Dakota State University: What protection does the AG guide describe after a tenant asks for needed repairs?
DIRECT ANSWER
Retained SD Attorney General educational guidance,not a new statutory verification. Its stale two-week deposit-return statement is excluded; current retained §43-32-24 controls that timing. Covered private residential rental only; actual agreement and law govern.
It prohibits retaliatory rent increases,service cuts or eviction for repair complaints,code-enforcement complaints or tenant organizing. If the landlord starts retaliatory action within180 days after a protected event,the guide describes possible recovery of up to two months’ rent,deposit return and up to$500 attorney fees. This is not a filing deadline or an automatic award.
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Retained SD Attorney General educational guidance,not a new statutory verification. Its stale two-week deposit-return statement is excluded; current retained §43-32-24 controls that timing. Covered private residential rental only; actual agreement and law govern.
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