{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-27-40-740","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-740","heading":"Landlord's lien; distress proceeding.","body":"(a) A contractual lien or contractual security interest on behalf of the landlord in the tenant's household goods is not enforceable unless perfected before the effective date of this chapter.\n(b) A landlord may enforce collection of rent by distress only pursuant to Chapter 39, Title 27; however, the tenant may raise defenses to the issuance of a distress warrant pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or the rental agreement and may take advantage of the property exemptions found in SECTION 15-41-30.","path":["Title 27 - PROPERTY AND CONVEYANCES","CHAPTER 40 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act","ARTICLE 7 Remedies","Subarticle II Landlord Remedies"],"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":"6f5669cfd9d838a1eae7fcd0e17ff1a1ab4d73038e04a284fe9d0f8fffe3b9d0","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-27-40-730","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-27-40-750"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}