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South Carolina Security Deposit Calculator (2026)
Enter your rent and move-out date to see the most a South Carolina landlord can charge and the exact date your deposit is due back — no statutory cap here, returned 30 days after the tenancy ends and you hand back the unit, whichever is later, once you have given the landlord a forwarding address.
South Carolina security deposit calculator
These are the South Carolina figures applied to what you entered: a plain summary of the rule and the dates, not a determination that anyone did or did not comply.
- Maximum deposit
- No statutory cap
- Monthly rent
- $2,000
- Move-out date
- Not entered
- Return deadline
- 30 days after the tenancy ends and you hand back the unit, whichever is later, once you have given the landlord a forwarding address
Plain-language summary, not legal advice.
Informational only, not legal advice. Security-deposit rules carry exceptions (lease type, small landlords, city ordinances) this summary cannot weigh. See the full statute and exceptions on the South Carolina security deposit reference, cited to S.C. Code Ann. §27-40-410 (Residential Landlord and Tenant Act).
How South Carolina security deposits work
South Carolina puts real teeth behind its deposit rules: if a landlord wrongfully keeps your money or skips the required written notice, you can recover three times the amount wrongfully withheld plus reasonable attorney fees under S.C. Code 27-40-410. The state also has an unusual disclosure rule. A landlord who rents more than four adjoining units on a property and charges different deposit amounts under different standards must, before you sign, either post those standards in a conspicuous place or hand you a written statement of them. Skip that step, and the landlord loses the right to deduct damages from the part of your deposit that exceeds the lowest deposit charged for a comparable unit. There is no cap on the deposit amount, so the figure is whatever the lease sets. The landlord has 30 days after you leave and return the unit to send back the deposit with any deductions itemized in writing. To start that clock and protect your rights, give the landlord a forwarding address in writing.
This calculator shows the South Carolina figures applied to your own rent and dates. It is informational only and not legal advice — exceptions this summary cannot weigh may apply. For the full rules, penalties, and citations, see the South Carolina security deposit reference.
Security deposit calculators for other states
Same tool, each with its own cap and return deadline.