Return security deposit or send written statement within 21 days of move-out. South Dakota law (SDCL 43-32-24) requires returning the security deposit, or giving the tenant a written statement of the specific reasons for withholding any part of it, within 21 days after the tenancy ends and you have the tenant's mailing address or delivery instructions, plus an itemized accounting of any amount withheld within 45 days after the tenancy ends if the tenant asks, and missing these requirements forfeits the right to withhold any of the deposit.
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