South Carolina Fixed-Term Residential Lease Nonrenewal Notice
SOUTH CAROLINA FIXED-TERM RESIDENTIAL LEASE NONRENEWAL NOTICE
Before you use this: Check the signed lease for its end date, renewal clause, notice deadline, and delivery method. This letter records a decision against renewal of a fixed term; it does not end the term early. The seven- and thirty-day notices in S.C. Code § 27-40-770(a)-(b) govern periodic tenancies and are addressed in the separate periodic notice. A court process is required to recover possession if a tenant remains without the landlord's consent after the fixed term ends.
Date of notice: [__/__/____]
To tenant(s): [________________________________]
Premises: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, CITY, SOUTH CAROLINA ZIP]
From landlord or authorized agent: [NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS]
Notice of nonrenewal
The parties' residential lease dated [__/__/____] states that its present fixed term ends on [__/__/____]. The landlord does not offer a renewal or extension. Please return possession, keys, and access devices by [TIME] on the lease end date.
The lease's renewal and notice provisions are in section(s) [____]. They require advance notice by [DATE / PERIOD / METHOD], or [STATE "NO CONTRACTUAL ADVANCE NOTICE REQUIREMENT"]. This notice is delivered under those provisions. The landlord does not consent to continued occupancy after the stated expiration date.
No lease breach is alleged. Rent and other obligations during the remaining term continue under the existing lease. If a tenant remains after expiration without the landlord's consent, S.C. Code § 27-40-770(c) permits an action for possession; § 27-37-10(A)(2) lists the end of a tenancy or occupancy term as a ground for ejectment. This letter is not a court order.
Contact for move-out and key return: [NAME, PHONE OR MAILING ADDRESS]
Landlord or authorized agent signature: [________________________________]
Printed name and capacity: [________________________________]
Date signed: [__/__/____]
Delivery record
Tenant or recipient: [________________________________]
Date and time: [__/__/____] at [____] ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m.
Method: ☐ Handed to tenant ☐ Registered mail ☐ Certified mail ☐ Other method permitted by the lease and law: [________________]
Address used and tracking number, if mailed: [________________________________]
Person delivering or mailing notice: [________________________________]
Delivery evidence: [________________________________]
Deliverer's signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
Sources
About this template
- Last updated
- November 2, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 2, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- South Carolina
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- S.C. Code § 27-40-770(c)
- S.C. Code § 27-40-240(B)
- S.C. Code § 27-37-10(A)(2)
Landlord-tenant paperwork governs who can stay in a property, on what terms, and what happens when something goes wrong. Leases, notices to quit, security deposit demands, and habitability complaints all have state and often city-specific requirements for timing, content, and service. Getting the paperwork right is what makes an eviction actually succeed or a security deposit actually come back, because judges regularly dismiss cases over small procedural mistakes.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 2, 2026.
S.C. Code § 27-40-770(c) (checked November 2, 2026): "If the tenant remains in possession without the landlord's consent after expiration of the term of the rental agreement or its termination, the landlord may bring an action for possession."
S.C. Code § 27-40-240(B) (checked November 2, 2026): "in the case of the tenant, it is delivered in hand to the tenant or mailed by registered or certified mail to the tenant at the place held out by him as the place for receipt of the communication, or in the absence of the designation, to the tenant's last known place of residence."
S.C. Code § 27-37-10(A)(2) (checked November 2, 2026): "The tenant may be ejected upon application of the landlord or his agent when (1) the tenant fails or refuses to pay the rent when due or when demanded, (2) the term of tenancy or occupancy has ended"
Draft your South Carolina Fixed-Term Residential Lease Nonrenewal Notice in the editor
Answer a few questions, let the AI editor draft each section from your answers, review it, and download Word and PDF. $99 one time, or $249 per month for every document and every Ezel app.