“The landlord cannot use the security deposit toward ordinary wear and tear, but instead the deposit is intended to pay for any damage to the premises or grounds caused by the tenant, legal occupants, or guests of the tenant during the tenancy. Other permissible uses for the security deposit by the landlord are for unpaid rent, late charges, and attorney's fees. Finally, some tenants believe they can use the security deposit as the defacto last month’s rent payment, but that is not allowed in South Carolina.”
“If rent is not paid when due, the landlord may end the rental agreement and start eviction proceedings if the landlord has given 5 days written notice, and the rent is not paid within that time. However, the landlord only has to give written notice that the rent is past due one time during the lease term.“
一房客这个月28号合同到期，按合同提前30多天问他们要不要续租。说不续租了，已经找到新的去处了，要搬家。我们说可以，但他们一直不交这个月的房租，昨天text问他们交房租，结果说这是最后一个月，要搬家了，所以不交了。我们说还是要交，deposit会按州法律按时根据房子情况退还。结果就不回信息了。我们现在有必要开始期待驱逐程序吗？一方面不想这么做。他们在这个房子住了2年，虽然基本每次都迟交房租，但也都交了房租，没有不交。所以不想到最后给他们来个驱逐。但另一方面，我们很担心他们合同到期不离开，因为我们这里租房市场特别紧张，很难租到房子。我们已经找到了新的租客3月分搬入。这家贵人如果赖着不走，我们就麻烦了。 我当时决定要提前找房客也是因为他们告诉我们，已经找好下家了，不续租了。但后来才发现，他们其实还没有找到新的去处。所以担心他们不走。请有经验的投坛大佬们给点建议。先谢过了。
了，就自动撤销了呗
法律上为了保险你要给一个notice of termination，亲自送上门，最好递给房客，或者贴在门上。里面措辞是什麽，可以参照网上样本.
至于security deposit能不能抵消unpaid rent，要看本州法律，有些地方还真不能直接抵消。所以必要的话，还要贴一个notice to evict for nonpayment of rent.
I agree they need to pay last month rent. The deposit is for damages, not for rent.
的notice了。
writen notice that i received from them给他们发个termination notice。
Of damage caused by the tenant's.....
“The landlord cannot use the security deposit toward ordinary wear and tear, but instead the deposit is intended to pay for any damage to the premises or grounds caused by the tenant, legal occupants, or guests of the tenant during the tenancy. Other permissible uses for the security deposit by the landlord are for unpaid rent, late charges, and attorney's fees. Finally, some tenants believe they can use the security deposit as the defacto last month’s rent payment, but that is not allowed in South Carolina.”
“If rent is not paid when due, the landlord may end the rental agreement and start eviction proceedings if the landlord has given 5 days written notice, and the rent is not paid within that time. However, the landlord only has to give written notice that the rent is past due one time during the lease term.“