{"name":"The Johns Islander fee ledger","publisher":"Mike Olson, eXp Realty, LLC","lastChecked":"2026-10-13","note":"Every line names its source and the date it was checked. Confirm with the association and your closing attorney before you close.","fees":[{"id":"sipoa-annual-developed","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"own","issuer":"SIPOA","name":"Annual assessment — home or villa","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":3133,"per":"year"},"payer":"Owner","when":"Billed in February, due March 31","effective":"2026 (it was $3,050 in 2024 and 2025)","source":{"url":"https://sipoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-SIPOA-Budget.pdf","title":"SIPOA 2026 Budget Overview","quote":"Developed Property Assessment $3,133"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed","note":"A buyer inherits any unpaid SIPOA charges, so the closing attorney gets a SIPOA status letter."},{"id":"sipoa-annual-lot","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"own","issuer":"SIPOA","name":"Annual assessment — undeveloped lot","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":1723,"per":"year"},"payer":"Owner","when":"Billed in February, due March 31","effective":"2026 (it was $1,680 in 2024 and 2025)","source":{"url":"https://sipoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-SIPOA-Budget.pdf","title":"SIPOA 2026 Budget Overview","quote":"Undeveloped Property Assessment $1,723"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed","note":"A new home moves to the developed rate at its certificate of occupancy, or one year after construction starts."},{"id":"sipoa-annual-marina","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"own","issuer":"SIPOA","name":"Annual assessment — Bohicket Marina Village","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":1033,"per":"year"},"payer":"Owner","when":"Billed in February, due March 31","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://sipoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-SIPOA-Budget.pdf","title":"SIPOA 2026 Budget Overview","quote":"Bohicket Marina Assessment $1,033"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"sipoa-transfer-assessment","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"buy","issuer":"SIPOA","name":"Transfer assessment (\"contribution to capital\")","amount":{"kind":"percent","pct":0.5,"of":"the sale price"},"payer":"Buyer, per listings and agent guides — SIPOA's documents don't say which side pays","when":"At closing","effective":"Rate seen in 2026 listings","source":{"url":"https://pamharringtonexclusives.com/seabrook-island-buyer-guide/","title":"Pam Harrington Exclusives, Seabrook Island buyer guide (an agent's page)","quote":"SIPOA Contribution to Capital Reserve: 0.5% of the purchase price"},"also":[{"url":"https://sipoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Eleventh-Amended-and-Restated-CCRs-02.18.2023-CLOCKED-COPY-Book-1167-Page-306.pdf","title":"SIPOA Protective Covenants, 11th Amended (2023)","quote":"computed as a percentage of the sale price of the Property sold"}],"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"secondary","note":"SIPOA's covenants confirm a transfer assessment set as a percentage of price; the 0.5% rate itself appears only in agent pages and MLS remarks. Being confirmed with SIPOA."},{"id":"sipoa-transfer-fee","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"buy","issuer":"SIPOA","name":"Transfer fee","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":250,"per":"once"},"payer":"Buyer, per listings","when":"At closing","effective":"Year not stated","source":{"url":"https://pamharringtonexclusives.com/seabrook-island-buyer-guide/","title":"Pam Harrington Exclusives, Seabrook Island buyer guide (an agent's page)","quote":"One-time SIPOA property transfer fee: $250 at closing"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"secondary","note":"Not in any SIPOA document we read. Being confirmed with SIPOA."},{"id":"sipoa-status-letter","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"buy","issuer":"SIPOA","name":"Resale certificate or status letter","amount":{"kind":"text","text":"Not published"},"payer":"—","when":"Before closing","effective":"—","source":{"url":"https://sipoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-Form-Request-for-Access-to-SIPOA-Records.pdf","title":"SIPOA 2026 records-access form (the only related fee SIPOA publishes)"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"unpublished"},{"id":"sipoa-arc-new-home","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"build","issuer":"SIPOA","name":"Architectural review — new home","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":3500,"per":"once"},"detail":"$3,500 review fee (not refundable) plus a $12,000 refundable deposit, half owner and half contractor","payer":"Owner and builder","when":"At design submittal","effective":"2026 schedule","source":{"url":"https://sipoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ARC-Fee-Deposit-Schedule_2026.pdf","title":"SIPOA 2026 ARC fee