South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 27 - Property and Conveyances
Chapter 31 - Horizontal Property Act

Section 27-31-10. Short title. - This chapter shall be known as the "Horizontal Property Act."...

Section 27-31-20. Definitions. - Unless it is plainly evident from the context that a...

Section 27-31-30. Establishment of horizontal property regime. - Whenever a lessee, sole owner, or the co-owners of property...

Section 27-31-40. Apartments may be purchased, owned, and the like. - Once the property is submitted to the horizontal property regime,...

Section 27-31-50. More than one person may own apartment. - Any apartment may be held and owned by more than...

Section 27-31-60. Property rights of apartment owner. - (a) An apartment owner shall have the exclusive ownership of...

Section 27-31-70. Common elements shall not be divided. - The common elements, both general and limited, shall remain undivided...

Section 27-31-80. Use of common elements. - Each co-owner may use the elements held in common in...

Section 27-31-90. Incorporation of co-owners. - Nothing herein contained shall prohibit any council of co-owners from...

Section 27-31-100. Master deed or lease; contents. - The master deed or lease creating and establishing the horizontal...

Section 27-31-110. Plot plan and building plan. - There must be attached to the master deed or lease,...

Section 27-31-120. Designation of apartments on plans; conveyance or lease of apartment. - Each apartment must be designated, on the plans referred to...

Section 27-31-130. Waiver of regime and merger of apartment records with principal property. - (A) All the co-owners or the sole owner of the...

Section 27-31-140. Merger as bar to subsequent horizontal property regime. - The merger provided for in Section 27-31-130 shall in no...

Section 27-31-150. Administration of property; bylaws. - The administration of the property constituted into horizontal property, whether...

Section 27-31-160. Provisions required in bylaws; modification of system of administration. - The bylaws must necessarily provide for at least the following:...

Section 27-31-170. Compliance with bylaws, rules, and regulations; remedy for noncompliance. - Each co-owner shall comply strictly with the bylaws and with...

Section 27-31-180. Records of receipts and expenditures. - The administrator or the board of administration, or other form...

Section 27-31-190. Expenses shall be shared. - The co-owners of the apartments are bound to contribute pro...

Section 27-31-200. Unpaid assessments; payment upon sale. - Upon the sale or conveyance of an apartment, all unpaid...

Section 27-31-210. Lien for unpaid assessments; right of mortgagee or purchaser acquiring title at foreclosure sale. - (a) All sums assessed by the administrator, or the board...

Section 27-31-220. Liability of purchaser of apartment. - The purchaser of an apartment (other than a purchaser at...

Section 27-31-230. Liens arising subsequent to recording of master deed or lease. - (a) No lien arising subsequent to recording the master deed...

Section 27-31-240. Insurance. - The council of co-owners shall insure the property against risks,...

Section 27-31-250. Repair or reconstruction; vote of co-owners; application of insurance proceeds. - (A) A portion of the property for which insurance is...

Section 27-31-260. Sharing expenses in case of fire or other disaster. - Where the property is not insured or where the insurance...

Section 27-31-270. Assessment and collection of taxes. - Taxes, assessments and other charges of this State, or of...

Section 27-31-280. Council of co-owner's right of access. - The council of co-owners shall have the irrevocable right, to...

Section 27-31-290. Limitation on liability of co-owners for common expenses. - The liability of each co-owner for common expenses shall be...

Section 27-31-300. Effect on contracts entered into before June 6, 1967. - The provisions of this chapter shall in no way impair,...

Section 27-31-410. "Conversion of rental units to condominium ownership" defined. - As used in this chapter, "conversion of rental units to...

Section 27-31-420. Rights and duties of owners, landlords, and tenants when rental units are converted to condominiums; notices; offers; vacation; phased conversions. - (A) Whenever a lessee, sole owner, or co-owner of a...

Section 27-31-430. Disclosure of physical condition of building. - Whenever the lessee, sole owner, or co-owner of a building...

Section 27-31-440. Abandoning conversion program. - Nothing contained in this article shall require the lessee, sole...