§ 27-40-610 Noncompliance by landlord in general
§ 27-40-620 Failure to deliver possession
§ 27-40-630 Wrongful failure to provide essential services
§ 27-40-640 Landlord’s noncompliance as defense to action for possession or rent
§ 27-40-650 Fire or casualty damage
§ 27-40-660 Tenant’s remedies for landlord’s unlawful ouster or exclusion
§ 27-40-710 Noncompliance with rental agreement; failure to pay rent; removal of evicted tenant’s personal property
§ 27-40-720 Noncompliance affecting health and safety
§ 27-40-730 Remedies for absence, nonuse, and abandonment
§ 27-40-740 Landlord’s lien; distress proceeding
§ 27-40-750 Remedy after termination
§ 27-40-760 Recovery of possession limited
§ 27-40-770 Periodic tenancy; holdover remedies
§ 27-40-780 Landlord and tenant remedies for abuse of access
§ 27-40-790 Payment of rent into court
§ 27-40-800 Undertaking on appeal and order staying execution
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 27 > Chapter 40 > Article 7 - Remedies

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Truth in Lending Act: The Truth in Lending Act is a federal law that requires lenders to provide standardized information so that borrowers can compare loan terms. In general, lenders must provide information on Source: OCC
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.