Laurens County, SC Code Violation Reporting: Response Times (2026)

Section 8-524 puts the county office of building codes in charge of Article VI nuisance response. On a valid, written complaint, the building official visits the site and offers a letter of compliance, which gives the property owner 60 days to clean up. During that warning period, the owner may request a hearing before the building official to argue for an extension; if the extension is not approved, the original 60-day deadline still controls. That timeline echoes § 8-520, which requires the permits, inspections and codes department to serve notice detailing the alleged violation and demanding abatement within 60 days of service.

If the owner still has not complied once the 60 days run out, § 8-524(b) triggers a summons and a $200 per day fine until the site is cleaned up, with the owner also required to appear in magistrate's court. Section 8-521 gives the county a further option instead of, or alongside, that fine track: seek a court order compelling abatement, or abate the nuisance itself and charge the owner for removal, attorney's fees and lien recording costs, which § 8-522 then converts into a recorded lien against the property bearing interest at the legal rate until paid.