{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-27-37-300","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 27-37-300","heading":"Wrongful removal; civil action; remedies; damages; offsets; limits","body":"A person may bring a civil cause of action if the person was removed from the property under this article without just cause. Such person may seek restored possession to the real property, actual damages to personal property when personal property was removed, statutory damages in the amount of one thousand dollars, and reimbursement of court costs. Any damages authorized under this section shall be offset by any damages to the real property inflicted by the person who was removed from the real property without just cause. Such damages to real property shall be proven by the property owner. Awards of actual damages shall not exceed the value of the damaged personal property.","path":["Title 27 - PROPERTY AND CONVEYANCES","CHAPTER 37 Ejectment Proceedings","ARTICLE 3 Ejectment of Unlawful Occupants of a Residential Dwelling"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t27c037.php","current_through":"2026 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-25T03:29:30Z","sha256":"b0ef27ca776ca8f363b41c84801fbb0a798d150f886f197ee32d9de9698d412e","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-27-37-290","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-27-37-310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}