{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-27-40-20","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-20","heading":"Purposes; rules of construction.","body":"(a) This chapter must be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.\n(b) Underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are:\n(1) to simplify, clarify, modernize, and revise the law governing rental of dwelling units and the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants;\n(2) to encourage landlords and tenants to maintain and improve the quality of housing.","path":["Title 27 - PROPERTY AND CONVEYANCES","CHAPTER 40 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act","ARTICLE 1 General Provisions and Definitions","Subarticle I Short Title, Construction, Application, and Subject Matter of Chapter"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t27c040.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:57:14Z","sha256":"9962c1f30ee5e7dc5dd84aba60aa60f95a7e02c774847f4b54fcac77d9c51ec2","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-27-40-10","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-27-40-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}