Property Maintenance in South Carolina (2026)

Aiken County's building official can order an unsafe, dilapidated, or unsanitary dwelling repaired, vacated, or…

Anderson County's Unfit Dwellings article, authorized by S.C. Code § 31-15-310 et seq., lets the codes director order…

When repairing a dilapidated dwelling in unincorporated Beaufort County would cost 50 percent or less of its fair…

Berkeley County's public officer can declare a dwelling unfit for human habitation under County Code § 23.5.1 when…

Charleston bars owners from leaving a building vacant more than 30 days unless they're actively repairing it, listing…

Owners of a vacant building in Columbia must register it with the code enforcement division within 120 days under Sec…

Unincorporated Florence County can condemn and order the repair, removal or demolition of unsafe, unfit or unlawful…

Greenville County's codes administrator can declare a dwelling unfit for human habitation and order the owner to repair…

Greenwood County Code § 6-1-5 lets the county code enforcement office order repair, boarding or demolition of any…

In unincorporated Kershaw County, a dwelling found unfit for human habitation under County Code Article III faces a…

Unincorporated Lancaster County's building official can charge a dwelling as unfit for human habitation under Section…

Lexington County Code § 14-71 lets the building official order repair, closure or demolition of any dwelling, building…

When the public safety and housing committee finds a North Charleston building unfit for habitation, it can order the…

Sec. 9-26 of the county's community development code lets the code official condemn any structure found unsafe, unfit…

Pageland Town Code § 8-45 lets the building official or fire chief order a building demolished once it's damaged by…

Unincorporated Pickens County's Standard Housing and Abatement Ordinance, Code §§ 8-41 to 8-80, lets the county's…

Richland County requires owners of boarded-up commercial or residential structures to register with the Housing…

Rock Hill can repair, close or demolish any structure found unfit due to dilapidation, fire or accident hazards, poor…

In unincorporated Sumter County, a public officer appointed by the County Administrator can order an owner to repair a…

In unincorporated Charleston County, weeds, rank vegetation, or accumulated solid waste left on a lot may be declared a…

In unincorporated Cherokee County, South Carolina, the anti-litter officer gives the owner of a lot or premises that is…

An unsecured vacant or abandoned building, or any dilapidated structure at risk of collapse, is a declared nuisance…

Georgetown County treats dilapidated, unsafe or fire-damaged structures and junk-strewn lots as nuisances under its…

In unincorporated Horry County, owners and occupants may not let garbage, debris, or rubbish pile up in a way that…

In unincorporated Laurens County, a building or structure so deteriorated or abandoned that it endangers public safety…

The Town of Mount Pleasant's Public Safety and Housing Officer, an ex officio duty of the Building Official, can…

Oconee County enforces substandard and dangerous structures in the unincorporated area through the 2021 International…

In unincorporated Spartanburg County, blighted property, junk accumulations, and derelict vehicles are enforced by…

York County's home-rule authority lets it order dilapidated and derelict structures cleaned up or demolished…

Beaufort County requires owners of improved residential or commercial lots, and any vacant lot next to a residential…

Charleston requires every property owner, including owners of vacant lots, to keep the land free of litter and…

Owners of vacant lots in unincorporated Charleston County must keep weeds and solid waste under control, and a lot that…

In unincorporated Cherokee County, South Carolina, the anti-litter officer can inspect any premises and, when a lot or…

In unincorporated Darlington County, letting junk, litter, debris or scrap lumber pile up on a vacant lot or premises…

Vacant lots in unincorporated Dorchester County can't be left to pile up dead trees, uncut grass, weeds, trash, or old…

Unincorporated Florence County bans letting a vacant lot or any premises become unsanitary or a fire hazard by allowing…

Georgetown County can clean up an overgrown vacant lot itself and bill the owner. Its Property Maintenance Code fee…

Greenville County bans weeds and rank vegetation on vacant lots within 200 feet of a platted subdivision or zoned…

Unincorporated Greenwood County holds vacant lots to the same upkeep standard as occupied ones. Section 11-4-3(c) bars…

Horry County Code Sec. 10-19(a) bars any owner, agent, or occupant from letting a lot serve as a mosquito breeding…

In unincorporated Kershaw County, dumping junk, garbage, debris or hazardous waste on any parcel, including vacant and…

In unincorporated Lancaster County, Sec. 22-2 bars letting trash, junk, garbage, discarded furniture, building…

Unincorporated Laurens County makes it unlawful to dump junk, broken vehicles, waste materials or tires on any land…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, it is unlawful to throw or deposit litter on any open or vacant private lot, whether you…

Orangeburg County's community development code requires that vacant land and vacant structures in the unincorporated…

Rock Hill caps weeds and grass at 12 inches on improved property and 18 inches within 20 feet of developed land or…

Spartanburg County adopted the International Property Maintenance Code and, in Section 10-162, filled in its blank…

Sumter County treats overgrown weeds, rank vegetation and debris on any occupied or unoccupied lot in the…

Unimproved lots in developed parts of unincorporated York County can't grow weeds, brush or rank vegetation past two…