# S.C. Code Ann. § 15-67-220: SECTION 15-67-220. Effect of occupation under written instrument or court decree or judgment

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T15_C67_A3_S15-67-220

## Section

- **Citation:** S.C. Code Ann. § 15-67-220
- **Heading:** SECTION 15-67-220. Effect of occupation under written instrument or court decree or judgment
- **Jurisdiction:** South Carolina
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SC Code / Title 15 / Chapter 67 / Article 3 / Section 15-67-220

## Text

Whenever it shall appear (a)that the occupant or those under whom he claims entered into the possession of premises under claim of title, exclusive of any other right, founding such claim upon a written instrument as being a conveyance of the premises in question or upon the decree or judgment of a competent court and (b) that there has been a continued occupation and possession of the premises, or of some part of such premises, included in such instrument, decree or judgment under such claim for ten years, the premises so included shall be deemed to have been held adversely, except that when the premises so included consist of a tract divided into lots, the possession of one lot shall not be deemed a possession of any other lot of the same tract.

## Nearby sections

- [S.C. Code Ann. § 15-67-210 SECTION 15-67-210. Presumption of possession; when occupation deemed under legal title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T15_C67_A3_S15-67-210.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 15-67-220 SECTION 15-67-220. Effect of occupation under written instrument or court decree or judgment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T15_C67_A3_S15-67-220.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 15-67-230 SECTION 15-67-230. What constitutes adverse possession under written instrument or court decree or judgment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T15_C67_A3_S15-67-230.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 15-67-240 SECTION 15-67-240. Premises held adversely but not under written instrument or court judgment or decree.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T15_C67_A3_S15-67-240.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 15-67-250 SECTION 15-67-250. What constitutes adverse possession under claim of title not under written instrument or court judgment or decree.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T15_C67_A3_S15-67-250.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 15-67-260 SECTION 15-67-260. Relation of landlord and tenant as affecting adverse possession.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T15_C67_A3_S15-67-260.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 15-67-270 SECTION 15-67-270. Petition for license to enter adjoining property to make improvements, repairs, or maintenance; good faith effort to obtain permission; evidentiary hearing; requirements and restrictions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T15_C67_A3_S15-67-270.md)

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