Bill 3196

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3196
Primary Sponsor:                J. Brown
Committee Number:               26
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Well and septic tank regulation,
                                mobile homes
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Labor, Commerce and Industry
Date Tabled:                    Apr 09, 1991
Computer Document Number:       JIC/5156.HC
Introduced Date:                Jan 09, 1991
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              Apr 09, 1991
Last History Type:              Tabled in Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   J. Brown
                                G. Bailey
                                McBride
                                Mattos
                                Scott
                                Harvin
                                Whipper
                                D. Williams
                                Keyserling
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 3196  House   Apr 09, 1991  Tabled in Committee             26
 3196  House   Jan 09, 1991  Introduced and read first       26
                             time, referred to Committee

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-29-105 SO AS TO REQUIRE A RETAIL DEALER IN MOBILE HOMES TO CERTIFY THAT THE PURCHASER'S LOT MEETS APPLICABLE ZONING REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICABLE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL REGULATION FOR WELLS AND SEPTIC TANKS AND TO PROVIDE THAT A CONTRACT OF SALE NOT CONTAINING THE CERTIFICATE IS VOIDABLE BY THE PURCHASER.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Chapter 29, Title 40 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 40-29-105. A contract of sale for a mobile home between a retail dealer and a purchaser who intends to place the mobile home on a lot in this State is voidable by the purchaser without penalty unless there is attached to and incorporated into the contract the retail dealer's certificate that the lot specified by the purchaser as the site on which the mobile home is to be located:

(1) meets applicable zoning requirements;

(2) meets or can be made to meet regulations of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control governing wells and septic tanks, if the lot is served or is to be served by a well or septic tank, or both."

SECTION 2. Section 40-29-105 of the 1976 Code as added by this act applies to contracts of sale executed after July 1, 1991.

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.