South Carolina
For South Carolina, what the presumption does is the tenant is entitled to the remedies provided in SECTION 27-40-660 as a defense in any retaliatory action against him for possession; example of a protected activity is the tenant has complained to a governmental agency charged with responsibility for enforcement of a building or housing code of a violation applicable to the premises materially affecting health and safety; statute is S.C. Code § 27-40-910, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
- State
- South Carolina our reading
- What the presumption does
- the tenant is entitled to the remedies provided in SECTION 27-40-660 as a defense in any retaliatory action against him for possession verified
- Example of a protected activity
- the tenant has complained to a governmental agency charged with responsibility for enforcement of a building or housing code of a violation applicable to the premises materially affecting health and safety verified
- Statute
- S.C. Code § 27-40-910 our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
(b) If the landlord acts in violation of subsection (a), the tenant is entitled to the remedies provided in SECTION 27-40-660 as a defense in any retaliatory action against him for possession.
— scstatehouse.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Where each value comes from
This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.
Example of a protected activity
(1) the tenant has complained to a governmental agency charged with responsibility for enforcement of a building or housing code of a violation applicable to the premises materially affecting health and safety; or
Statute
SECTION 27-40-910. Retaliatory conduct prohibited.
— all from scstatehouse.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- scstatehouse.govhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t27c040.php