Can a tenant sublet in South Carolina?

In South Carolina, a sublease a tenant makes without the landlord’s written consent has no effect as far as the landlord’s rights are concerned. Rent the tenant collects from a subtenant is treated as held in trust for the landlord until the landlord’s claim for rent is paid. Between the tenant who sublets and the subtenant, the tenant is treated as the landlord and the subtenant as the tenant. The lease can add its own conditions where the statute allows, so read the lease’s sublet clause together with this rule. This is S.C. Code § 27-35-60.

WhatSouth Carolina
SublettingOnly with the landlord’s written consent
Kind of ruleThe landlord’s consent is required

Source

S.C. Code § 27-35-60

Read the statute in the South Carolina Code of Laws (South Carolina Legislature): scstatehouse.gov.

Checked against the statute on November 13, 2026.

This is a summary of a published statute, not legal advice. Rules change, local ordinances can add to them, and the terms of a specific lease may differ. Check the citation and speak to a lawyer before acting.

How Seayora uses this rule

Seayora keeps every lease’s term, rent and signers in one record and dates every change to it. This page states the state’s rule so a lease’s own early-termination and sublet clauses can be checked against it before the lease is signed.

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