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South Carolina · Through 2026 Session of the General Assembly

S.C. Code Ann. § 27-37-240: Residential dwellings; unlawful occupants; ex parte order; protective terms

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  1. Title 27 - PROPERTY AND CONVEYANCES
  2. CHAPTER 37 Ejectment Proceedings
  3. ARTICLE 3 Ejectment of Unlawful Occupants of a Residential Dwelling

Any ex parte order granted under this article shall be to protect the petitioner from trespass by an unlawful occupant or occupants and may include such terms as the court reasonably deems necessary to ensure the petitioner's safety including, but not limited to:

(1) restraining the respondent from committing or threatening to commit any act of violence, molestation, stalking, assault, or disturbing the peace of the petitioner or the petitioner's property, including violence against a pet;

(2) restraining the respondent from entering the petitioner's premises or dwelling unit or coming within a certain proximity of the petitioner's premises or dwelling unit; and

(3) restraining the respondent from communicating with the petitioner in any manner or through any medium.

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