Where Can I Get Rent Assistance or Eviction Help in South Carolina?
This page lists South Carolina organizations that can help with rent problems, eviction, and housing complaints. Contact each one directly to see if you qualify. This is not every local group in the state, just a starting point.
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South Carolina Legal Services gives free legal help with civil matters, including renting and eviction problems, to South Carolinians with low income who qualify. Apply online or call their intake line at 1-888-346-5592.
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The South Carolina Legal Services Housing Law Center is a website that helps with an eviction or other housing issue. It has guides on renting, eviction, and mold or other repair problems. Start at schousinglaw.org.
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South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center publishes guides and resources on housing equality in South Carolina. One guide explains South Carolina laws on renting. Call 803-888-6100 or visit their website.
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South Carolina Free Legal Answers lets you post a civil legal question about housing or eviction online at no cost. You get an email when a volunteer lawyer answers, then you sign in to the site to read it. Visit sc.freelegalanswers.org to see if you qualify.
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211 South Carolina is a free service that connects you to help. This includes help with housing and a place to stay. Calls are private. Dial 211 or 866-892-9211.
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The South Carolina Human Affairs Commission enforces South Carolina's Fair Housing Law. It offers residents free help if their rights are violated. Call 803-737-7800, or 711 for relay service.
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SC Housing hears complaints about problems in your home or apartment building. This is only for buildings it checks on. Email compliancedepartment@schousing.com or call 803-896-9007 or 800-236-3994.
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SC Housing's SC Stay Plus program used to help pay rent and utility (water, electric, gas) bills. It is now closed. It will not open again. It used up all its money from the US Treasury. For help now, call 211 or visit sc211.org.
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