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SECTION 44-53-1440. Restriction on rental; existing occupants.

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SC Code › Title 44 › Chapter 53 › Article 13 › Section 44-53-1440

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A person must not rent or offer for occupancy a dwelling or dwelling unit to be occupied by children which has been posted and ordered remediated of lead-based hazards until the identified hazards have been remediated. If the presence of the lead-based hazard becomes known when the dwelling or dwelling unit is already rented to a family with children, the family of the children must not be evicted for that reason.

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SECTION 44-53-1440. Restriction on rental; existing occupants. · S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-1440 | Frix