Property Management
A South Dakota residential tenant who discovers a unit has no heat in January may be able to:
AImmediately vacate without notice
BExercise 'repair and deduct' rights or terminate the lease for uninhabitable conditions✓ Correct
CSue the landlord for the property's market value
DWithhold all future rent without any obligation to vacate
Explanation
When a landlord fails to maintain habitable conditions (like heat in South Dakota winters), tenants may have statutory remedies including repair and deduct, lease termination, or rent withholding (with restrictions).
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