Just cause eviction rules in York County, SC — sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances — list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
South Carolina has no just-cause eviction rule, and York County cannot add one. Under S.C. Code §27-40-710 a landlord ends a tenancy for unpaid rent with a five-day written notice, then files for eviction in magistrate's court.
No statute forces a South Carolina landlord to prove cause before ending a tenancy. The South Carolina Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, §27-40-710(B), lets a landlord terminate for nonpayment once rent is five days late, provided written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate was given. The landlord then files an ejectment action in magistrate's court and must win a judgment before a constable removes anyone. A county cannot impose just cause, relocation payments, or a good-cause defense; South Carolina counties hold no such power. The tenant's protection is the process itself — written notice, a hearing, and a court order.
A landlord who skips the required notice or forces a tenant out without a magistrate's order faces liability for an unlawful self-help eviction, and the ejectment case can be dismissed.
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