and deposit schedule"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"club-required","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"buy","issuer":"Seabrook Island Club","name":"Club membership is required","amount":{"kind":"text","text":"Required at some level for owners who bought on or after January 1, 2005"},"payer":"Buyer","when":"Joins at closing","effective":"Since January 1, 2005 (covenant §40)","source":{"url":"https://sipoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Eleventh-Amended-and-Restated-CCRs-02.18.2023-CLOCKED-COPY-Book-1167-Page-306.pdf","title":"SIPOA Protective Covenants, 11th Amended (2023)","quote":"consents and agrees to the obligation of required Club membership at some level"},"also":[{"url":"https://www.seabrookisland.com/club-life/","title":"Seabrook Island Club, Club Life","quote":"Effective January 1, 2005, all new Property Owners must purchase a Club Membership"},{"url":"https://sipoa.org/about-sipoa/","title":"SIPOA, About","quote":"Property Owners are required to join the SIC at property purchase."}],"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed","note":"Owners who held title before 2005 are grandfathered; an ordinary sale ends that for the buyer. Only one owner per property must be a member. Entry-level members commit to seven years."},{"id":"club-capital-golf","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"buy","issuer":"Seabrook Island Club","name":"Club Capital Fee — Golf (and Unlimited Golf)","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":75000,"per":"once"},"payer":"Buyer","when":"At closing (covenant §40)","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DnH1H5JJ3FYfE-315ECxszsBhH78Wwgf/view?usp=sharing","title":"Seabrook Island Club, 2026 Membership Guide (linked from seabrookisland.com/club-life)","quote":"Capital Fee: $75,000"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"club-capital-racquet","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"buy","issuer":"Seabrook Island Club","name":"Club Capital Fee — Racquet Sports","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":50000,"per":"once"},"payer":"Buyer","when":"At closing (covenant §40)","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DnH1H5JJ3FYfE-315ECxszsBhH78Wwgf/view?usp=sharing","title":"Seabrook Island Club, 2026 Membership Guide (linked from seabrookisland.com/club-life)"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"club-capital-neighborhood","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"buy","issuer":"Seabrook Island Club","name":"Club Capital Fee — Neighborhood","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":25000,"per":"once"},"payer":"Buyer","when":"At closing (covenant §40)","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DnH1H5JJ3FYfE-315ECxszsBhH78Wwgf/view?usp=sharing","title":"Seabrook Island Club, 2026 Membership Guide (linked from seabrookisland.com/club-life)"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"club-capital-homesite","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"buy","issuer":"Seabrook Island Club","name":"Club Capital Fee — Homesite (undeveloped lots only)","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":15000,"per":"once"},"payer":"Buyer","when":"At closing (covenant §40)","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DnH1H5JJ3FYfE-315ECxszsBhH78Wwgf/view?usp=sharing","title":"Seabrook Island Club, 2026 Membership Guide (linked from seabrookisland.com/club-life)"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed","note":"Within 30 days of a certificate of occupancy, a Homesite member must move up to at least an entry-level category."},{"id":"club-dues-unlimited-golf","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Seabrook Island Club","name":"Club monthly dues — Unlimited Golf","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":1524,"per":"month"},"payer":"Member","when":"Monthly","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DnH1H5JJ3FYfE-315ECxszsBhH78Wwgf/view?usp=sharing","title":"Seabrook Island Club, 2026 Membership Guide (linked from seabrookisland.com/club-life)"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"club-dues-golf","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Seabrook Island Club","name":"Club monthly dues — Golf","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":1168,"per":"month"},"payer":"Member","when":"Monthly","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DnH1H5JJ3FYfE-315ECxszsBhH78Wwgf/view?usp=sharing","title":"Seabrook Island Club, 2026 Membership Guide (linked from seabrookisland.com/club-life)"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"club-dues-racquet","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Seabrook Island Club","name":"Club monthly dues — Racquet Sports","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":657,"per":"month"},"payer":"Member","when":"Monthly","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DnH1H5JJ3FYfE-315ECxszsBhH78Wwgf/view?usp=sharing","title":"Seabrook Island Club, 2026 Membership Guide (linked from seabrookisland.com/club-life)"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"club-dues-neighborhood","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Seabrook Island Club","name":"Club monthly dues — Neighborhood","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":461,"per":"month"},"payer":"Member","when":"Monthly","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DnH1H5JJ3FYfE-315ECxszsBhH78Wwgf/view?usp=sharing","title":"Seabrook Island Club, 2026 Membership Guide (linked from seabrookisland.com/club-life)"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"club-dues-homesite","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Seabrook Island Club","name":"Club monthly dues — Homesite","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":286,"per":"month"},"payer":"Member","when":"Monthly","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DnH1H5JJ3FYfE-315ECxszsBhH78Wwgf/view?usp=sharing","title":"Seabrook Island Club, 2026 Membership Guide (linked from seabrookisland.com/club-life)"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"club-master-plan-golf","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Seabrook Island Club","name":"2027 Master Plan assessment — Golf","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":6000,"per":"once"},"payer":"Member","when":"Billed quarterly in 2027","effective":"2027","source":{"url":"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DnH1H5JJ3FYfE-315ECxszsBhH78Wwgf/view?usp=sharing","title":"Seabrook Island Club, 2026 Membership Guide (linked from seabrookisland.com/club-life)","quote":"2027 $6,000 Master Plan assessment, billed quarterly"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"club-master-plan-racquet","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Seabrook Island Club","name":"2027 Master Plan assessment — Racquet Sports","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":3000,"per":"once"},"payer":"Member","when":"Billed quarterly in 2027","effective":"2027","source":{"url":"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DnH1H5JJ3FYfE-315ECxszsBhH78Wwgf/view?usp=sharing","title":"Seabrook Island Club, 2026 Membership Guide (linked from seabrookisland.com/club-life)"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"club-master-plan-neighborhood","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Seabrook Island Club","name":"2027 Master Plan assessment — Neighborhood","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":750,"per":"once"},"payer":"Member","when":"Billed quarterly in 2027","effective":"2027","source":{"url":"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DnH1H5JJ3FYfE-315ECxszsBhH78Wwgf/view?usp=sharing","title":"Seabrook Island Club, 2026 Membership Guide (linked from seabrookisland.com/club-life)"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"club-master-plan-homesite","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Seabrook Island Club","name":"2027 Master Plan assessment — Homesite","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":500,"per":"once"},"payer":"Member","when":"Billed quarterly in 2027","effective":"2027","source":{"url":"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DnH1H5JJ3FYfE-315ECxszsBhH78Wwgf/view?usp=sharing","title":"Seabrook Island Club, 2026 Membership Guide (linked from seabrookisland.com/club-life)"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"club-service-fee","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Seabrook Island Club","name":"Club service fee","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":52,"per":"month"},"detail":"$52 a month for members living in 29455; $20 a month elsewhere. Homesite members pay 22% on food and drink instead.","payer":"Member","when":"Monthly","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DnH1H5JJ3FYfE-315ECxszsBhH78Wwgf/view?usp=sharing","title":"Seabrook Island Club, 2026 Membership Guide (linked from seabrookisland.com/club-life)","quote":"fixed monthly service fee of $52"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"club-service-fee-away","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Seabrook Island Club","name":"Club service fee — members living outside 29455","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":20,"per":"month"},"payer":"Member","when":"Monthly","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DnH1H5JJ3FYfE-315ECxszsBhH78Wwgf/view?usp=sharing","title":"Seabrook Island Club, 2026 Membership Guide (linked from seabrookisland.com/club-life)"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"club-rental-guest-fee","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"rent","issuer":"Seabrook Island Club","name":"Rental Guest Amenity Fee","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":2100,"per":"year"},"detail":"Golf $2,100 · Racquet $4,200 · Neighborhood $6,300 a year — the lower tiers pay more, as published","payer":"A member who rents to guests","when":"Yearly","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DnH1H5JJ3FYfE-315ECxszsBhH78Wwgf/view?usp=sharing","title":"Seabrook Island Club, 2026 Membership Guide (linked from seabrookisland.com/club-life)","quote":"Required Rental Guest Amenity Fee $2,100/per year"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed","note":"Whether every renting member must pay it is being confirmed with the Club."