An owner who knowingly violates or fails to perform any duty prescribed by any provision of this article or who discloses any material information on the disclosure statement that he knows to be false, incomplete, or misleading is liable for actual damages proximately caused to the purchaser and court costs. The court may award reasonable attorney fees incurred by the prevailing party.
S.C. Code Ann. § 27-50-65
Knowing disclosure of false, incomplete, or misleading material information; civil liability; attorney fees
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Winters v. FIDDIE (2011)
Most recently applied in Winters v. FIDDIE (August 2011)
2002 Act No. 336, SECTION 2.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.