Payment of taxes not condition to qualify for exemption.

S.C. Code Ann. § 12-37-295
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the payment of real property taxes on or before March fifteenth following the year for which homestead tax exemption is claimed shall not be a condition to qualify for the exemption.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t12c037.phpFetched: 10/17/2026

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