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H5680 • 2026

Self-service storage, lien enforcement

Self-service storage, lien enforcement

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Sponsor
Reps. Willis, Vaughan, Erickson, Pedalino and Burns
Last action
2026-05-07
Official status
Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( House Journal-page 65 )
Effective date
Not listed

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Self-service storage, lien enforcement

Self-service storage, lien enforcement

What This Bill Does

  • Self-service storage, lien enforcement

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-07 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 65 )

  2. 2026-05-07 House

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( House Journal-page 65 )

Official Summary Text

Self-service storage, lien enforcement

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2025-2026 Bill 5680: Self-service storage, lien enforcement - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5680
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Willis, Vaughan, Erickson, Pedalino and Burns
Document Path: LC-0436HDB26.docx
Introduced in the House on May 7, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Judiciary
Summary: Self-service storage, lien enforcement
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

5/7/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 65
)

5/7/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
House Journal-page 65
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
05/07/2026

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING
SECTION
39-20-45
, RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT OF LIENS AGAINST OCCUPANTS OF
SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITIES, SO AS TO ALLOW AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF
PUBLISHING AN ADVERTISEMENT OF THE PUBLIC SALE OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF AN
OCCUPANT WHO IS IN DEFAULT.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
S
ection
39-20-45
(E) of the S.C. Code is amended to
read:

(
E) After the expiration of the
fifty-day default period, the owner shall publish an advertisement of the
public sale to the highest bidder
:

(
1)
once a week for two
consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation where the self-service
storage facility is located
.
;
or

(
2) for ten consecutive days on a
publicly accessible website that regularly advertises or conducts property
auctions or sales.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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