2016 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures
CHAPTER 61 - PARTITION
Section 15-61-10. Partition is compellable between certain joint tenants and tenants in common.

SC Code § 15-61-10 (2016) What's This?

Section effective until January 1, 2017. See, also, section 15-61-10 effective January 1, 2017.

All joint tenants and tenants in common who hold, jointly or in common, for a term of life or years or of whom one has an estate for a term of life or years with the other that has an estate of inheritance or freehold in any lands, tenements or hereditaments shall be compellable to make severance and partition of all such lands, tenements and hereditaments.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-2201; 1952 Code Section 10-2201; 1942 Code Section 8826; 1932 Code Section 8826; Civ. C. '22 Section 5292; Civ. C. '12 Section 3522; Civ. C. '02 Section 2436; G. S. 1829; R. S. 1948; 1712 (2) 471, 474.

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