Rent Smart: Basic Landlord and Tenant Rights in South Carolina

[@EdWelch4]

If a landlord is not allowing entry to unit for 18 days after the first of the month to start your lease, can they legally charge your a full months rent? Can they also charge a move out fee when they have already charged you a security deposit? I have an unsigned lease that states these items and was not disclosed when signing the pre-lease agreement.

[@sclegalservices]

Hello and thank you for reaching out! We are not able to provide individual advice here, however we encourage you to call our statewide intake office at 1-888-346-5592 if you need assistance. We also have an option to apply online for certain legal issues at www.lawhelp.org/sc/online-intake. If you are not located in SC (where we are located), we encourage you to find the Legal Services provider closest to you by visiting www.lsc.gov and choosing the "Find Legal Aid" option in the top right corner. Eligibility for assistance through SCLS depends on your income and assets, as well as the type of legal problem you have. We cannot guarantee that every application will be accepted for legal representation. Thank you for reaching out! We hope that we will be able to help!

[@jessecorpus6066]

I am a landlord and this vid. clip is very helpfull.

[@marykroening5650]

We let some homeless tenants move in eight nites before there lease started. They moved in and have not paid the deposit the deposit or first months rent. We are taking them to court and they are complaining about numerous things is the matter. Nothing was the matter when they first moved in.

[@carolynjeter7749]

Can a landlord go up on the rent due to Covid Claim??

[@sclegalservices]

The lease governs what landlord can charge for rent. If the lease is month to month, the landlord must give thirty days’ notice of the rent increase. If the lease is longer than one month, the landlord can increase the rent at the end of the agreed upon lease term. COVID has not changed these basic rules in South Carolina.

[@tangymarshall4286]

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