(a) This chapter must be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies. (b) Underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are: (1) to simplify, clarify, modernize, and revise the law governing rental of dwelling units and the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants; (2) to encourage landlords and tenants to maintain and improve the quality of housing.
Purposes; rules of construction
S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-20, under Title 27, Chapter 40.
S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-20