Check a Bill →
States/South Carolina/Forwarding Address
✓ South Carolina statute verified
South Carolina renter guide

South Carolina Written Forwarding Address Rule

Section 27-40-410 directs the tenant to provide a written forwarding or new address. Failure to do so can affect the tenant’s entitlement to statutory damages when the landlord lacks notice of the tenant’s whereabouts and mails to the last known address.

Last reviewed: August 30, 20261 official source cited
AddressWritten

Provide and preserve a copy.

EffectCan affect damages remedy

The statute contains a specific last-known-address safe-harbor condition for the landlord.

Keep proof

  • Copy of the address notice.
  • Date sent.
  • Delivery or mailing record.
  • Any landlord acknowledgement.
Use the latest applicable trigger. South Carolina’s 30-day wording involves termination, delivery of possession and tenant demand. Educational information only.

Official source

South Carolina LegislatureS.C. Code § 27-40-410 — Security deposits; prepaid rent ↗

Current official South Carolina Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, including the 30-day itemization/refund, forwarding-address, deposit-standard disclosure and remedy provisions.

Related South Carolina guides

Security Deposit →30-Day Rule →Damage Itemization →Deposit Standards →