House of ill fame.
Charleston, S.C., City Code § 21-165
in effectSec. 21-165. - House of ill fame.
(a) No person shall be a keeper or inmate of a house of ill fame, or keep a house or place used for any lewd, obscene or indecent purpose or keep a house of assignation used for any such purpose, or keep an indecent and disorderly house by which the peace, comfort and decency of a neighborhood is habitually disturbed.
(b) This section shall be construed to apply to any part of a house used for any of the purposes herein specified.
(c) It shall be the duty of the chief of police to enforce the provisions of this section, upon any complaint made to him by reputable citizens residing or owning property in the neighborhood of the premises involved.
(Code 1975, § 37-55)
Source: City of Charleston, South Carolina, Code of Ordinances and Zoning Ordinance (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/sc/charleston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CICO_CH21OF_ARTVIIIOFAGPUMO_DIV1GE_S21-165HOILFAFetched: 11/7/2026
