South Carolina enforces covenants and architectural rules through the recorded declaration, not a statutory standards code. The Homeowners Association Act, § 27-30-130, makes recording the condition of enforceability: unrecorded governing documents, rules, and amendments cannot be enforced against owners.
Covenant and architectural enforcement in South Carolina rests on the recorded declaration and rules, governed by the 2018 Homeowners Association Act and contract/property law. Section 27-30-130 provides that "in order to be enforceable, a homeowners association's governing documents must be recorded" with the county clerk of court, RMC, or register of deeds. It further requires that rules, regulations, bylaws, and amendments "must be recorded ... by January tenth of each year following their adoption or amendment" and be made accessible to members upon request. An HOA therefore cannot enforce an architectural restriction, use covenant, or rule that has not been timely recorded. South Carolina sets no statewide architectural-review timeline or standards; those terms come from the declaration itself.
No specific statutory penalty. Remedies follow the recorded declaration — typically injunctive relief, mandated correction, or declaration-authorized fines. An association cannot enforce covenants or rules that were never recorded as required by § 27-30-130.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
Greenville County, SC
Greenville County zoning does not dictate fence materials for ordinary residential lots, so wood, vinyl, aluminum, masonry, and chain-link are all allowed. C...
Greenville County, SC
Greenville County Code § 4-11 defines animal hoarding and § 4-19 makes hoarding or collecting animals a form of cruelty. Collecting animals without humane ca...
Greenville County, SC
Greenville County's code has no blanket ban on feeding wild animals like deer or birds. It does bar keeping wild animals as pets without a § 4-20 permit, and...
Greenville County, SC
Cats in unincorporated Greenville County must be vaccinated against rabies and carry proof; County Code § 4-14 requires a rabies certificate and tag for ever...
Greenville County, SC
Greenville County's animal code sets no numeric cap on the number of dogs or cats a household may keep. There is no per-home pet limit in Chapter 4; instead,...
Greenville County, SC
Livestock and horses are limited by zoning. In R-15, R-20, and ESD-PM districts, horses need at least 1.5 acres with one head per half-acre; in the R-20A dis...
See how Simpsonville's cc&r enforcement rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.