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Abatement by city; cost of abatement; court action.

Charleston, S.C., City Code § 21-65
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Sec. 21-65. - Abatement by city; cost of abatement; court action. (a) If the nuisance is not abated within the time provided or if the owner, occupant or person causing the nuisance cannot be found, the city shall cause the abatement or removal of such public nuisance. (b) In addition to any other penalty imposed by this article for the erection, contrivance, creation, continuance or maintenance of a public nuisance, the cost of abating a public nuisance by the city shall become a lien upon the real estate and shall be collectable in the same manner as municipal taxes. Nothing contained in this article shall prohibit the city from exercising its rights to cause an action to abate such nuisance to be commenced in the name of the city in a court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with the provisions of the state statutes. (Ord. No. 2000-22, § 1, 2-22-00)
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_ARTIIINU_DIV2AB_S21-65ABCOABCOACFetched: 11/7/2026

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