South Dakota Tenant Repair Default Termination Notice
South Dakota Tenant Repair Default Termination Notice
Notice date: [__/__/____]
To tenant(s): [________________________________]
Premises: [________________________________]
From landlord or authorized agent: [________________________________]
Landlord's notice address and contact: [________________________________]
Prior repair request and failure
The lease or other binding agreement requires Tenant to make the following repair: [SPECIFIC REPAIR AND LOCATION]. The obligation appears in [LEASE DATE, SECTION, OR ATTACHED AGREEMENT]. A copy of the relevant provision is [ATTACHED / PROVIDED WITH EARLIER REQUEST].
Landlord requested that Tenant make that repair on [__/__/____] by [METHOD] to [RECIPIENT AND ADDRESS]. The request identified the needed work as [DETAILS]. A copy and delivery record are [ATTACHED / DESCRIBED HERE]: [________________________________].
The time reasonably needed to make the repair under the circumstances was [PERIOD AND REASONS]. That time has passed. As of [__/__/____], the repair remains unmade or incomplete in these specific respects: [________________________________].
Termination and demand for possession
Because Tenant did not make a repair Tenant was bound to make within a reasonable time after Landlord's request, Landlord terminates the lease under S.D. Codified Laws § 43-32-18(2), effective [__/__/____] at [TIME]. Landlord demands that Tenant vacate and return possession by [DATE] at [TIME].
Earlier lease or program notice and cure steps, if required, and how completed: [________________________________]
Reason the termination and possession dates comply with those requirements: [________________________________]
This notice does not offer a new cure period. If the lease or another applicable rule requires a further warning, cure opportunity, method of delivery, or more time, Landlord must complete that step before relying on termination. If Tenant remains after a lawful termination, Landlord may seek possession in court under S.D. Codified Laws chapter 21-16. This notice itself is not a court order.
Landlord or agent signature
Signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
Printed name and capacity: [________________________________]
Delivery record
Delivered to: [________________________________]
Date and time: [__/__/____] [________]
Method and address: [________________________________]
Person delivering: [________________________________]
Signature: ______________________________
About this template
- Last updated
- November 10, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 10, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- South Dakota
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- S.D. Codified Laws § 43-32-18(2)
- S.D. Codified Laws § 21-16-1(4)
Landlord-tenant paperwork governs who can stay in a property, on what terms, and what happens when something goes wrong. Leases, notices to quit, security deposit demands, and habitability complaints all have state and often city-specific requirements for timing, content, and service. Getting the paperwork right is what makes an eviction actually succeed or a security deposit actually come back, because judges regularly dismiss cases over small procedural mistakes.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 10, 2026.
S.D. Codified Laws § 43-32-18(2) (checked November 10, 2026): "A landlord may terminate a lease and reclaim the premises before the end of the agreed term: (2) When the tenant does not within a reasonable time after request make such repairs as he may be bound to make."
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-16-1(4) (checked November 10, 2026): "If a lessee in person or by subtenants holds over after the termination of his lease or expiration of his term"
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