South Carolina Notice to Vacate

South Carolina notice periods

Each period is the one LeaseCraft's record of the statute holds. Read it with the conditions under it: some periods are minimums and some apply unless the lease sets another. "Lease controls" means the record holds no statutory period for that situation, and "No pre-suit notice" means it holds no notice before filing. The source column shows the law and the date LeaseCraft read it on the official site (most recently 2026-09-27).

What the South Carolina statute says

Ending a month-to-month tenancy: 30 days

• Written notice given at least thirty days before the termination date specified in the notice (27-40-770(B)); either party.

Ending a week-to-week tenancy: 7 days

• Written notice at least seven days before the termination date specified in the notice (27-40-770(A)).

Tenant staying after the lease ends: Lease controls

• 27-40-770(C): tenant remaining without consent after expiration/termination — landlord may bring an action for possession; attorney's fees if not in good faith; up to three months' rent or twice actual damages for a wilful holdover. No separate holdover notice period.

Delivery, form and other South Carolina rules

Statewide just-cause rule

No statewide just-cause requirement

• No just-cause requirement; either party may end a periodic tenancy on 27-40-770 notice.

S.C. Code Ann. 27-40-770 · read 2026-09-27

How the notice may be delivered

S.C. Code 27-40-240: the tenant receives notice when it is delivered in hand or mailed by registered or certified mail to the place the tenant held out for receipt of communications or, absent a designation, to the tenant's last known place of residence; 'Proof of mailing pursuant to this subsection constitutes notice without proof of receipt.'

S.C. Code Ann. 27-40-240 · read 2026-09-27

Preparing the notice

The form asks for the tenancy, the date the tenant must leave and how the notice is delivered, and states the notice period plainly. You enter the period; where LeaseCraft has verified the South Carolina period for ending a month-to-month tenancy, it refuses a shorter one.

Create a South Carolina notice to vacate

A notice is not a court order and does not by itself remove a tenant. Cities and counties can add rules. LeaseCraft is not a law firm and this is not legal advice.

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