SC Tenants is a multi-racial, working-class organization dedicated to building tenant power.

If you've recently joined, want to learn how we've grown in the past year, or just want to welcome your neighbors into the union -- join us for this online orientation session!

SC Tenant Union Member Orientation is a space to:

• learn what we’re fighting for this legislative session,

• understand how eviction sealing fits into the larger fight for housing justice,

• hear how our union is structured and how decisions are made,

• find real ways to plug in — no matter your capacity

Open to all tenants across South Carolina. This is a fully virtual event.

OPEN TO ALL TENANTS IN CHARLESTON PUBLIC HOUSING.

Join the Downtown Public Housing Tenant Union for a chance to meet your neighbors, share your experiences, and build the collective power needed to demand real change in our community.

For too long, tenants in Charleston Public Housing have faced unsafe living conditions, rising utility bills, and a lack of transparency in redevelopment plans that threaten to displace us from the homes and community we’ve built. But the time for isolation is over. Together, we are stronger than the landlords, city and politicians who profit from our struggles.

Dinner will be provided for in-person attendees. Childcare and gas gift cards are available upon request when RSVPing.

SC Tenants is a multi-racial, working-class organization dedicated to building tenant power.

If you've recently joined, want to learn how we've grown in the past year, or just want to welcome your neighbors into the union -- join us for this online orientation session!

SC Tenant Union Member Orientation is a space to:

• learn what we’re fighting for this legislative session,

• understand how eviction sealing fits into the larger fight for housing justice,

• hear how our union is structured and how decisions are made,

• find real ways to plug in — no matter your capacity

Open to all tenants across South Carolina. This is a fully virtual event.

Hosted by: Tri-County Tenant Union

Join us for a powerful day of door-to-door outreach in Charleston, SC. We’ll be talking with tenants about the fight to demand better conditions in Charleston public housing and to ensure that current public housing tenants have a say in how their housing is redeveloped. 

Whether you’ve canvassed a hundred times or never before, this is your chance to build power where it matters most — at the doors, with the people.

What to Expect:

• Canvass training & team assignments led by local Tricounty Tenant Union leaders

• Door-to-door outreach across downtown housing projects

• Real conversations about eviction, tenant rights, and collective power

• Snacks, water, and good vibes to keep you going

• Opportunities to share stories and invite neighbors to join the union

The fate of public housing affects all of us, whether we live there or not - RSVP TODAY! 

OPEN TO ALL TENANTS IN CHARLESTON PUBLIC HOUSING.

Join the Downtown Public Housing Tenant Union for a chance to meet your neighbors, share your experiences, and build the collective power needed to demand real change in our community.

For too long, tenants in Charleston Public Housing have faced unsafe living conditions, rising utility bills, and a lack of transparency in redevelopment plans that threaten to displace us from the homes and community we’ve built. But the time for isolation is over. Together, we are stronger than the landlords, city and politicians who profit from our struggles.

Dinner will be provided for in-person attendees. Childcare and gas gift cards are available upon request when RSVPing.

Join SC Tenant Union and tenant leaders from across South Carolina for a powerful day at the State House, demanding action on Eviction Record Sealing (H.4270 & S.983).

This Grassroots Lobby Day will bring tenants, caregivers, workers, elders, and families together to meet directly with lawmakers, share our stories, and press for a subcommittee hearing on H.4270. Participants will receive support, talking points, and advocacy materials, and take part in coordinated lobbying throughout the day.

Whether it’s your first time at the State House or your fiftieth, you’ll have community, preparation, and a role to play.

SC Tenant Union is providing transportation support and gas stipends to help tenants get to the Statehouse to speak with their legislators.

Light snacks and lunch will be provided!  

Our presence is pressure. Our stories are strategy. Our collective power moves policy.

What to Expect

Participants will gather near the State House to connect, receive advocacy packets, and get grounded in shared goals and strategy. There will be opportunities to engage lawmakers in both informal and direct ways, including conversations that allow tenants to introduce themselves, share brief personal stories, and build relationships ahead of legislative asks.

