South Carolina Statutes

In South Carolina, landlord-tenant relationships are regulated by the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, found in South Carolina Code of Laws, Title 27, Chapter 40. This statute governs lease terms, landlord obligations, tenant rights, eviction procedures, and security deposit rules. Additional protections exist for habitability and domestic violence cases. Each section is outlined and linked below.

S.C. Code § 27-40-10 – Short title
S.C. Code § 27-40-410(b) – Security deposits; prepaid rent
S.C. Code § 27-40-410(c) – Disclosure of Deposit Calculations
S.C. Code § 27-40-310(c) – Terms and conditions of rental agreement
S.C. Code § 27-40-210 (11) – Late Fees
S.C. Code § 34-11-70 – Prima facie evidence of fraudulent intent in drawing check, draft, or other written order, reasonable and probable cause for prosecution
S.C. Code § 27-40-630(a)(1) – Wrongful failure to provide essential services
S.C. Code § 27-40-630(c) – Tenant Allowed to Repair and Deduct Rent (No Statute)
S.C. Code § 27-40-640 – Landlord’s noncompliance as defense to action for possession or rent
S.C. Code § 27-40-770(a) – Periodic tenancy; holdover remedies
S.C. Code § 27-40-770(b) – Periodic tenancy; holdover remedies
S.C. Code § 27-40-770(c) – Periodic tenancy; holdover remedies
S.C. Code § 27-40-750 – Remedy after termination
S.C. Code § 27-40-730(a) – Abandonment After Default
S.C. Code § 27-40-730(b) – Abandonment Due to Termination of Utilities
S.C. Code § 27-40-730(c) – Remedies for absence, nonuse, and abandonment
S.C. Code § 27-40-730(d) – Disposal of Abandoned Property (Less Than $500)
S.C. Code § 27-40-730(f) – Disposal of Abandoned Property (Greater Than $500)
S.C. Code § 27-40-530(a) – Access
S.C. Code § 27-40-530(b)(1) – Access
S.C. Code § 27-40-530(c) – Access
S.C. Code § 27-40-530(e) – Access
S.C. Code § 27-40-530(b)(1) – Access
S.C. Code § 27-40-530(b)(2) – Access
S.C. Code § 27-40-710(b) – Noncompliance with rental agreement; failure to pay rent; removal of evicted tenant’s personal property
S.C. Code § 27-40-710(a) – Noncompliance with rental agreement; failure to pay rent; removal of evicted tenant’s personal property
S.C. Code § 27-40-760 – Recovery of possession limited
S.C. Code § 27-40-420 – Disclosure
S.C. Code § 27-40-440 – Landlord to maintain premises
S.C. Code § 27-40-430 – Landlord to deliver possession of dwelling unit
S.C. Code § 27-40-510 – Tenant to maintain dwelling unit
S.C. Code § 27-40-910 – Retaliatory conduct prohibited
S.C. Code § 15-3-530 – Three years
S.C. Code § 27-40-210 – General definitions