South Carolina Security Deposit Laws
South Carolina does not cap security deposits by statute.
Key Rules
- Limit
- No statutory maximum
- Return Deadline
- 30 days after termination of tenancy
- Itemization Required
- Yes — written itemized statement of deductions required
- Interest Required
- No
- Bad Faith Penalty
- Tenant may recover three times the deposit amount plus attorney's fees for bad-faith withholding
Applicable Statutes
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Security deposit rules: no statutory cap on amount. Landlord must return deposit within 30 days after tenancy ends with written itemized statement of deductions.
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“SECTION 27-40-410. Security deposits; prepaid rent. (a) Upon termination of the tenancy, property or money held by the landlord as security must be returned less amoun…”
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