Each co-owner shall comply strictly with the bylaws and with the administrative rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, as either of the same may be lawfully amended from time to time, and with the covenants, conditions and restrictions set forth in the master deed or lease or in the deed or lease to his apartment. Failure to comply with any of the same shall be grounds for a civil action to recover sums due for damages or injunctive relief, or both, maintainable by the administrator or the board of administration, or other form of administration specified in the bylaws, on behalf of the council of co-owners, or in a proper case, by an aggrieved co-owner.
S.C. Code Ann. § 27-31-170
Compliance with bylaws, rules, and regulations; remedy for noncompliance
Known as the Horizontal Property Act
The act spans §§ 27–27 (34 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Murphy v. Yacht Cove Homeowners Assoc. (1986)
Most recently applied in Spur at Williams Brice Owners Ass'n v. Lalla (November 2015)
1962 Code SECTION 57-510; 1967 (55) 449; 1973 (58) 783.
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Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.