},{"id":"siuc-account","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"buy","issuer":"Seabrook Island Utility Commission","name":"Water and sewer account — open or transfer","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":35,"per":"once"},"payer":"Account holder","when":"When service starts","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://www.siuc.org/documents/1069/New_Account_Form_2026.pdf","title":"SIUC New Account Form 2026","quote":"A $ 35.00 fee will be charged for new or transferred service accounts"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"siuc-water-base","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Seabrook Island Utility Commission","name":"Water base fee","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":24.55,"per":"month"},"detail":"$24.55 a month, plus $6.46 per 1,000 gallons used","payer":"Account holder","when":"Monthly, used or not","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://www.siuc.org/documents/1069/SIUC_Rates_9.25.2026.pdf","title":"Seabrook Island Utility Commission, 2026 rates"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"siuc-sewer","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Seabrook Island Utility Commission","name":"Sewer, inside town limits","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":56.45,"per":"month"},"payer":"Account holder","when":"Monthly, flat","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://www.siuc.org/documents/1069/SIUC_Rates_9.25.2026.pdf","title":"Seabrook Island Utility Commission, 2026 rates"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"town-seabrook-tax","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Town of Seabrook Island","name":"Town property tax","amount":{"kind":"text","text":"None — no town levy appears on the county's millage"},"payer":"—","when":"—","effective":"2025 levy","source":{"url":"https://www.charlestoncounty.gov/departments/auditor//files/archived/2025-millage-breakdown.pdf?v=867","title":"Charleston County Auditor, 2025 Millage Levy breakdown","quote":"St John's Fire District(TD 51,53,54,55)"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"seabrook-str-permit","places":["seabrook"],"scope":"rent","issuer":"Town of Seabrook Island","name":"Short-term rental permit (Class A)","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":150,"per":"year"},"detail":"$150 permit, plus a business license: $500 minimum on the first $2,000 of rent, then $2.95 per $1,000","payer":"Host","when":"Each license year","effective":"Ordinance 2024-06","source":{"url":"https://www.townofseabrookisland.org/str-416235.html","title":"Town of Seabrook Island, Short-Term Rentals","quote":"Minimum on first $2,000 - $500.00 PLUS Each additional $1,000 - $2.95"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"kica-ctr","places":["kiawah"],"scope":"buy","issuer":"KICA","name":"Contribution to Reserves (the \"transfer fee\")","amount":{"kind":"percent","pct":0.5,"of":"the gross purchase price","minUsd":3158},"detail":"0.5% of the price, never less than the current annual assessment — so the floor applies below about $631,600","payer":"Buyer — the covenants make the purchaser liable, whatever the contract says between buyer and seller","when":"At closing","effective":"Rate in effect since June 1, 2000","source":{"url":"https://kica.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/KICA-Covenants-March-2025-.pdf","title":"KICA Covenants, as amended March 2025","quote":"Payment of the Contribution To Reserves Fee shall be the liability of the purchaser"},"also":[{"url":"https://kica.us/governance-finance/finance/","title":"KICA, Finance: Assessments & Fees"}],"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"conflicting","note":"The rate is confirmed. The minimum is \"the current Annual Assessment\" — $3,158 if all three 2026 charges count, $2,562 if only the general one does. Being confirmed with KICA."},{"id":"kica-admin","places":["kiawah"],"scope":"buy","issuer":"KICA","name":"Property Sale Administration Fee","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":100,"per":"once"},"payer":"Not stated by KICA","when":"At closing","effective":"Current","source":{"url":"https://kica.us/governance-finance/finance/","title":"KICA, Finance: Assessments & Fees","quote":"A $100 fee is charged to cover administrative expenses related to ownership transfers."