Any person holding a lien by way of, or an interest in the nature of, a mortgage upon any property, the subject of taxation, upon which the mortgagor shall have failed to pay the tax or upon which there may exist a lien for taxes on any other property of the mortgagor, may at any time before the sale thereof for delinquent taxes, as provided in Title 12, pay the tax on all the property of the mortgagor, with any costs, penalties or assessments which may have accrued thereon, and thereupon he shall be entitled, as against the mortgagor, his representatives, privies or assigns, to include the amount so paid, and all interest thereafter accruing thereon, in the debt secured by the mortgage. And if a mortgagee pay such taxes he shall have a first lien on the property subject to such tax to the extent of the taxes so paid with interest from the date of payment.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 45-53; 1952 Code Section 45-53; 1942 Code Section 2783; 1932 Code Section 2831; Civ. C. '22 Section 506; Civ. C. '12 Section 455; Civ. C. '02 Section 407; G. S. 277; R. S. 334; 1882 (17) 1028; 1900 (23) 352; 1922 (32) 927; 1943 (43) 126.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 29 - Mortgages and Other Liens
Chapter 3 - Mortgages And Deeds Of Trust Generally
Section 29-3-10. Rights and title of mortgagor and mortgagee.
Section 29-3-20. Prior mortgages may be redeemed by second mortgagees.
Section 29-3-30. Mortgagee may pay taxes.
Section 29-3-40. Priority of certain advancements by mortgage.
Section 29-3-70. Limitation on requirement of casualty insurance by mortgagee.
Section 29-3-100. Validity of certain assignments of rents, issues, or profits.
Section 29-3-310. Request for entry of satisfaction.
Section 29-3-320. Liability for failure to enter satisfaction.
Section 29-3-330. Methods of satisfaction or release of security interest; affidavit.
Section 29-3-340. Certificate of satisfaction.
Section 29-3-345. Document of rescission.
Section 29-3-350. Entry of cancellation on indexes.
Section 29-3-360. Application for rule to show cause why satisfaction must not be entered.
Section 29-3-370. Proceedings where rule to show cause issues.
Section 29-3-380. Submission to jury to decide whether mortgage paid.
Section 29-3-390. Alternative procedure for rule to show cause against satisfaction.
Section 29-3-400. Entry in index to lis pendens.
Section 29-3-410. Issuance of rule to show cause; service of rule.
Section 29-3-420. Service by publication on certain parties.
Section 29-3-430. Order to cancel mortgage or release lien upon failure to show sufficient cause.
Section 29-3-440. Persons on whom satisfaction by order of court is binding.
Section 29-3-450. Cumulative nature of foregoing sections.
Section 29-3-460. Abatement of notice of lis pendens.
Section 29-3-470. Release of portion of mortgaged premises.
Section 29-3-610. Personal representative of deceased mortgagor as party.
Section 29-3-620. Mortgagor as party.
Section 29-3-625. Expedited mortgage foreclosures for abandoned property.
Section 29-3-630. Debt secured must be established before sale by mortgagee.
Section 29-3-650. Court may render judgment and order sale at same time.
Section 29-3-660. Deficiency judgment.
Section 29-3-670. Deficiency shall not be extinguished on purchase by mortgagee.
Section 29-3-680. Application for order of appraisal.
Section 29-3-690. Extension of time for filing for appraisal.
Section 29-3-700. Order for appraisal.
Section 29-3-710. Appointment of appraisers.
Section 29-3-720. Appraisal of the mortgaged property.
Section 29-3-730. Effect of failure of appraisers to agree.
Section 29-3-740. Return of appraisers; effect of return on deficiency judgment.
Section 29-3-750. Appeal from return of appraisers.
Section 29-3-760. Compensation and costs of appraisers and clerk.
Section 29-3-770. Application of appraisal provisions to present and future mortgages.
Section 29-3-780. Entry of release of mortgage on land sold in foreclosure sale.
Section 29-3-790. Form of release of lien.
Section 29-3-800. Foreclosure of liens; boundary clarification.