Room Rental Agreement in South Dakota
For renting a room in a home, including your own home. Some states treat a renter in the owner's home (a lodger) differently when ending the arrangement — see your state's household rules.
What South Dakota law says
| Renting a room in your own home (lodgers) | No separate lodger eviction statute. South Dakota's lease chapter has presumptions for 'lodgings': a hiring of lodgings for an unspecified term is presumed to last for the period used to figure the rent (weekly rent means one week), or monthly if nothing was agreed, and rent for lodgings is payable monthly at the end of each month unless agreed otherwise. Source: SDCL 43-32-4, 43-32-12 |
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| Tenancy at will | South Dakota's lease statutes do not separately define tenancy at will. A hiring of real property for a term not specified by the parties renews automatically at the end of the term implied by law unless one party gives the other notice of termination at least as long before it ends as the rental period, but not more than one month. Source: SDCL 43-32-15 |
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ROOM RENTAL AGREEMENT
Owner/landlord: [owner name] Renter: [renter name]
Room: [room description] in the home at [home address]. Shared areas the renter may use: [shared areas].
Term: begins [start date]; [ends on end date / continues month to month].
Rent: $[monthly rent] due on [due day] by [payment method]. Deposit: $[deposit amount].
Utilities included: [utilities included]. House rules: [house rules, e.g. guests, kitchen use, smoking].
Ending the agreement: either side gives at least [notice period] written notice, and never less than state law requires.
Signatures and dates: [signatures]
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General legal information, not legal advice. Laws change and local rules can differ; check the linked official source or talk to a lawyer about your situation.