South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 14 - Self-Service Storage Facilities Liens
Section 44-14-1 - Definitions.

44-14-1. Definitions.
Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1)"Default," any failure of an occupant to perform any obligation or duty at the time and in the manner set forth in the rental agreement or under this chapter;
(2)"Last known address," that postal or e-mail address provided by the occupant in the latest rental agreement or the postal or e-mail address provided by the occupant in a subsequent written notice of a change of address;
(3)"Occupant," a person who rents storage space at a self-service storage facility under a rental agreement, or a sublessee, successor, or assignee;
(4)"Owner," any person who owns, leases, subleases, manages, or operates a self-service storage facility, or an owner's designee, who receives rent from an occupant under a rental agreement;
(5)"Personal property," movable property, including goods, merchandise, and household items stored in a self-service storage facility;
(6)"Property that has no commercial value," property offered for sale in a sale, conducted pursuant to this chapter, at the self-service storage facility, at the nearest suitable place to where the personal property is held or stored, or online, that receives no bid or offer;
(7)"Rental agreement," any written agreement or lease that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules, or other provisions concerning the use and occupancy of a storage space at a self-service storage facility;
(8)"Self-service storage facility," any real property designed and used for the purpose of renting or leasing individual storage space to occupants who are to have access to such for the purpose of storing and removing personal property;
(9)"Storage space," an individual space at a self-service storage facility that is rented or leased by an occupant under a rental agreement.

Source: SL 1997, ch 249, §1; SL 2022, ch 165, §1.

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