Terms Used In South Carolina Code 6-29-1210

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Land development: means the changing of land characteristics through redevelopment, construction, subdivision into parcels, condominium complexes, apartment complexes, commercial parks, shopping centers, industrial parks, mobile home parks, and similar developments for sale, lease, or any combination of owner and rental characteristics. See South Carolina Code 6-29-1110
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
Under this chapter, the submission of a land development plan or land use plan is not a prerequisite and must not be required before the execution of a deed transferring undeveloped real property. A local governmental entity may still require the grantee to file a plat at the time the deed is recorded.