Throughout the day, we will move through the State House in coordinated teams to meet with legislators, deliver letters and fact sheets, and ask lawmakers for support in passing H.4270 & S.983.

Space will also be made for collective reflection and care.

Hosted by: Tri-County Tenant Union & Lowcountry Action Committee

Join us for a powerful day of door-to-door outreach in Charleston, SC. We’ll be talking with tenants about the fight to demand better conditions in Charleston public housing and to ensure that current public housing tenants have a say in how their housing is redeveloped. 

Whether you’ve canvassed a hundred times or never before, this is your chance to build power where it matters most — at the doors, with the people.

What to Expect:

• Canvass training & team assignments led by local Tricounty Tenant Union leaders

• Door-to-door outreach across downtown housing projects

• Real conversations about eviction, tenant rights, and collective power

• Snacks, water, and good vibes to keep you going

• Opportunities to share stories and invite neighbors to join the union

The fate of public housing affects all of us, whether we live there or not - RSVP TODAY! 

SC Tenants is a multi-racial, working-class organization dedicated to building tenant power.

If you've recently joined, want to learn how we've grown in the past year, or just want to welcome your neighbors into the union -- join us for this online orientation session!

SC Tenant Union Member Orientation is a space to:

• learn what we’re fighting for this legislative session,

• understand how eviction sealing fits into the larger fight for housing justice,

• hear how our union is structured and how decisions are made,

• find real ways to plug in — no matter your capacity

Open to all tenants across South Carolina. This is a fully virtual event.

Pack the Room for S.983

Eviction Record Sealing Full Committee Hearing

South Carolina tenants have waited long enough. We have been emailing our legislators, sending postcards, and calling their offices non-stop.

We finally have a subcommittee hearing for S.983, the Eviction Record Sealing Bill, and we need to PACK THE ROOM.

This hearing is a critical step toward ending the practice of eviction records following people for life, even when cases are dismissed or resolved. Lawmakers need to see and feel the people most impacted by this crisis in the room.

Why This Matters

In South Carolina, an eviction filing becomes public record the moment it’s filed. That record can block families from housing, jobs, and stability for years, sometimes forever. S983 would give tenants a real second chance.

What to Expect

• Attend a legislative subcommittee hearing at the Statehouse

• Tenants and allies showing visible, collective support for eviction record sealing

• A powerful, organized presence demanding movement on H.4270

Tenant & Accessibility Support

SC Tenant Union is committed to making sure tenants and working-class people can be in the room. We will provide:

• Gas cards for those who need transportation support

• Carpool coordination

• Care items (fidgets, snacks, small bites)

• Light snacks and bevs provided

No one should be excluded from democracy because of cost, stress, or access barriers.

Want to Testify?

We will be coordinating tenant speakers for this hearing, but we need as many written testimonies as possible!

If you have lived experience with eviction, housing instability, or the long-term harm of eviction records, send written testimony to

• HJudDRBPLaws@schouse.gov

• Send a copy to info@sctenantunion.org

Tentative Schedule

• The hearing begins at 2:00 pm, but attendees are highly encouraged to arrive early. 

• Though the hearing starts at 2, we do not know the order bills will be reviewed so prepare to sit for 30 minutes or possibly a couple hours.

Let’s show legislators what tenant power looks like. Let’s pack the room. Let’s move S983 forward together.

We are closer than we have ever been to winning eviction record sealing in South Carolina.

• S.983 is on the agenda for a full committee hearing

• H.4270 has been placed on a contested calendar and could be debated at any moment

This is what power looks like. Lawmakers are reacting because tenants and communities across the state have organized, testified, called, emailed, and refused to be ignored.

Now we need to push harder than ever over the next two weeks to get this bill across the finish line.

Join us for a Power Hour (90 minutes) where we’ll align, strategize, and take action together to make eviction record sealing law by May 1.

