2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment
CHAPTER 15 - DWELLINGS UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION
Section 31-15-50. Standards in ordinances for determining fitness of dwelling for human habitation.
An ordinance adopted by a municipality under this article shall provide that a public officer may determine that a dwelling is unfit for human habitation if he finds that conditions exist in such dwelling which are dangerous or injurious to the health, safety or morals of the occupants of such dwelling, the occupants of neighboring dwellings or other residents of such municipality. Such conditions may include the following (without limiting the generality of the foregoing): Defects therein increasing the hazards of fire, accident or other calamities; lack of adequate ventilation, light or sanitary facilities; dilapidation; disrepair; structural defects; uncleanliness. The ordinance may provide additional standards to guide the public officer or his agents in determining the fitness of a dwelling for human habitation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-505; 1952 Code Section 36-505; 1942 Code Section 5271-84; 1939 (41) 347; 1945 (44) 156.
