Does the lease end when the house is sold?

A lease generally does not end simply because a house is sold, since South Carolina law treats an existing lease as binding on a new owner who takes the property subject to that tenant's rights for the remainder of the lease term. A new owner planning to move in or renovate needs to plan around the existing lease rather than assume it terminates at closing. Brian Beatty flags any active lease on a property early so buyers understand exactly what they're taking on.