What We’ll Cover:

• 🔥 The latest updates on H.4270 & S.983

• 📣 Where lawmakers stand and who we still need to move

• 🛠️ Our strategy to apply maximum pressure (calls, emails, meetings)

• 📞 How to mobilize your people to flood representatives we haven’t heard from

• ⚡ Real-time action steps you can take immediately after the call

Why This Matters:

In South Carolina, an eviction filing can follow you for life even if you were never evicted. This bill is about ending that injustice and making sure a moment of hardship doesn’t become a permanent barrier to housing.

We didn’t come this far just to come this far.

This is the moment where we either win or let it slip.

Event Details:

• Location: Zoom (link provided after RSVP)

• Duration: 90 minutes

• Who Should Attend: Tenants, organizers, advocates, community members, and anyone ready to take action

Grassroots Lobby Day for Eviction Record Sealing (H.4270 & S.983)

Join SC Tenant Union and tenant leaders from across South Carolina for a powerful day at the State House demanding action on Eviction Record Sealing (H.4270 & S.983).

This Grassroots Lobby Day will bring tenants, caregivers, workers, elders, and families together to meet directly with lawmakers, share our stories, and press for a subcommittee hearing on S983 & full committee hearing for H4270. Participants will receive support, talking points, and advocacy materials, take part in coordinated lobbying throughout the day, and engage in visibility actions to make tenant voices impossible to ignore.

Whether it’s your first time at the State House or your fiftieth, you’ll have community, preparation, and a role to play.

SC Tenant Union is providing transportation support and gas stipends to help tenants get to the Statehouse and talk to their legislators.

Light snacks and lunch will be provided!  

Our presence is pressure. Our stories are strategy. Our collective power moves policy.

What to Expect

Participants will gather near the State House to connect, receive advocacy packets, and get grounded in shared goals and strategy. There will be opportunities to engage lawmakers in both informal and direct ways, including conversations that allow tenants to introduce themselves, share brief personal stories, and build relationships ahead of legislative asks.

Throughout the day, we will move through the State House in coordinated teams to meet with legislators, deliver letters and fact sheets, and ask lawmakers for support in passing H.4270 & S.983.

Space will also be made for collective reflection and care.

** WE ARE SHIFTING THIS EVENT FROM A CANVASS TO A PHONEBANK TO REACH MORE TENANTS ACROSS THE STATE **

Hosted by: SC Tenant Union x Tri-County Tenant Union

Join us for a powerful day of making calls to tenants and allies across the state. We’ll be talking with tenants about our fight to pass the Eviction Record Sealing Bill (H.4270/S.983) and making sure they know to contact their legislators.

Whether you’ve phonebanked a hundred times or never before, this is your chance to build power at an extremely strategic moment in the campaign to win eviction record sealing!

What to Expect:

• Phonebank training & team assignments led by local Tri-County Tenant Union leaders

• Real conversations about eviction, tenant rights, and collective power

• Snacks, water, and good vibes to keep you going

• Opportunities to share stories and invite neighbors to join the union

We’re organizing because eviction shouldn’t be a life sentence - RSVP TODAY! 

Join tenants for a casual workshop and co-creation space to create social media content promoting our Eviction Record Sealing statewide campaign (H.4270 / S.983). We will brainstorm, film, write, and use other forms of creative expression to help get the word out and move people to take action in support of this bill. 

Tenant union members and non-members welcome!  

OPEN TO ALL TENANTS IN CHARLESTON PUBLIC HOUSING.

Join the Downtown Public Housing Tenant Union for a chance to meet your neighbors, share your experiences, and build the collective power needed to demand real change in our community.

For too long, tenants in Charleston Public Housing have faced unsafe living conditions, rising utility bills, and a lack of transparency in redevelopment plans that threaten to displace us from the homes and community we’ve built. But the time for isolation is over. Together, we are stronger than the landlords, city and politicians who profit from our struggles.

