Rental Property Rules in Sumter County, SC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Sumter County, South Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Sumter County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Repairs & Habitability
For dwellings in unincorporated Sumter County, including rental units, Sec. 22-129 lets the county's public officer declare a home unfit for human habitation when conditions are dangerous or injurious to health, safety or morals, listing fire hazards, poor ventilation or sanitation, and dilapidation or disrepair as covered conditions, opening the door to a repair or vacate order.
Sumter County Rental Habitability Standard
Some RestrictionsSumter County Code § 22-129
The public officer may determine that a dwelling is unfit for human habitation if he finds that conditions exist in such dwelling which are dangerous or injurious to the health, safety or morals of the occupants of such dwelling, the occupants of neighboring dwellings or other residents of the county. Such conditions shall include the following (without limiting the generality of the foregoing)...
All Sumter County ordinances
See every category we cover for Sumter County: parking, noise, fences, fires, animals, pools, and more.
Sumter County Ordinance Hub →