4) 
An individual must notify the landlord seven days before filing legal action 
against the landlord.

 (5) 
A landlord who remedies a violation of this subsection not more than seven 
calendar days after receiving notice of the violation is not liable for 
damages.

 (6) 
A person who purposefully and in bad faith brings a meritless claim against a 
landlord is liable for the landlord's court costs and reasonable attorney's 
fees in defending the claim.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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