Dinner will be provided for in-person attendees. Childcare and gas gift cards are available upon request when RSVPing.

Pack the Room for S. 983

Eviction Record Sealing Subcommittee Hearing

South Carolina tenants have waited long enough. We have been emailing our senators, sending postcards, and calling their offices non-stop.

We finally have a subcommittee hearing for S.983, the Eviction Record Sealing Bill, and we need to PACK THE ROOM.

This hearing is a critical step toward ending the practice of eviction records following people for life, even when cases are dismissed or resolved. Lawmakers need to see and feel the people most impacted by this crisis in the room.

Why This Matters

In South Carolina, an eviction filing becomes public record the moment it’s filed. That record can block families from housing, jobs, and stability for years, sometimes forever. S.983 would give tenants a real second chance.

What to Expect

• Attend a legislative subcommittee hearing at the Statehouse

• Tenants and allies showing visible, collective support for eviction record sealing

• Coordinated tenant testimony (speakers will be supported and prepped)

• A powerful, organized presence demanding movement on S.983

Tenant & Accessibility Support

SC Tenant Union is committed to making sure tenants and working-class people can be in the room. We will provide:

• Gas cards for those who need transportation support

• Care items (fidgets, snacks, small bites)

• Light snacks and bevs provided

No one should be excluded from democracy because of cost, stress, or access barriers.

Want to Testify?

We need as many written testimonies as possible!

If you have lived experience with eviction, housing instability, or the long-term harm of eviction records, send written testimony to email below or bring a printed copy.

• info@sctenantunion.org

Tentative Schedule

• The hearing begins at 9 am, but attendees are highly encouraged to arrive early to find parking and get thru security.

Let’s show legislators what tenant power looks like. Let’s pack the room. Let’s move S.983 forward together.

Write Your Legislator: Postcard Party for Eviction Record Sealing\

Join us at the library for a Postcard Party where community members will come together to take action in support of H.4270 and S.983, the Eviction Record Sealing bills.

Legislators have been very responsive to letters from constituents, and this is one of the most effective ways we can help move these bills forward. When lawmakers hear directly from people in their communities, it makes a real difference.

During this gathering, the South Carolina Tenant Union (SCTU) will provide:

• Light snacks

• A short, casual training on what eviction record sealing is and why it matters for South Carolina families

• Simple guidance on how to contact and communicate with your legislators

You don’t need any prior experience because we’ll walk you through everything.

By the end of the event, you’ll have written a postcard to your lawmakers urging them to support H.4270 and S.983. SCTU will provide the postcards, cover the postage, and make sure your message gets delivered.

Come spend an hour with neighbors, learn about the issue, and leave knowing you’ve taken real action to support housing justice in South Carolina. 

SC Tenants is a multi-racial, working-class organization dedicated to building tenant power.

If you've recently joined, want to learn how we've grown in the past year, or just want to welcome your neighbors into the union -- join us for this online orientation session!

SC Tenant Union Member Orientation is a space to:

• learn what we’re fighting for this legislative session,

• understand how eviction sealing fits into the larger fight for housing justice,

• hear how our union is structured and how decisions are made,

• find real ways to plug in — no matter your capacity

Open to all tenants across South Carolina. This is a fully virtual event.

Hosted by: Tri-County Tenant Union

Join us for a powerful day of door-to-door outreach in Charleston, SC. We’ll be talking with tenants about the fight to demand better conditions in Charleston public housing and to ensure that current public housing tenants have a say in how their housing is redeveloped. 

Whether you’ve canvassed a hundred times or never before, this is your chance to build power where it matters most — at the doors, with the people.

What to Expect:

• Canvass training & team assignments led by local Tricounty Tenant Union leaders

• Door-to-door outreach across downtown housing projects

• Real conversations about eviction, tenant rights, and collective power

• Snacks, water, and good vibes to keep you going

• Opportunities to share stories and invite neighbors to join the union

The fate of public housing affects all of us, whether we live there or not - RSVP TODAY! 

