Injunctive relief against public officer; damages not to flow from order of public safety and housing committee.
Charleston, S.C., City Code § 7-99
in effectSec. 7-99. - Injunctive relief against public officer; damages not to flow from order of public safety and housing committee.
(a) Any person affected by an order issued by the public safety and housing officer may petition the circuit court for an injunction restraining the public safety and housing officer from carrying out the provisions of the order, and the court may, upon such petition, issue a temporary injunction restraining the public safety and housing officer pending the final disposition of the cause; provided, however, that within sixty (60) days after the posting and service of the order of the public safety and housing officer such persons shall petition such court. Hearings shall be had by the court on such petitions within twenty (20) days or as soon thereafter as possible.
(b) The court shall hear and determine the issues raised and shall enter such final order or decree as law and justice may require. In all such proceedings the findings of the public safety and housing officer as to facts, if supported by evidence, shall be conclusive. Costs shall be in the discretion of the court. The remedies herein provided shall be exclusive remedies and no person affected by an order of the public safety and housing officer shall be entitled to recover any damages for action taken pursuant to any order of the public safety and housing officer, or because of compliance by the chief building official, the director of code enforcement, or the fire chief with any order of the public safety and housing officer.
(Ord. No. 2010-110, § 1, 7-20-10)
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_CH7BUBURE_ARTIVHO_DIV2PRDEHA_S7-99INREAGPUOFDANOFLORPUSAHOCOFetched: 11/7/2026