South Dakota landlord law references

South Dakota: Security deposits

Max one month's rent for residential premises (SDCL 43-32-6.1); a larger deposit may be agreed where special conditions pose a danger to the premises.

SDCL ch. 43-32 contains no requirement to pay interest on deposits.

The uploaded dataset lists a deposit-return period of 21 days. Review the cited rule for the applicable conditions and timing.

South Dakota: Notices and tenancy endings

Nonpayment is a ground for forcible entry and detainer once rent is 3 days overdue (SDCL 21-16-1(4)). The former 3-day notice-to-quit statute (SDCL 21-16-2) was repealed (SL 2024, ch 75); lease terms may still require notice.

Holdover is a ground for FED with no statutory cure period (SDCL 21-16-1(4)); SDCL 43-32-13 governs 30-day notice to MODIFY month-to-month terms, not a confirmed termination day-count.

Court listed in the supplied dataset: Circuit Court (forcible entry and detainer; magistrate court shares jurisdiction).

South Dakota: Rent regulation

SDCL 6-1-13 bars any local governmental unit from controlling rent on private residential property.

South Dakota: Licensing and registration

No statewide residential rental license; any licensing/registration is municipal.

South Dakota: Lease disclosures and receipts

Lead paint (federal, pre-1978)

No statewide statutory rent-receipt requirement identified.

Sources supplied for South Dakota

Dates below are verification dates claimed in the uploaded dataset, not a new review by Calvin's team.

• SDCL 43-32-6.1 (max deposit)

  Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06

• SDCL 43-32-24 (21-day return)

  Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06

• SDCL 21-16-1 (FED grounds)

  Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06

• SDCL 6-1-13 (rent control prohibited)

  Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06

Offices listed in the dataset

• South Dakota Attorney General - Consumer Protectionattorney general / consumer protection
• South Dakota Unified Judicial Systemstate courts

Landlord education in South Dakota