},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"kica-rec-initiation","places":["kiawah"],"scope":"buy","issuer":"KICA","name":"Recreation Center Initiation Fee","amount":{"kind":"text","text":"Not published"},"detail":"Due at closing on a property's first assessed sale (new homes and first sales from the developer)","payer":"Not stated","when":"At closing","effective":"Current","source":{"url":"https://kica.us/governance-finance/finance/","title":"KICA, Finance: Assessments & Fees","quote":"Due at closing for Type A properties not previously assessed"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"unpublished"},{"id":"kica-annual-improved","places":["kiawah"],"scope":"own","issuer":"KICA","name":"Annual assessment — home or villa","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":3158,"per":"year"},"detail":"$2,562 general + $357 reserve + $239 amenity (Sandcastle)","payer":"Owner","when":"Billed in early January, due in February","effective":"2026 (it was $3,057 in 2025)","source":{"url":"https://kica.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-Assessment-Rates-Sheet-1.pdf","title":"KICA 2026 Assessment Rates Sheet"},"also":[{"url":"https://kica.us/news/board-approves-2026-assessment-rates/","title":"KICA, Board approves 2026 assessment rates"}],"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"kica-annual-lot","places":["kiawah"],"scope":"own","issuer":"KICA","name":"Annual assessment — lot","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":1579,"per":"year"},"payer":"Owner","when":"Billed in early January, due in February","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://kica.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-Assessment-Rates-Sheet-1.pdf","title":"KICA 2026 Assessment Rates Sheet"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"kica-vgate","places":["kiawah"],"scope":"own","issuer":"KICA","name":"V-Gate (Vanderhorst) segment assessment","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":103,"per":"year"},"detail":"+$103 a year on a home, +$51.50 on a lot, behind the V-Gate","payer":"Owners behind the V-Gate","when":"Yearly","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://kica.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-Assessment-Rates-Sheet-1.pdf","title":"KICA 2026 Assessment Rates Sheet"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed","note":"Ocean Park and The Preserve segment assessments dropped to $0 for 2026."},{"id":"kica-joint-member","places":["kiawah"],"scope":"own","issuer":"KICA","name":"Joint Member Administrative Fee","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":275,"per":"year"},"payer":"Each additional owner household on one property","when":"Yearly","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://kica.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-Assessment-Rates-Sheet-1.pdf","title":"KICA 2026 Assessment Rates Sheet"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"kica-status-change","places":["kiawah"],"scope":"build","issuer":"KICA","name":"Property Status Change Fee (lot becomes a home)","amount":{"kind":"text","text":"The current year's general assessment, prorated by quarter"},"payer":"Owner","when":"At certificate of occupancy","effective":"Current","source":{"url":"https://kica.us/governance-finance/finance/","title":"KICA, Finance: Assessments & Fees","quote":"fee of the current year's general assessment, prorated by quarter"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"conflicting","note":"An older summary said half the general assessment. KICA's live page reads as above."},{"id":"kica-regimes","places":["kiawah"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Villa regimes","name":"Regime (villa association) fees","amount":{"kind":"text","text":"Vary by regime; not published by KICA"},"payer":"Owners in 31+ regimes","when":"Monthly or yearly","effective":"—","source":{"url":"https://kica.us/governance-finance/finance/","title":"KICA, Finance: Assessments & Fees","quote":"31+ regimes may incur additional monthly or annual fees"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"unpublished","note":"Your contract's regime disclosures and the regime manager have the real number."},{"id":"kiu-account","places":["kiawah"],"scope":"buy","issuer":"Kiawah Island Utility","name":"Water and sewer account — new account","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":25,"per":"once"},"payer":"New customer","when":"When service starts","effective":"Tariff 3-26-26","source":{"url":"https://www.mywater.us/docs/mywateruslibraries/bu-specific/south-carolina/regulatory/kiu-tariff-3-26-26.pdf?sfvrsn=6895125b_8","title":"Kiawah Island Utility tariff (3-26-26), SC PSC Docket 2025-243-WS","quote":"A one-time fee of $25.00 will be charged to each new account"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"kiu-water-base","places":["kiawah"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Kiawah Island Utility","name":"Water base charge (5/8\" meter)","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":34.1,"per":"month"},"detail":"$34.10 a month, plus $6.85 per 1,000 gallons up to 11,000","payer":"Account holder","when":"Monthly","effective":"Bills after April 1, 2026","source":{"url":"https://www.mywater.us/docs/mywateruslibraries/bu-specific/south-carolina/regulatory/kiu-tariff-3-26-26.pdf?sfvrsn=6895125b_8","title":"Kiawah Island Utility tariff (3-26-26), SC PSC Docket 