Free South Carolina Rental Application Template

Last reviewed September 2026

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South Carolina Rental Application

This Rental Application 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 Rental Application
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)).

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 Rental Application 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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