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Reggie Rearden
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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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    Bruce Woodruff
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    Bruce Woodruff
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    Like @Matt Devincenzo said...you know darn well that one room is where the meth lab/sex slaves/automatic weapons/stacks of cash.....are located. Ask an attorney if you're unsure, but I would get in there sooner than later....

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