South Carolina Eviction Laws
South Carolina requires a 5-day written notice to pay rent or vacate before a landlord may file an eviction action.
Key Rules
- Nonpayment Notice
- 5 days written notice to pay rent or vacate
- Lease Violation Notice
- 14-day cure-or-vacate notice for remediable violations
- Periodic Tenancy Notice
- 30 days notice for month-to-month termination
- Rent Control
- No rent control in South Carolina
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Applicable Statutes
Termination for nonpayment of rent: landlord must give at least 5 days written notice to pay rent or vacate before filing an eviction action.
Source confirmed · Official state source
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“SECTION 27-40-710. Noncompliance with rental agreement; failure to pay rent; removal of evicted tenant's personal property. (A) Except as provided in this chapter, if…”
Termination for lease violations: 14-day notice to cure or vacate for lease violations that can be remedied.
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Retaliatory eviction prohibited: landlord may not retaliate against tenant for reporting housing code violations or exercising legal rights.
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