The South Dakota Rental Application is a form given to applicants by an owner, landlord, or property manager to determine tenant eligibility. The potential tenant must accurately provide all of their information and return the document to the landlord for review. The landlord/agent will verify all of the information to ensure that the applicant would be a reliable client for the landlord/agent’s available rental unit. The landlord is looking most intently at employment, rental, criminal, and credit history to ensure their rental property will be in good hands.
Application Fee (No Statute) – There is no statutory limits on the amount a landlord can charge for a rental application fee.
Security Deposit (§ 43-32-6.1) – Maximum one (1) month’s rent unless the landlord can prove the tenant may pose a danger to the premises.
How To Write
Step 1 – Download the document and either complete it with the client or provide it to them to complete on their own and return: For completion, begin by providing the following:
- Enter the address of the property location
Personal Applicant Information –
- In the table provided – enter:
- Full name of all occupants that will reside on the property, as follows
- Last Name
- First
- Middle
- Date of birth
- Social Security Number
- Marital Status or Relationship to applicant
- Have any of the occupants ever been convicted of a felony misdemeanor?
- If yes, please explain?
- Do you have pets?
- If Yes Kind, weight, breed, age?
Step 2 – Residence History – Provide the following Information:
Applicant 1 –
- Present Address
- City
- State
- Zip Code
- Current Telephone
- Length of Time at Present Address
- Present Landlord/Mortgage Holder
- Telephone
- Enter the amount of Rent
- Reason for Moving
- AND
- Previous Address
- City
- State
- Zip Code
- Length of Time at Previous Address
- Amount of Rent
- Reason for Moving
- Previous Landlord/Mortgage Holder
- Telephone
- In Case of Personal Emergency, Notify:
- Relationship
- Telephone
- Have you or anyone listed on this application ever been evicted or sued for non-payment of rent or damage to rental property?
- If yes, please explain
Applicant 2 – Enter the following:
- Present Address
- City
- State
- Zip Code
- Present Telephone
- Length of Time at Present Address
- Present Landlord/Mortgage Holder
- Telephone
- Amount of Rent
- Reason for Moving
- Previous Address
- City
- State
- Zip Code
- Length of Time at Previous Address
- Amount of Rent
- Reason for Moving
- Previous Landlord/Mortgage Holder
- Telephone
- In Case of Personal Emergency, Notify:
- Relationship
- Telephone
- Have you or anyone listed on this application ever been evicted or sued for non-payment of rent or damage to rental property?
- If yes, please explain
Applicant 3 (if any over 18) Provide the following:
- Present Address
- City
- State
- Zip Code
- Present Telephone
- Length of Time at Present Address
- Present Landlord/Mortgage Holder
- Telephone
- Amount of Rent
- Reason for Moving
- Previous Address
- City
- State
- Zip Code
- Length of Time at Previous Address
- Amount of Rent
- Reason for Moving
- Previous Landlord/Mortgage Holder
- Telephone
- In Case of Personal Emergency, Notify:
- Relationship
- Telephone
- Have you or anyone listed on this application ever been evicted or sued for non-payment of rent or damage to rental property?
- If yes, please explain
Step 3 – Employment Information- All applicants enter:
Applicant 1 –
- Employed By
- How Long?
- Employer’s Address
- Telephone
- Position Held
- Supervisor
- Salary/Wage
- Per hr/wk/mo/yr
- Previous employer (if at present employer less than six (6) months)
- Previous Employer Phone Number
- How Long?
Applicant 2 –
- Employed By
- How Long?
- Employer’s Address
- Telephone
- Position Held
- Supervisor
- Salary/Wage
- Per hr/wk/mo/yr
- Previous employer (if at present employer less than six (6) months)
- Previous Employer Phone Number
- How Long?
Applicant 3 –
- Employed By
- How Long?
- Employer’s Address
- Telephone
- Position Held
- Supervisor
- Salary/Wage
- Per hr/wk/mo/yr
- Previous employer (if at present employer less than six (6) months)
- Previous Employer Phone Number
- How Long?
Step 4 – Banking and Credit References-
Applicant 1 –
- Bank
- Address
- Credit Reference
- Personal or Other Reference
Applicant 2 –
- Bank
- Address
- Credit Reference
- Personal or Other Reference
Applicant 3 –
- Bank
- Address
- Credit Reference
- Personal or Other Reference
Step 5 – Automobile Information- Enter the following information regarding each vehicle
- Make
- Model
- Year
- Tag Number-
- State
Step 6 – Signatures – All parties must read and understand the information as stated – Then enter the following:
- Applicant’s Signature
- Date of signature
- AND
- Co – Applicant’s Signature
- Date of signature
- AND
- Co – Applicant’s Signature
- Date of signature
- Owner/Agent’s Signature
- Application Received By
