Free South Carolina Bed Bug Addendum Template

Last reviewed September 2026

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South Carolina Bed Bug Addendum

This Bed Bug Addendum is built with South Carolina as the governing state. These are the South Carolina landlord-tenant rules that most often bear on it, with the statute for each.

South Carolina rules at a glance

South Carolina rules for a Bed Bug Addendum
Landlord entry	24 hours’ notice, with exceptions for scheduled and requested servicesS.C. Code §27-40-530
Scheduled-service entry	If you want the right to enter for regular services without 24 hours’ notice, it must be conspicuously written into the lease (§27-40-530(b)(2)).
Security deposit limit	No statutory capS.C. Code §27-40-410
Deposit return	30 days after the later of termination, delivery of possession, or the tenant’s demandS.C. Code §27-40-410(a)
Deposit standards	Landlords with more than four adjoining units who vary deposits between tenants must disclose the standards used (§27-40-410(c)).

Security deposits in South Carolina

South Carolina puts no limit on the amount of a security deposit. The Act regulates how deductions are made and how quickly the money comes back (S.C. Code §27-40-410).

30-day deadline — Any deduction must be itemized in a written notice sent with the balance due within 30 days after termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession and demand by the tenant, whichever is later (§27-40-410(a)).
Allowed deductions — Accrued rent, and damages the landlord suffers because the tenant failed to maintain the unit as §27-40-510 requires (§27-40-410(a)).
Forwarding address — The tenant must give a forwarding address in writing. A tenant who doesn’t can’t collect damages if the landlord had no notice of their whereabouts and mailed the notice and refund to the last known address (§27-40-410(a)).
Treble damages — A landlord who fails to return a deposit or prepaid rent as required can owe three times the amount wrongfully withheld, plus reasonable attorney’s fees (§27-40-410(b)).
Larger complexes — A landlord renting more than four adjoining units who uses different deposit standards for different tenants must post or hand out a statement of those standards before signing (§27-40-410(c)).

Landlord entry & access

Except as noted below, a South Carolina landlord must give at least 24 hours’ notice of the intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times; the landlord can’t abuse the right of access to harass the tenant (S.C. Code §27-40-530(c)).

Emergencies — Entry is allowed at any time in an emergency — and approaching weather that threatens the property can count as one (§27-40-530(b)(1)).
Scheduled services — Entry between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. for regularly scheduled services such as filter changes or pest treatment, without 24 hours’ notice, is allowed only if that right is conspicuously stated in writing in the lease and the landlord announces the entry beforehand (§27-40-530(b)(2)).
Tenant-requested services — Entry between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. to perform services the tenant asked for, with an announcement beforehand (§27-40-530(b)(3)).
Locks — A tenant may not change the locks without the landlord’s permission (§27-40-530(e)).
Abuse of access — Knowing unlawful entry or repeated harassing demands let the tenant get an injunction or terminate, plus actual damages and attorney’s fees; a tenant who refuses lawful access faces the same remedies (§27-40-780).

Required disclosures in South Carolina

South Carolina has no statewide mold, bedbug or radon disclosure requirement for ordinary residential leases.

Owner / agent identity — At or before the start of the tenancy, the name and address of an owner or authorized agent for service of process and notices, kept current (S.C. Code §27-40-420).
Deposit standards — Landlords with more than four adjoining units who vary deposits between tenants must disclose the standards used (§27-40-410(c)).
Scheduled-service entry — If you want the right to enter for regular services without 24 hours’ notice, it must be conspicuously written into the lease (§27-40-530(b)(2)).
Lead-based paint — Federal warning and known-hazard disclosure for housing built before 1978 (42 U.S.C. §4852d).

South Carolina Bed Bug Addendum FAQs

How much can a landlord charge for a security deposit in South Carolina?

There is no statutory limit — the lease sets the amount. The law instead governs deductions and the 30-day return deadline (S.C. Code §27-40-410).

How long does a landlord have to return a security deposit in South Carolina?

30 days after the later of the tenancy ending, the tenant moving out, or the tenant’s demand, with an itemized written notice of any deductions. A landlord who wrongfully withholds it can owe three times the amount withheld plus attorney’s fees (§27-40-410).

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