2025-243-WS"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"kiu-sewer-base","places":["kiawah"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Kiawah Island Utility","name":"Sewer base charge (5/8\" meter)","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":28.62,"per":"month"},"detail":"$28.62 a month, plus $1.61 per 1,000 gallons of water used","payer":"Account holder","when":"Monthly","effective":"Bills after April 1, 2026","source":{"url":"https://www.mywater.us/docs/mywateruslibraries/bu-specific/south-carolina/regulatory/kiu-tariff-3-26-26.pdf?sfvrsn=6895125b_8","title":"Kiawah Island Utility tariff (3-26-26), SC PSC Docket 2025-243-WS"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"kiu-tap","places":["kiawah"],"scope":"build","issuer":"Kiawah Island Utility","name":"Residential tap-in fees","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":1000,"per":"once"},"detail":"$500 water + $500 sewer for a standard residential meter","payer":"Owner building","when":"At connection","effective":"Tariff 3-26-26","source":{"url":"https://www.mywater.us/docs/mywateruslibraries/bu-specific/south-carolina/regulatory/kiu-tariff-3-26-26.pdf?sfvrsn=6895125b_8","title":"Kiawah Island Utility tariff (3-26-26), SC PSC Docket 2025-243-WS"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"town-kiawah-tax","places":["kiawah"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Town of Kiawah Island","name":"Town property tax","amount":{"kind":"text","text":"None — the Town does not levy property tax"},"payer":"—","when":"—","effective":"Current","source":{"url":"https://www.kiawahisland.gov/budget/index.php","title":"Town of Kiawah Island, Budget","quote":"The Town does not collect property taxes"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"kiawah-garbage","places":["kiawah"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Town of Kiawah Island","name":"Garbage service","amount":{"kind":"text","text":"$0 curbside, up to $757 a year"},"detail":"Curbside $0 · back door once a week $349 · twice a week $469 · rental back door twice a week $757","payer":"Owner","when":"Yearly","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://www.kiawahisland.gov/Trash%20Packet_Annual%20Rates.pdf?t=202602041407340","title":"Town of Kiawah Island, 2026 trash rates"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"kiawah-str-license","places":["kiawah"],"scope":"rent","issuer":"Town of Kiawah Island","name":"Short-term rental license","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":500,"per":"year"},"detail":"Application $500 (R-1 and capped R-2 streets) or $200 (other zones), plus a rental license tax: $75 on the first $2,000 of rent, then $3.05 per $1,000","payer":"Host","when":"License year May 1 – April 30","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://www.kiawahisland.gov/Rental%20License%20Rates.pdf?t=202601150909200","title":"Town of Kiawah Island, Rental License Rates (eff. 2/1/2026)"},"also":[{"url":"https://www.kiawahisland.gov/Rental%20License%20Application%20Fees.pdf?t=202502071454550","title":"Town of Kiawah Island, Rental License Application Fees"}],"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed","note":"Licenses in capped areas are first come, first served. The Town issues them — not KICA."},{"id":"kiawah-str-taxes","places":["kiawah"],"scope":"rent","issuer":"State, county and Town","name":"Taxes on short-term rent","amount":{"kind":"percent","pct":13,"of":"rent collected"},"payer":"Collected from guests, remitted by the host or manager","when":"Each stay","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://www.kiawahisland.gov/Document%20Center/Services/Business%20Licenses/ACCOMMODATIONS-TAX-INFORMATIONAL-PACKET.pdf?t=202601150906370","title":"Town of Kiawah Island, accommodations tax packet"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"kiawah-island-club","places":["kiawah"],"scope":"buy","issuer":"Kiawah Island Club","name":"Kiawah Island Club membership","amount":{"kind":"text","text":"Not required island-wide; the Club doesn't publish its fees"},"detail":"Available only with select properties. Agent pages report initiation at $185,000 golf, $160,000 sports and $120,000 social, and say it is mandatory in Cassique and The Settlement — none of that is from the Club.","payer":"Buyer of a qualifying property","when":"At closing","effective":"—","source":{"url":"https://www.kiawahisland.com/island-life/understanding-memberships/","title":"Kiawah Island Real Estate, Understanding memberships","quote":"Available through the purchase of select qualifying properties"},"also":[{"url":"https://pamharringtonexclusives.com/blog/kiawah-island-club-membership/","title":"Pam Harrington Exclusives, Kiawah Island Club membership (an agent's page)"}],"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"secondary","optional":true},{"id":"millage-st-johns","places":["seabrook","kiawah","johns-island"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Charleston County","name":"Property tax levy — St. John's Fire District","amount":{"kind":"mills","mills":246.1},"detail":"216.1 