Rental Inspections in Dorchester County, SC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Dorchester County, South Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Dorchester County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Tenant Complaint Process
Tenants and neighbors can force a county inspection of a substandard dwelling by getting five residents to sign a complaint under Code § 6-64, or the county administrator can act on his own motion. A hearing follows within 10 to 30 days, and the owner can be ordered to repair or vacate.
Dorchester County Unfit Dwelling Complaints
Some RestrictionsDorchester County Code § 6-64
Whenever a complaint or petition is filed with the county administrator or his designated representative(s), by at least five residents of the county, charging that any dwelling is unfit for human habitation or whenever it appears to the county administrator or his designated representative(s), on his own motion, that any dwelling is unfit for human habitation, the county administrator or his d...
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