Greenville County, SC Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)

County Code § 5-22(h) adopts the International Property Maintenance Code, 2021 Edition, to govern existing residential and rental property outside Greenville, Greer, Mauldin, Simpsonville, Fountain Inn and Travelers Rest. 3 places the heating duty squarely on the landlord: every owner and operator of a building who rents, leases, or lets one or more dwelling unit, rooming unit, dormitory or guest room must supply heat from October 1 to May 1 sufficient to keep habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms at not less than 68°F. 4 extends a similar, slightly lower duty to occupiable work spaces, which must be kept at not less than 65°F during the same season while occupied.

14 requires every door, window and other outside opening used for ventilating habitable rooms or food preparation and storage areas to carry an approved, tightly fitting screen of not less than 16 mesh per inch, year-round from January 1 to December 31, and every swinging door serving those spaces needs a self-closing device in good working condition. 4 makes violating or failing to comply with the code a misdemeanor triable in Magistrate's Court, with each day of continued noncompliance a separate offense, and Section 110 lets the code official issue a stop work order on any repair being made unsafely. 4, reinforcing that habitability enforcement in the county runs through this one property maintenance chapter rather than a standalone landlord-tenant ordinance.