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Reggie Rearden
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  • Aiken, SC
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Help with evicting an undesirable tenant

Reggie Rearden
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Aiken, SC
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We have a tenant that we're trying to get rid of. They pay rent on time but we've had numerous complaints from neighbors about them using bad language, being disruptive, and threatening. I posted a 24 house notice yesterday to perform an inspection walkthrough today, which I just completed (6/22/23). They denied me access to a room in the house. I'm hoping this is enough to evict them with since they refused to allow access to the entire home. They are on a 12 month lease which expires October. The SC landlord-tenant law states that (paraphrased) "LL has the right to enter premises" but it does not state I have the right to enter EACH room. Will someone provide clarification on this. 

House is located in Warrenville SC which is a small town near Aiken SC. Just for the record, I own SFRs, commercial, MHPs, and multi. I've never ran into this issue before.

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    Reggie Rearden
    • Rental Property Investor
    • Aiken, SC
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    Reggie Rearden
    • Rental Property Investor
    • Aiken, SC
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    Thanks for the response. We actually went to court Tuesday but unfortunately the judge ruled in favor of the tenant. I had a police report and the neighbor showed up as a witness. The tenant threatened the neighbor with a handgun. But, where I went wrong is my assistant did not put a notice on the door. Everything was via email. Wednesday I personally went to the tenant to post a 14 day notice to comply and a 24 hr notice to enter. I think its going to be difficult to get them out. Maybe they wont pay rent in July and I can evict for that.

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