South Dakota Codified Laws 43-32-19. Termination of lease by tenant–Causes
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A tenant may terminate a lease before the end of the term if:
(1) The landlord does not, within a reasonable time after written request, fulfill obligations, if any, as to placing and securing the tenant in quiet possession of the premises or putting the premises into good condition or repairing the same;
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 43-32-19
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
(2) The greater part of the leased premises or that part which was, and which the landlord had at the time of leasing, reason to believe was the material inducement to the tenant to enter into the lease, is destroyed, from any other cause than the ordinary negligence of the tenant; or
(3) The tenant meets the provisions of § 43-32-19.1.
Source: SDC 1939, § 38.0421; SL 2020, ch 190, § 2.