HOA Rules in South Carolina (2026)
18 rules on the books across South Carolina, 7 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Board Procedures
Rules governing HOA board meetings, elections, transparency requirements, and voting procedures for homeowners.
South Carolina: statewide
StatewideLight RestrictionsSouth Carolina's Homeowners Association Act imposes only one meeting rule and one records rule. Section 27-30-140…
Read full rule →Richland County
Some RestrictionsAn HOA in unincorporated Richland County that wants backyard, rather than curbside, trash and recycling pickup for its…
Read full rule →Architectural Review
Standards and approval processes for exterior modifications including paint colors, additions, fencing, landscaping changes, and solar panel installation.
Dorchester County
Some RestrictionsDorchester County's zoning ordinance lets a detached garage sit in the front yard, normally off-limits for accessory…
Read full rule →Rock Hill
Some RestrictionsIn Rock Hill, South Carolina, city staff will not sign off on building plans until a homeowners association that has…
Read full rule →Assessment & Dues
Rules about regular assessments, special assessments, collection procedures, late fees, and what happens when homeowners fall behind on dues.
Dorchester County
Some RestrictionsWhen a subdivision sets aside open space owned or maintained by a homeowners or condominium association, Dorchester…
Read full rule →York County
Some RestrictionsYork County requires every property owners association's founding declaration to make each lot liable for its pro rata…
Read full rule →CC&R Enforcement
How covenants, conditions, and restrictions are enforced, including violation notices, fines, lien authority, and legal remedies available to HOAs and homeowners.
Lexington County
Light RestrictionsLexington County lets subdivision developers record covenants and deed restrictions controlling lot use, minimum floor…
Read full rule →Berkeley County
Few RestrictionsBerkeley County's zoning ordinance says outright that the county has no power to enforce a homeowners' association's…
Read full rule →Dorchester County
Few RestrictionsDorchester County's Zoning and Land Development Standards Ordinance is explicit: the County has no authority to enforce…
Read full rule →Rock Hill
Few RestrictionsRock Hill's Zoning Ordinance states plainly that the City is not responsible for monitoring or enforcing private…
Read full rule →HOA Fines & Enforcement
Statutory caps on HOA fine amounts, notice-and-hearing requirements before fines can be assessed, and how unpaid fines become liens against the property.
Lien & Foreclosure Limits
What an association must clear before it can foreclose on a home for unpaid assessments: minimum debt thresholds, waiting periods, mandatory notice and payment-plan offers, and the states that bar foreclosure where the debt is fines and late fees rather than assessments.
Board Governance
Governance structure of the HOA (board composition, term lengths, election procedures), open-meeting requirements, and member voting rights under state statutes.
Dorchester County
Some RestrictionsWhere a subdivision's open space is owned or maintained by a homeowners or condominium association, Dorchester County's…
Read full rule →Florence County
Some RestrictionsFlorence County approves a private street in a subdivision, such as a townhouse or planned development, only if a…
Read full rule →Rock Hill
Some RestrictionsBefore a new single-family subdivision in Rock Hill, South Carolina can record its final plat, the developer must…
Read full rule →York County
Some RestrictionsAny new development in unincorporated York County with commonly owned property, infrastructure, or shared services must…
Read full rule →Flag Display Rights
When an association may restrict flags on a lot and when it may not, the federal floor protecting the American flag, and state statutes extending that protection to state, military, and first-responder flags, along with the pole height and placement conditions a board can still impose.
Rental Restriction Limits
How far an association may go in banning or capping leasing, grandfathering for owners who already rent, minimum-lease-term and cap-percentage rules, and the member vote thresholds required before a rental amendment binds existing owners.