Action for debt may be brought for rent on lease or demise for life.

S.C. Code Ann. § 27-39-40
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Any person having any rent in arrears or due upon any lease or demise for life or lives may bring an action of debt for such arrears of rent in the same manner as he might have done in case such rent were due and reserved upon a lease for years.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t27c039.phpFetched: 10/17/2026

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