S0442 — Short Term Rentals

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.

Brian Adams (Sen, R, SD-044)