Real Estate Accounting in Greenville
Greenville has grown into a genuine multifamily market, and larger communities here increasingly price deposits by tenant risk rather than charging everyone the same. South Carolina attaches a specific disclosure obligation to exactly that practice.
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South Carolina rules that apply here
- Deposit return deadline
- 30 days from the latest of termination, possession and demand
- Statute
- S.C. Code 27-40-410
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Under 27-40-410, a landlord renting more than four adjoining dwelling units on a premises who applies different standards for calculating deposits between tenants must, before the rental agreement is entered into, either post the standards conspicuously on the premises or at the place rent is paid, or give each prospective tenant a written statement of them. Risk-based deposit pricing is legal; doing it without publishing the basis is what the statute addresses.
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The consequence is unusual and worth understanding because it is an accounting outcome rather than a fine. Where the landlord has not complied, the difference between the deposit charged to that tenant and the lowest deposit charged to any comparable unit on the premises is not available for damage deductions. In other words the excess portion becomes unusable, quietly, at exactly the moment you try to apply it.
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That makes the deposit ledger a compliance record, not just a balance. If deposits vary across a community, the file needs to show which standard produced each figure and that the standards were published. We record the basis alongside the amount so a move-out deduction can be supported rather than defended after the fact.
Deposit Compliance for Greenville Portfolios
S.C. Code 27-40-410
South Carolina Code 27-40-410 requires deductions to be itemised in a written notice with any amount due within 30 days after termination of the tenancy, delivery of possession AND demand by the tenant, whichever is later. That third condition is frequently misread as a simple move-out clock.
South Carolina attaches a disclosure obligation to variable deposit pricing. A landlord renting more than four adjoining units on a premises who uses different standards to calculate deposits between tenants must post those standards conspicuously or give each prospective tenant a written statement before the agreement is made. Where that is not done, the difference between the deposit charged and the LOWEST deposit charged on a comparable unit is not available for damage deductions, so the excess quietly becomes unusable.
All South Carolina requirementsHow we keep you inside it
- Deposit liabilities tracked per tenant in AppFolio, so a 30 days from the latest of termination, possession and demand deadline is answerable from the ledger
- Trust accounts reconciled three ways every month
- Deduction documentation recorded against the correct ledger
- Aging deposits flagged before the statutory window closes
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can we charge different deposit amounts to different tenants?
Yes, but if you rent more than four adjoining units on a premises and use different standards, South Carolina requires you to post those standards or give each prospective tenant a written statement of them before the agreement is signed.
What happens if we did not publish our deposit standards?
The difference between what that tenant paid and the lowest deposit charged on a comparable unit is not subject to damage deductions. The excess is effectively unusable, which surfaces when you try to apply it at move-out.
How do you handle that in the books?
We record the basis for each deposit alongside the amount, so the ledger evidences which standard produced the figure rather than just showing a number.
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