South Dakota security deposit itemization
A South Dakota landlord must send the itemized statement within 14 days after the later of move-out and receiving the tenant's forwarding address. Miss it and the right to deduct anything is gone. The generator checks the deadline, the delivery method and the documentation as you fill it in.
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What South Dakota requires
- Deadline
- Two weeks (14 days) after the tenancy ends and the tenant's mailing address or delivery instructions arrive; an itemized accounting within 45 days of termination if the tenant asks.
- Delivery
- Return the deposit or the written statement to the mailing address or delivery instructions the tenant gave.
- If it is late
- Late forfeits every deduction; bad faith adds punitive damages of up to $200.
- Statute
- SDCL §§ 43-32-6.1, 43-32-24
What goes on the statement
The deposit and the date it was received, each deduction with a specific description and amount, the total withheld, and the refund or balance owed. South Dakota landlords also record how and when the statement was sent, because the deadline is measured to that date. Damage lines should say what was damaged and how, not just a room name: a tenant, and a judge, can tell a burn mark from carpet wear.
Interest, a separate deposit account, receipts, photographs and a sworn attestation are only required in some states. The generator shows the fields South Dakota needs and leaves out the ones it does not.
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