Fairness in Lodging Act.
Charleston, S.C., City Code § 2-273
in effectSec. 2-273. - Fairness in Lodging Act.
(a) The city hereby adopts and implements the provisions of the South Carolina Fairness in Lodging Act, as found in Article 7 of Title 6 of the South Carolina Code of Laws; and
(b) Further the city sets, pursuant to the Act, a one-time civil penalty in an amount not less than five hundred ($500.00) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for failure to collect and remit local accommodations tax for each seven (7) days a single rental property was rented.
(Ord. No. 2018-122, § 1, 9-18-18)
Source: City of Charleston, South Carolina, Code of Ordinances and Zoning Ordinance (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/sc/charleston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CICO_CH2AD_ARTVIIIFIFIPR_S2-273FALOACFetched: 11/7/2026