Guides
South Carolina Move-Out Inspections: What the Law Actually Requires
The SC Residential Landlord and Tenant Act on security deposits, itemized deductions, the 30-day return deadline, and the triple-damages penalty. What the statute says, what it does not say, and what that means for your lease.
SC Law ReferenceSouth Carolina Security Deposit Law: What Landlords and Tenants Need to Know
No deposit cap, the 30-day itemize-and-return deadline, allowable deductions, the multiple-unit disclosure rule, and the triple-damages penalty for wrongful withholding.
SC Law ReferenceWhat South Carolina law requires in a residential lease
The owner or agent disclosure, prohibited provisions like rights waivers and confessions of judgment, and what happens with an oral or unsigned agreement.
SC Law ReferenceSouth Carolina landlord repair duties and the warranty of habitability
The landlord's duty to keep a rental fit and habitable under 27-40-440, and the tenant's remedies (14-day notice, repair-and-deduct for essential services, defense to eviction) when repairs are not made.
SC Law ReferenceSouth Carolina landlord entry rules: notice and access
The 24-hour notice rule under 27-40-530, the emergency and scheduled-service exceptions, the 9-6 and 8-8 time windows, and the remedies when either side abuses access.
SC Law ReferenceTenant abandonment in South Carolina: what a landlord can and cannot do
When absence plus rent default counts as abandonment (the 15-day rule), the duty to re-rent, and how to handle property left behind (the $500 disposal threshold) under 27-40-730.
SC Law ReferenceRetaliatory eviction in South Carolina: what a landlord cannot do after a complaint
The acts 27-40-910 forbids after a tenant reports a code violation or a chapter violation, the exceptions, the 75-day non-renewal window, and the up-to-three-months or treble-damages penalty.
SC Law ReferenceIllegal lockouts and utility shutoffs in South Carolina
Why a landlord cannot change the locks or cut essential services: 27-40-660 gives the tenant three months' rent or twice actual damages, and 27-40-760 bans self-help. Possession comes only through the court.
SC Law ReferenceBuying or selling a tenant-occupied rental in South Carolina
The lease generally survives a sale, 27-40-450 governs who is liable for the security deposit after closing, and 27-40-420 makes disclosure duties run to the new owner.
SC Law ReferenceFair housing basics for South Carolina landlords
The seven federal protected classes, what the SC Fair Housing Law and Human Affairs Commission add, and the accommodation, advertising and screening rules that create liability.
SC Law ReferenceThe South Carolina Eviction Process, Step by Step
The five-day nonpayment notice and when a lease can waive it, the fourteen-day notice for lease violations, filing in magistrate court, the tenant's ten-day response window, the hearing, and the writ of ejectment.
SC Law ReferenceSouth Carolina Rent, Late Fees, and Lease Rules
Whether South Carolina caps rent or late fees (it does not), when rent is due, why there is no statutory grace period, rules on rent increases and month-to-month notice, and a landlord's remedies for nonpayment.
SC Law ReferenceAbout this site
AAG Columbia publishes apartment industry resources focused on the Columbia, South Carolina market. The content covers landlord-tenant law, property operations, and lease compliance for multifamily professionals.
Nothing on this site is legal advice. It is a reading of public statutes and published industry data, cited to the source so you can verify it with your own attorney or the relevant state agency.