§ 7-80 — Interference with enforcement of article
Code of the City of Charleston, South Carolina (Supp. No. 115: codified through Ordinance No. 2026-092, enacted May 26, 2026) · Charleston, S.C., City Code § 7-80
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Sec. 7-80. - Interference with enforcement of article.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, individually or as the representative of any person, to interfere in any way with the enforcement of any of terms or provisions of this article. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person, individually or as the representative of any person, to cause a reduction in services or utilities, to increase rents or cause rents to be increased, in retaliation for any tenant's reporting of a violation of this article. (c) It shall be unlawful for any person, individually or as the representative or agent of any person, to allow a vacant dwelling which has been declared unfit for human habitation to be used or occupied during any period in which the public safety and housing officer has found such vacant dwelling to be unfit for human habitation and of which notice is given to the owner or his agent. (d) It shall be unlawful for any person, individually or as the representative of any person, to evict or cause to be evicted any inhabitant or tenant in retaliation for reporting a violation of this article to the public safety and housing officer or any other public authorities. (e) It shall be unlawful for any person to enter a dwelling unit which has been declared unfit for human habitation except for the purpose of making the required repairs or demolishing such structure.
(Ord. No. 2010-110, § 1, 7-20-10)
