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Five days after the rent was due, the magistrate's ten days to show cause, and the writ's twenty-four hours.

An eviction for unpaid rent. 3 stages, from Paying rent before the landlord may end the agreement.

  1. Stage 1 · What the statutes set next

    Paying rent before the landlord may end the agreement

    Period
    5 days
    From
    The date the rent was due
    Whose
    The tenant

    If rent is not paid within five days of the due date, the landlord may end the rental agreement, provided written notice of the nonpayment and of the intent to end it was given; one such notice, or conspicuous language in a written agreement, satisfies that for the whole lease.

    The whole of it: Being Evicted →S.C. Code 27-40-710

  2. Stage 2 · Later in the statutes

    Answering the magistrate's rule to vacate or show cause

    Period
    10 days
    From
    A copy of the rule being served on the tenant
    Whose
    The tenant

    The rule requires the tenant to vacate or show cause before the magistrate why not. A tenant who does not appear and show cause within the ten days is ejected under a warrant of ejectment.

    The whole of it: Being Evicted →S.C. Code 27-37-20S.C. Code 27-37-40

  3. Stage 3 · Later in the statutes

    Leaving voluntarily after a writ of ejectment is presented

    Period
    24 hours
    From
    The officer presenting a copy of the writ to the occupants
    Whose
    The occupants

    If the occupants have not left within twenty-four hours, the officer announces his identity and purpose, and a deputy sheriff, though not a constable, may enter by force using the least destructive means. The officer may grant a delay for ill or elderly tenants.

    The whole of it: Being Evicted →S.C. Code 27-37-160

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What the law asks of each side between them, a step at a time: Five Days And A Rule To Vacate

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