South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

H 3462 — Rental housing

Last action — Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

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This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 05, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 27-33-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN LANDLORDS SHALL PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION TO PROSPECTIVE TENANTS REGARDING FEES AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN NOTICES AFTER A DENIAL.

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Plain-language change summary

The amended Bill H 3462 now requires landlords of residential and multi-family properties to provide detailed invoices and receipts for application screening fees. Additionally, it mandates that landlords refund any unused portion of these fees and limits the consideration of rental or credit history to the last seven years. These changes aim to increase transparency and fairness in the rental process, making it easier for prospective tenants to understand fees and be aware of their rights if their application is denied.

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2025-2026 Bill 3462 Text of Previous Version (Dec.
06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 3462Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 27-33-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN LANDLORDS SHALL PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION TO PROSPECTIVE TENANTS REGARDING FEES AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN NOTICES AFTER A DENIAL.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Chapter 33, Title 27 of the S.C.
Code is amended by adding:
      Section 27-33-60.  (A) A landlord of residential and multi-family properties shall provide an itemized invoice and receipt detailing the use of fees and refund any unused amount of an application screening fee to the applicant.
    (B) The application screening fee may be used to obtain personal reference checks, tenant reports, and credit reports produced by any consumer credit reporting agency not to exceed seventy-five dollars for each applicant.
A landlord must charge all prospective tenants the same rental application fee.
    (C) A landlord only may consider rental history or credit history from the seven years immediately preceding the date of the application.
    (D)(1) If a landlord denies a rental application, the landlord shall provide the applicant a written notice of the denial that states the reasons for the denial.
If the specific screening criteria cannot be directly cited because of the use of a proprietary screening system, the landlord instead shall provide the applicant with a copy of the report from the screening company that uses the proprietary screening system.
A landlord may provide an applicant an electronic version of the denial notice unless the applicant requests a paper denial notice.
       (2) The landlord shall provide the denial notice within twenty days of making the decision to deny the applicant.
       (3) If a landlord violates the provisions of this subsection, he may be held liable to the person who is charged a rental application fee for treble the amount of the rental application fee, plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
       (4) An individual must notify the landlord seven days before filing legal action against the landlord.
       (5) A landlord who remedies a violation of this subsection not more than seven calendar days after receiving notice of the violation is not liable for damages.
       (6) A person who purposefully and in bad faith brings a meritless claim against a landlord is liable for the landlord's court costs and reasonable attorney's fees in defending the claim.
  SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 3462 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 27-33-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN LANDLORDS SHALL PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION TO PROSPECTIVE TENANTS REGARDING FEES AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN NOTICES AFTER A DENIAL.
Who sponsors H 3462?
H 3462 is sponsored by Representative Wendell K. Jones and Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter.
What is the current status of H 3462?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 05, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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