SD landlord resources
The Business of Real Estate Workshop in South Dakota
The combined workshop covers landlord operations and the investing business.
Dataset review pending. These supplied references have not been independently verified. Educational information only, not legal, tax or financial advice.
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 The former 3-day notice-to-quit statute (SDCL 21-16-2) was repealed (SL 2024, ch 75); lease terms may still require notice.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: Licensing and registration
No statewide residential rental license; any licensing/registration is municipal.
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