countywide mills + 30.0 St. John's Fire District. Covers Seabrook (TD 53), Kiawah (TD 54), and Johns Island and Wadmalaw outside any town (TD 51 — \"T.D. 5-1\" on the county map).","payer":"Owner","when":"Yearly tax bill","effective":"2025 levy — the 2026 card isn't posted yet","source":{"url":"https://www.charlestoncounty.gov/departments/auditor//files/archived/2025-millage-breakdown.pdf?v=867","title":"Charleston County Auditor, 2025 Millage Levy breakdown","quote":"St John's Fire District(TD 51,53,54,55)"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"millage-city-charleston","places":["johns-island"],"scope":"own","issuer":"City of Charleston + Charleston County","name":"Property tax levy — inside the City of Charleston","amount":{"kind":"mills","mills":298.1},"detail":"216.1 countywide + 72.5 city + 4.0 city drainage + 5.5 public safety infrastructure. The City on Johns Island is TD 52 (\"T.D. 5-2\" on the county map); it pays no St. John's Fire millage.","payer":"Owner","when":"Yearly tax bill","effective":"2025 levy","source":{"url":"https://www.charlestoncounty.gov/departments/auditor//files/archived/2025-millage-breakdown.pdf?v=867","title":"Charleston County Auditor, 2025 Millage Levy breakdown","quote":"City of Charleston (TD 34,35,36,52,63,71,72,99)"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed","note":"Part of Johns Island is inside the City and part is not, with county \"donut holes\" inside city land. The parcel's tax district on its county record says which."},{"id":"city-tax-credit","places":["johns-island"],"scope":"own","issuer":"City of Charleston","name":"City tax credit (inside the City)","amount":{"kind":"text","text":"0.00082 × appraised value"},"payer":"Credit to the owner","when":"On the yearly bill","effective":"2025 levy","source":{"url":"https://www.charlestoncounty.gov/departments/auditor//files/archived/2025-millage-card.pdf?v=867","title":"Charleston County Auditor, 2025 Millage Card"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"conflicting","note":"Shown in the county's owner-occupied sample, next to the county credit. Whether a second home gets it isn't stated."},{"id":"city-stormwater","places":["johns-island"],"scope":"own","issuer":"City of Charleston","name":"Stormwater fee (inside the City)","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":132,"per":"year"},"detail":"$132 a year for a single-family home, now on the county tax bill","payer":"Owner","when":"On the yearly tax bill","effective":"Calendar 2026","source":{"url":"https://charleston-sc.gov/2690/Stormwater-Service-Billing","title":"City of Charleston, Stormwater Service Billing"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed","note":"Owners with the county Homestead Exemption can apply to the City for a waiver."},{"id":"solid-waste-fee","places":["seabrook","kiawah","johns-island"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Charleston County","name":"Solid Waste Recycling and Disposal Fee","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":150,"per":"year"},"payer":"Owner","when":"On the yearly tax bill","effective":"2025 levy","source":{"url":"https://www.charlestoncounty.gov/departments/auditor//files/archived/2025-millage-card.pdf?v=867","title":"Charleston County Auditor, 2025 Millage Card","quote":"SOLID WASTE RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL FEE +150.00"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed","note":"The amount is from the county's own sample bill. Check the parcel's last bill for the exact line."},{"id":"kiawah-river-hoa","places":["johns-island"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Kiawah River (developer)","name":"Kiawah River HOA fee","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":4748,"per":"year"},"payer":"Owner — starts at ownership, prorated at closing","when":"Yearly","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://kiawahriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/KR_FAQ.pdf","title":"Kiawah River FAQ, January 2026 (the developer's)","quote":"Fees are calculated each year based on services provided."},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed","note":"Kiawah River is on Johns Island, in tax district 51 — not on Kiawah Island and not in KICA. No private club; entrances not gated (the developer's FAQ)."},{"id":"kiawah-river-transfer","places":["johns-island"],"scope":"buy","issuer":"Kiawah River (developer)","name":"Kiawah River transfer fee (\"Community Enhancement Fee\")","amount":{"kind":"percent","pct":0.25,"of":"the transaction value"},"payer":"Buyer","when":"At closing","effective":"2026","source":{"url":"https://kiawahriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/KR_FAQ.pdf","title":"Kiawah River FAQ, January 2026 (the developer's)"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"ratio-4","places":["seabrook","kiawah","johns-island"],"scope":"own","issuer":"State of South Carolina","name":"Assessment ratio — legal residence","amount":{"kind":"percent","pct":4,"of":"market value"},"payer":"Owner — you must apply","when":"Apply before the first penalty date","effective":"Current law","source":{"url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t12c043.php","title":"SC Code §12-43-220 (assessment ratios)","quote":"taxed on an assessment equal to four percent of the fair market value"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed","note":"Lost if the home is rented more than 72 days in a calendar year."