South Dakota landlord guide
Deposit limits, entry notice, termination notice and rent increase rules for South Dakota, with the sources they come from.
South Dakota landlord-tenant rules at a glance
- Security deposit limit
- 1 month's rent; more by written agreement where risk is higher (43-32-6.1)
- Deposit return / claim rule
- 14 days
- Deposit interest
- Not required; itemized accounting within 45 days on tenant request
- Notice before entry
- Reasonable notice; 24 hours' written notice presumed reasonable (43-32-32)
- Ending a month-to-month
- One month's notice for month-to-month (SDCL 43-8-8, 43-32-13)
- Notice before a rent increase
- 30 days' written notice before the end of the month (43-32-13)
- Late fees
- No statutory cap; fee must be stated in the lease
- Rent control
- No statewide rent control; local rent control not authorized
General information from the S.D. Codified Laws ch. 43-32 (Lease of Real Property), last reviewed 2026-08-21. Not legal advice; municipal bylaws can add requirements.
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