Short Term Rentals

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-195 SO AS TO PERMIT A GOVERNING BODY OF A MUNICIPALITY, COUNTY, OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE TO ENACT OR ENFORCE AN ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION THAT PROHIBITS THE RENTAL OF A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING TO A SHORT-TERM GUEST AND TO DEFINE TERMS RELATED TO SHORT-TERM RENTALS; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-36-70, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS OF A RETAILER AND A SELLER, SO AS TO AMEND THESE DEFINITIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 12-36-15 SO AS TO DEFINE AN ACCOMMODATIONS INTERMEDIARY; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-36-920, RELATING TO TAX ON ACCOMMODATIONS FOR TRANSIENTS, SO AS TO REMOVE THE PROVISION THAT THIS TAX DOES NOT APPLY TO FACILITIES CONSISTING OF LESS THAN SIX SLEEPING ROOMS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 27-50-250, RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TITLE, SO AS TO CHANGE THE TIME REFERENCED FROM NINETY DAYS TO ONE-HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS.