View Amendment Current Amendment: JUD3563.004.DOCX to Bill 3563     Senators McELVEEN, THURMOND, and TURNER proposed the following amendment (JUD3563.004):

    Amend the committee report, as and if amended, page [3563-3], by striking lines 19 through 35, in Section 39-20-40, as contained in SECTION 1, and inserting therein the following:

/         Section 39-20-40.     If an owner complies with the requirements of this code section and Section 39-20-45, he may enforce the lien without judicial intervention. An owner shall obtain from the occupant a written rental agreement and a copy of the completed agreement shall be given to the occupant upon execution. which The rental agreement must include the following language with bold type where indicated:
    This agreement, made and entered into this ___ day of__________, 19 20___, by and between __________, the owner and __________, the occupant, whose last known address is __________. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE WHETHER YOU WANT TO RECEIVE ANY NOTICE OF DEFAULT BY MAIL OR ELECTRONIC MAIL. WHEN CHOOSING ELECTRONIC MAIL, YOU WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF DEFAULT PROCEEDINGS THROUGH PERSONAL SERVICE OR MAIL.
TO CHOOSE NOTICE BY MAIL TO THE ADDRESS WRITTEN ABOVE, SIGN HERE:
                    (Occupant signs on this line to receive notice by mail.)
TO CHOOSE NOTICE BY ELECTRONIC MAIL, SIGN HERE AND PRINT YOUR ELECTRONIC MAIL ADDRESS:
    (Occupant signs on this line to receive notice by electronic mail.)
(If Occupant selects to receive notice by electronic mail, on this line Occupant must print the electronic mail address for Owner to use in sending notice.)
CHANGES TO YOUR PREFERRED METHOD OF RECEIVING NOTICE MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING AND SENT BY FIRST CLASS MAIL OR HAND DELIVERED TO THE OWNER.         /

    Renumber sections to conform.
    Amend title to conform.