South Carolina Construction Contract Templates

South Carolina defines a residential builder to include qualifying residential construction, repair, improvement or reimprovement when the cost of the undertaking exceeds $5,000. Residential specialty contractors are separately regulated.

South Carolina's Residential Builders Commission generally treats specialty contracting as covered when the undertaking exceeds $500. Current LLR guidance also requires a $5,000 surety bond when the total project cost exceeds $5,000.

Under South Carolina's general and mechanical contractor statute, a state contractor license is required for regulated general contracting or mechanical contracting when the total cost of construction is greater than $10,000.

If a contractor or firm was legally required to be licensed or registered under South Carolina's residential builder law and entered the contract in violation of that requirement, the statute can bar the contractor from filing a mechanics' lien or bringing an action to enforce that contract.

For qualifying dwelling defect claims, the claimant generally serves written notice at least 90 days before filing the action. The contractor then has 30 days to inspect, offer to remedy, offer to settle or deny the claim, and the claimant has 10 days to respond to an offer.

South Carolina generally requires the lien statement to be served and filed within 90 days after the claimant ceases labour or furnishing labour or materials. The enforcement action and notice of pendency generally must then be filed within six months after that point.

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