Grassroots Lobby Day for Eviction Record Sealing (H.4270)

Join SC Tenant Union and tenant leaders from across South Carolina for a powerful day at the State House demanding action on Eviction Record Sealing (H.4270).

This Grassroots Lobby Day will bring tenants, caregivers, workers, elders, and families together to meet directly with lawmakers, share our stories, and press for a subcommittee hearing on H.4270. Participants will receive support, talking points, and advocacy materials, take part in coordinated lobbying throughout the day, and engage in visibility actions to make tenant voices impossible to ignore.

Whether it’s your first time at the State House or your fiftieth, you’ll have community, preparation, and a role to play.

SC Tenant Union is providing transportation support and gas stipends to help tenants get to the Statehouse and talk to their legislators.

Light breakfast and lunch will be provided!  

Our presence is pressure. Our stories are strategy. Our collective power moves policy.

What to Expect

Participants will gather near the State House to connect, receive advocacy packets, and get grounded in shared goals and strategy. There will be opportunities to engage lawmakers in both informal and direct ways, including conversations that allow tenants to introduce themselves, share brief personal stories, and build relationships ahead of legislative asks.

Throughout the day, we will move through the State House in coordinated teams to meet with legislators, deliver letters and fact sheets, and ask lawmakers for support in passing H.4270.

Space will also be made for collective reflection, care, and amplifying our efforts with a press conference.

The day will close with a collective moment to name wins, outline next steps, and plan for continued organizing- followed by an optional Happy Hour to decompress, celebrate, and strengthen relationships among tenant leaders and allies.

Hosted by: Tri-County Tenant Union

Join us for a powerful day of door-to-door outreach in Charleston, SC. We’ll be talking with tenants about the fight to demand better conditions in Charleston public housing and to ensure that current public housing tenants have a say in how their housing is redeveloped. 

Whether you’ve canvassed a hundred times or never before, this is your chance to build power where it matters most — at the doors, with the people.

What to Expect:

• Canvass training & team assignments led by local Tricounty Tenant Union leaders

• Door-to-door outreach across downtown housing projects

• Real conversations about eviction, tenant rights, and collective power

• Snacks, water, and good vibes to keep you going

• Opportunities to share stories and invite neighbors to join the union

The fate of public housing affects all of us, whether we live there or not - RSVP TODAY! 

OPEN TO ALL TENANTS IN CHARLESTON PUBLIC HOUSING.

Join the Downtown Public Housing Tenant Union for a chance to meet your neighbors, share your experiences, and build the collective power needed to demand real change in our community. Tenant organizers will also share a presentation on:

• the history of tenant organizing,

• local organizing campaigns in Charleston, and

• what RAD Redevelopment is and how public housing tenants can make a difference to protect and improve their communities on their terms.

Dinner will be provided for in-person attendees. Childcare and gas gift cards are available upon request when RSVPing.

Seniors and neighbors at Oceanside Landing are coming together to stand up against a shocking 16% lot rent increase that threatens to push longtime residents on fixed incomes out of the community they call home.

By unionizing with support from SC Tenant Union, residents are working collectively to demand fair leases, reasonable rent caps, and protections that keep seniors housed with dignity.

Join your neighbors on February 18 at 3 PM at Oak Church to learn more, share concerns, and help build a strong tenant union that can win real change together.

SC Tenants is a multi-racial, working-class organization dedicated to building tenant power.

If you've recently joined, want to learn how we've grown in the past year, or just want to welcome your neighbors into the union -- join us for this online orientation session!

SC Tenant Union Member Orientation is a space to:

• learn what we’re fighting for this legislative session,

• understand how eviction sealing fits into the larger fight for housing justice,

• hear how our union is structured and how decisions are made,

• find real ways to plug in — no matter your capacity

Open to all tenants across South Carolina. This is a fully virtual event.