South Carolina · SC
In South Carolina, a landlord must return a security deposit within 30 calendar days.
- Return deadline
- 30 calendar days
- Itemized statement
- Required
- Move-in condition list
- Not required by statute
- Maximum deposit
- No statutory cap
- Interest on deposit
- Not required
If the landlord withholds in bad faith
Tenant may recover the property and money equal to three times the amount wrongfully withheld, plus reasonable attorney's fees.
Landlord must itemize deductions and return the deposit within 30 days of termination of tenancy, delivery of possession, and tenant's demand (whichever is latest). Deductible: unpaid rent and damage beyond normal wear. No cap, no move-in checklist, no interest required.