Tranquil Properties, Inc. v. Dorchester County

Tranquil Properties, LLC 1 (Tranquil Properties) appeals the master-in-equity’s holding Dorchester County (the County) can bill it for sewer service charges incurred by tenants of the units in Tranquil Acres. We reverse.

FACTS

Tranquil Acres is a planned development comprised of four main buildings arranged around a rectangular common area. Within the complex are forty single-unit homes individually deeded with Tranquil Properties being the record owner of thirty-nine units and the common area. The County provides sewer service to the units via four feeder lines, one for each building,…