},{"id":"ratio-6","places":["seabrook","kiawah","johns-island"],"scope":"own","issuer":"State of South Carolina","name":"Assessment ratio — second home, rental or lot","amount":{"kind":"percent","pct":6,"of":"market value"},"payer":"Owner","when":"Yearly","effective":"Current law","source":{"url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t12c043.php","title":"SC Code §12-43-220 (assessment ratios)","quote":"shall be taxed on an assessment equal to six percent of the fair market value"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"school-relief","places":["seabrook","kiawah","johns-island"],"scope":"own","issuer":"State of South Carolina","name":"School operating tax relief — legal residence only","amount":{"kind":"mills","mills":142.5},"detail":"A legal residence doesn't pay the 142.5 school-operating mills","payer":"Credit to the owner","when":"On the yearly bill","effective":"2025 levy","source":{"url":"https://www.charlestoncounty.gov/departments/auditor//files/archived/2025-millage-card.pdf?v=867","title":"Charleston County Auditor, 2025 Millage Card","quote":"HOMEOWNERS RECEIVE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ON SCHOOL BOARD OPERATING TAX FOR THEIR LEGAL RESIDENCE"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"county-tax-credit","places":["seabrook","kiawah","johns-island"],"scope":"own","issuer":"Charleston County","name":"County tax credit","amount":{"kind":"text","text":"0.00082 × appraised value"},"payer":"Credit to the owner","when":"On the yearly bill","effective":"2025 levy","source":{"url":"https://www.charlestoncounty.gov/departments/auditor//files/archived/2025-millage-card.pdf?v=867","title":"Charleston County Auditor, 2025 Millage Card"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"conflicting","note":"The county's sample applies it to an owner-occupied home. Whether a second home gets it isn't stated — the calculator applies it to a legal residence only."},{"id":"deed-recording","places":["seabrook","kiawah","johns-island"],"scope":"buy","issuer":"State of South Carolina","name":"Deed recording fee (\"deed stamps\")","amount":{"kind":"stamp","usd":1.85,"perUsd":500},"detail":"$1.85 per $500 of value ($3.70 per $1,000): $1.30 state + $0.55 county","payer":"Seller by statute (the buyer is secondarily liable; a contract can shift it)","when":"At recording","effective":"Current law","source":{"url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t12c024.php","title":"SC Code §12-24 (deed recording fee)","quote":"one dollar eighty-five cents for each five hundred dollars, or fractional part"},"also":[{"url":"https://dor.sc.gov/tax/deed-recording-fee","title":"SC Department of Revenue, Deed Recording Fee"}],"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"rod-recording","places":["seabrook","kiawah","johns-island"],"scope":"buy","issuer":"Charleston County Register of Deeds","name":"Recording charge — deed and mortgage","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":15,"per":"once"},"detail":"$15 per deed; $25 per mortgage","payer":"Whoever records (the buyer, through the closing attorney)","when":"At recording","effective":"Current law","source":{"url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t08c021.php","title":"SC Code §8-21-310 (Register of Deeds fees)","quote":"fifteen dollars for a deed to real estate"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"},{"id":"rod-mortgage","places":["seabrook","kiawah","johns-island"],"scope":"buy","issuer":"Charleston County Register of Deeds","name":"Recording charge — mortgage","amount":{"kind":"flat","usd":25,"per":"once"},"payer":"The borrower, through the closing attorney","when":"At recording","effective":"Current law","source":{"url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t08c021.php","title":"SC Code §8-21-310 (Register of Deeds fees)"},"checked":"2026-10-13","confidence":"confirmed"}],"open":[{"place":"seabrook","ask":"Is the transfer assessment 0.5%, and which side pays it? Is the $250 transfer fee current?","who":"SIPOA"},{"place":"seabrook","ask":"Can a seller's Club membership pass to the buyer? Is the Rental Guest Amenity Fee required of every renting member?","who":"Seabrook Island Club"},{"place":"kiawah","ask":"Is the Contribution to Reserves minimum the general assessment or all three charges? What is the Recreation Center Initiation Fee?","who":"KICA"},{"place":"johns-island","ask":"Kiawah River Estates' capital fund (listings say ½ of 1%) and its yearly dues.","who":"Kiawah River Estates POA"},{"place":"johns-island","ask":"Which unincorporated parcels the county's $72 residential stormwater fee is billed to.","who":"Charleston County"}]}