City Manager John Pedersen tonight issued Emergency Order 3

Property managers, unit owners and others in the accommodations industry have asked whether individual owners of accommodations units are allowed to occupy the units they own during the coronavirus emergency here in Myrtle Beach. City Manager John Pedersen tonight issued Emergency Order 3C, amending previous orders and clarifying the answer to the question. With respect to units owned by private individuals, here are the clarifications:

• If a property is occupied as a year-round primary residence, the unit may be used exclusively by that owner while the emergency order is in effect.
• If a property is used exclusively as a second home, and is not used as a rental property in any way, then the unit may be used solely by that owner while the emergency order is in effect.
• If, however, that unit is used for rentals, regardless of the frequency, then the unit may not be used by the property owner while the emergency order is in effect.
• For the purpose of this section, if a unit is owned by an entity, such as an LLC, rather than an individual, then the owner of that LLC or other entity is considered to be the owner of the unit.