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) ) STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ) ) COUNTY OF ____________________ ) ) _____________________________________ ) PLAINTIFF(S) ) ) VS. ) ) _____________________________________ ) DEFENDANT(S) )

____________________________ CIVIL CASE NUMBER IN THE MAGISTRATE'S COURT

NOTICE OF PREDISTRESS HEARING (Distraint)

Upon the affidavit of ___________________________________ plaintiff and landlord of the premises described as (address and description of premises ­ apartment, house, etc.): ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ You, ________________________________________, the defendant and lessee of the premises, are delinquent in rent payments for the above described premises in the amount of $___________, plus $______________ in costs; You are ordered to appear at a hearing in the office of Magistrate ____________________________________ Located at: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ on the _____ day of ___________________, 2________, at _____ o'clock am/pm (circle one) for the purpose of showing why your personal property should not be seized in order to satisfy the debt owed to plaintiff for rent. Failure to appear at the above scheduled time may result in the issuance of a warrant of distraint for the prompt seizure of personal property found on the premises of sufficient value to satisfy the debt owed to the plaintiff.

Dated:

MAGISTRATE

SCCA/736 (Amended 05/2008)