Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Public intere describe lan< Ky JOHN KOZMA fiamecock Staff Writer A manual describing the rights ana auties or landlords and tenants in South Carolina is being distributed by the S.C. Public Interest Research Group. The "S.C. Tenant's Handbook," available through the SCPIRG office at Furman University for 50 cents per copy, was written by Frances Lyles, a third year law student at USC. Lyles said the twopart pamphlet is designed for students who are getting their first apartment and are not sure what to 'ook out for. "The first part is general information ? typical pitfalls and (tiinrto C ? T -.1 ? iiin&o w iwr iui, byies saia, "while the second part has some basic discussion of legal rights." There is also a brief section on rSC's housing contract. ONE FEATURE of S.C. landlord ;md tenant law, according to Lyles, s that much of it is based on common law as contrasted with states such as Georgia which have onacted tenant's rights laws. This necessitated research into a great deal of case law as well as statutes, she said. In fenting an apartment, "the most important thing is to have a lease with your rights set out," Lyles said. One particular feature of the South Carolina law that few 'enants are aware of, is that the 'andlord has no duty to repair the ii-riiu miura < Over 30 yrs. ^? experience JfiBljlj Specializing in c 7301 Woodrow, Irmo a,1<*a,ter: 781-6195 men and 10 pereent disco J! /(p ^ 10% o st pamphlets dlord laws premises or keep the apartment in good condition, Next to the rent provision, this can be the most important part of the agreement, *he said. SCPIRG does research projects mio various Kinds of consumer issues, said Mike Hilliard, member ?>f the Furman chapter. "South Carolina tenant's rights were considered an important issue," he said, "and we thought the pamphlet a good way to get information *o the public." STUDENT PUBLIC interest research groups in various states are loosely connected by a national board of directors, he said, but each group operates more or less independently. New chapters of SCPIRG are being formed at USC and at Presbyterian College in Clinton, according to Hilliard. Examples of areas where other projects nave been or will be undertaken by SCPIRG are brown lung disease, nuclear power, banking services and women's issues, he said. The tenants handbook is available upon request from SCPIRG, Box 28384, Furman U niversity, Greenville, S.C., 29613. FREE I r\ri iurnv mm ^mW' 254-8800 Er Alterations --^4 Guaranteed Mra workmanship iistom tailoring ations for Mon.-Fri. 8am-6pm women. Sat.9am-2pm mil with t'SC I.I). I pie. Beautiful deesses n peach, laven?>eR, Blonde & Romantic j ppints. ^ Qottex swim suits, cotton shoRts, *Rench t-shiRts, slinky Blouses & skiRts All in ct.nr.k now at. ^ the - Bohemian neetinq St. 791-1846 ff with use ! Oh boy... it's almost selling out fastthisy< reserve one now one , blank below and mc " ^ ? f uarnei ana DiacK, c j Name (print) I Permanent Address 1 Join i I 1 LuncheoE I rr^n <n _ "JTMd Make suri Call 1 irrn n t Garnet and Black time! ear. Don't be caught wit J just pickyours up in fTlo xil it (along with your ch< mmm mmmm mmmm mmmm mmmmm mamm mmmm mmm mmtm mmmm mm mmmm a lox 85131, Campus mail. S (with zip) : is for lunch, at tin H?(om (TT>cfF> ' J^z \i/CJ vrv ^iO><??> V l buffet : 11:45 a.i Tues.-Fri. & Sun If rs. TEST* ercr-K~v <?X?> T F\\ r~?\ /-=1 Tlr 5S b you have a plac< 777-8198 for resei 1^1 ^ ^ [ 1 J I i i TmvTTITm ! The yearbook is houtyour copy; ^y. Fill out the order &ck for J56.00) to: i .S. No. i I 1 1 mmmum mmmm tmmm aw mmmm mmm? m mmmmm mmmm laaa 8 Top ti.-2:00 p.m. V a at the Top. 'vauiuiis. i \