South Carolina has no statute capping rent or requiring advance notice before a rent increase. During a fixed-term lease the rent is locked until the term ends. For a month-to-month tenancy a landlord effectively raises rent by giving the 30-day notice needed to change or end the tenancy.
The South Carolina Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (S.C. Code Title 27, Chapter 40) contains no provision limiting the amount of rent or setting a rent-increase notice period, and the state has no rent control. During a fixed-term lease, the rent stated in the agreement controls and cannot be raised before the term ends unless the lease allows it. For a month-to-month tenancy, a landlord imposes new rent by terminating the existing terms; under S.C. Code § 27-40-770 either party may end a month-to-month tenancy with at least 30 days' written notice, so a tenant who rejects a higher rent is entitled to at least that period. Otherwise the amount and timing of any increase are governed entirely by the written lease.
No specific statutory penalty. A rent increase that breaches the lease terms or is imposed in retaliation for a tenant exercising rights under § 27-40-910 may be challenged in civil court.
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