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Free South Carolina Lease
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Last reviewed September 2026

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South Carolina Lease Renewal Agreement

This Lease Renewal Agreement 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 Lease Renewal Agreement
Rent-increase noticeNo specific statute; a month-to-month change needs the 30-day termination noticeS.C. Code §27-40-770
Rent controlProhibited statewideS.C. Code §27-39-60
Rent increasesNo statute sets a notice period for increases. A fixed-term lease can’t be changed mid-term without agreement; for month-to-month tenancies, give at least the 30 days’ written notice needed to end the tenancy (§27-40-770(b)).
Month-to-month termination30 days’ written notice (7 days week-to-week)S.C. Code §27-40-770

Rent, late fees & rent increases

Rent is payable without demand or notice at the time and place agreed. Unless the tenant is told otherwise in writing, it’s payable at the unit, at the start of any term of one month or less, and otherwise in equal monthly installments at the start of each month (S.C. Code §27-40-310(c)).

  • Late fees — South Carolina has no late-fee cap or mandatory grace period. The Act defines “rent” to include late charges (§27-40-210), so an unpaid late fee stated in the lease can be part of the rent owed — but a court can refuse to enforce a term it finds unconscionable (§27-40-230).
  • Rent increases — No statute sets a notice period for increases. A fixed-term lease can’t be changed mid-term without agreement; for month-to-month tenancies, give at least the 30 days’ written notice needed to end the tenancy (§27-40-770(b)).
  • Rent control — No county or city may enact or enforce any ordinance regulating the amount of rent for private residential property (§27-39-60).
  • Retaliatory increases — A landlord can’t raise rent above fair-market value to retaliate for a code complaint or a complaint about a violation of the Act (§27-40-910).

South Carolina Lease Renewal Agreement FAQs

How much notice to end a month-to-month lease in South Carolina?

Thirty days’ written notice from either side; week-to-week tenancies need 7 days (§27-40-770).

Does South Carolina have rent control?

No. State law bars counties and cities from regulating the amount of rent on privately owned residential property (S.C. Code §27-39-60).

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