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South Carolina residential lease agreement
Download the October 2026 South Carolina Residential Lease Agreement for houses, apartments, condos, and other residential rentals. The packet includes a complete editable DOCX, a true fillable PDF, federal lead-based paint materials, and an optional completed sample lease.
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Use each document only when appropriate. The notice packet is not a move-in document and should be used only when the facts and current law support it.
A practical South Carolina lease packet built to document the rental relationship, current deposit and notice rules, disclosure obligations, and clean completion in your own PDF reader or on paper.
Addresses the South Carolina Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, S.C. Code §§ 27-40-10 through 27-40-940, as amended by 2026 Acts 184 and 252, including the security deposit held in trust and the 30-day itemized return after the later of termination, delivery of possession, and the tenant’s demand (§ 27-40-410), one owner or agent disclosure (§ 27-40-420), five days’ notice for nonpayment (§ 27-40-710(B)) and fourteen days for other noncompliance (§ 27-40-710(A)), landlord mitigation (§ 27-40-730), and at least thirty days’ notice to end a month-to-month tenancy (§ 27-40-770). Federal lead-based paint materials are included for pre-1978 housing.
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Self-help lease overview
A written South Carolina residential lease helps document the landlord, tenant, premises, county, term, rent, security deposit, utilities, repairs, disclosures, rules, and signatures for a rental property. This agreement captures the key deal terms in a front Data Schedule before the numbered sections.
This packet includes the South Carolina Residential Lease Agreement in editable DOCX and true fillable PDF, plus the federal lead-based paint materials listed below for pre-1978 housing.
Review the completed lease and any municipal, subsidized-housing, association, or property-specific requirements before signing. ILRG provides self-help legal forms and information, not legal advice.
This page highlights the current downloadable South Carolina residential lease packet: a complete editable DOCX, a true fillable PDF, and federal lead-based paint materials. The lease uses a front Data Schedule and a fixed-term or month-to-month election. A completed sample lease is available as an add-on.
Page 1 below is the blank Data Schedule, the term election, and the opening of the term section. The list under it names every section of the agreement. Checkout delivers the fillable lease and the federal lead-based paint materials listed above. The completed sample is optional.
Page 1 above is the blank Data Schedule, the term election, and the opening of the term section. Each line names a section and what it covers. The lease itself is the file you download.
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The purchase includes 3 document groups and 5 delivered files in the Word and PDF formats shown in the included-documents list. A completed sample lease is available as a separate $4.99 add-on and is not part of that count.
This is PL-SC-RL01, Rev. 10/2026, last revised October 12, 2026. Addresses the South Carolina Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, S.C. Code §§ 27-40-10 through 27-40-940, as amended by 2026 Acts 184 and 252, including the security deposit held in trust and the 30-day itemized return after the later of termination, delivery of possession, and the tenant’s demand (§ 27-40-410), one owner or agent disclosure (§ 27-40-420), five days’ notice for nonpayment (§ 27-40-710(B)) and fourteen days for other noncompliance (§ 27-40-710(A)), landlord mitigation (§ 27-40-730), and at least thirty days’ notice to end a month-to-month tenancy (§ 27-40-770). Federal lead-based paint materials are included for pre-1978 housing.
S.C. Code § 27-40-210(18) treats the security deposit as held in trust. § 27-40-410 requires an itemized return within 30 days after the later of termination of the tenancy, delivery of possession, and the tenant’s demand. No statewide cap, interest duty, or separate-account rule was located for an ordinary private rental.
§ 27-40-710(B) gives five days’ notice for nonpayment of rent. § 27-40-710(A) gives fourteen days’ notice for other noncompliance. § 27-40-730 requires the landlord to mitigate at a fair rental.
§ 27-40-210(11) includes late charges in rent. It excludes the security deposit and other charges.
§ 27-40-770 requires at least thirty days’ notice before the stated date. The stated date may be any calendar day. § 27-40-420 requires disclosure of one owner or agent.
§ 27-40-530 requires at least twenty-four hours’ notice, except in an emergency.
Act 184, effective May 18, 2026, covers early termination when both the protected tenant and the perpetrator are leaseholders on the same property.
S.C. Code § 34-11-70(a)(3) allows a service charge of not more than $30 on a dishonored check. That limit does not cover an ACH, debit, credit, or other electronic return.
§ 27-40-240 treats notice as received when it comes to the person’s attention. For a tenant, the posted section also treats notice as received when it is delivered in hand or mailed by registered or certified mail. The posted section does not list email.
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Yes. Once purchased, you can reuse the lease and companion forms for additional properties, tenants, or transactions. Update the property, parties, dates, terms, disclosures, and other facts for each use, and confirm the law and local requirements are still current.
The packet is built for ordinary private South Carolina residential rentals under the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, S.C. Code Chapter 40. Cities and counties can add rental-registration, inspection, and housing-code rules. Subsidized or federally regulated housing and association rules can add requirements. Federal lead-based paint materials are included for pre-1978 housing. No statewide mold, bedbug, radon, flood, or smoke-alarm lease disclosure was located for this packet. Confirm local overlays before signing.
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No. PublicLegal provides self-help legal forms and information, not legal advice. You are responsible for reviewing the completed lease and confirming state, local, federal, subsidized-housing, and property-specific requirements before signing.