Mount Pleasant, SC Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)
Key Facts
- 1st and 2nd violation
- Written warning only
- 3rd violation
- $500 penalty plus warning
- 4th violation
- Permit revocation, license proceedings
- Ownership change
- Resets rolling one-year count
- Admin revocation threshold
- 3+ violations, § 156.522(D)
Summary
In the Town of Mount Pleasant, the STR ordinance escalates penalties over four strikes within a rolling one-year period: two written warnings, then a $500 fine on the third violation, and outright STR permit revocation plus business-license proceedings on the fourth.
(c) The graduated penalties are: 1. First violation. A description sent to the STR operator of the violation and a warning that progressive action shall be taken by the town in the case of further violations. 2. Second violation. A description sent to the STR operator of the violation and a second warning that progressive action shall be taken by the town in the case of further violations. 3. Third violation. A description sent to the STR operator of the violation, a penalty of $500, and a third warning that progressive action shall be taken by the town in the case of further violations. 4. Fourth violation. A description sent to the STR operator of the violation, notice of the STR permit revocation, and initiation of business license revocation procedures pursuant to § 110.15, or notice that the license will not be renewed.
Full Breakdown
522(A)(4) makes an STR itself in violation once it has received four or more notifications from the town of occupant or guest violations, including but not limited to breaches of the noise ordinance, excessive trash or debris, or exceeding maximum occupancy, within a rolling one-year period. 522(A)(4)(a)). 15. 522(B)(2)(b) lets them respond within ten days of a certified notice with evidence the notice was issued in error, and the Zoning Administrator must decide in writing within 30 days or the notice is automatically rescinded. 522(D)(1) lets the Zoning Administrator administratively revoke a permit after three or more violations in a rolling year, independent of the graduated fine schedule.
Violations & Fines
Operating without a valid STR permit after revocation, or continuing to rent despite a fourth-violation notice, exposes the owner to a fine up to $500 or 30 days' imprisonment and a civil penalty up to $1,000 under § 156.522(C). The Zoning Administrator may also administratively revoke a permit after three or more violations in a rolling year under § 156.522(D)(1), separate from the graduated fine schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
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