US-SD · S.D. Codified Laws § 44-14-3(3) (delivery per § 44-14-3(1)-(2))

Self-storage software for South Dakota operators.

South Dakota's self-storage lien statute encoded day-by-day - first notice at D+0, sale eligibility at D+21. S.D. Codified Laws § 44-14-3.

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South Dakota lien clock

The full day-by-day clock, with statute citations.

This is the actual policy seeded for South Dakota. Every delinquent account locks in the rules that applied the day it opened — later statute updates never retroactively change a case already in flight.

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South Dakota lien timeline

S.D. Codified Laws § 44-14-3(3) (delivery per § 44-14-3(1)-(2))

Late fee: Operator Configured at D+0
Notice path: Lien Notice at D+0, then Notice Of Sale at D+14
Sale gate: Auction eligible at D+21 after the 7-day sale lead

Vehicle and titled-property handling is tracked separately at D+60.

South Dakota lien timeline with statute citations
Day	Event	Operator action	Citation
D+0	Grace Period	Move from Current to Grace Period.	S.D. Codified Laws ch. 44-14, §§ 44-14-1 to 44-14-10 (Self-Service Storage Facilities Liens; orig. SL 1997 ch. 249, substantially amended by SL 2022 ch. 165 / HB 1289, eff. July 1, 2022)
D+0	Send Courtesy Reminder Sms Email	Move from Grace Period to Late.	S.D. Codified Laws ch. 44-14, §§ 44-14-1 to 44-14-10 (Self-Service Storage Facilities Liens; orig. SL 1997 ch. 249, substantially amended by SL 2022 ch. 165 / HB 1289, eff. July 1, 2022)
D+0	Apply Late Fee	Move from Late to Late Fee Applied; ledger action Apply Late Fee.	S.D. Codified Laws ch. 44-14, §§ 44-14-1 to 44-14-10 (Self-Service Storage Facilities Liens; orig. SL 1997 ch. 249, substantially amended by SL 2022 ch. 165 / HB 1289, eff. July 1, 2022)
D+0	Lien Notice	Move from Late Fee Applied to Notice Due; send Lien Notice by In Person, Verified Mail, First Class Mail, and Email With Consent; publication not required.	S.D. Codified Laws § 44-14-3(3) (delivery per § 44-14-3(1)-(2))
D+14	Notice Of Sale	Move from Notice Sent to Lien Pending; send Notice Of Sale by Publication Newspaper and Publication Postings; hold 14 days in Notice Sent; publication required with 7-day lead.	S.D. Codified Laws § 44-14-3(4) (posting alternative per § 44-14-3(5))
D+21	Permit Auction Listing	Move from Lien Pending to Auction Eligible; hold 7 days in Lien Pending; ledger action Permit Auction Listing.	S.D. Codified Laws ch. 44-14, §§ 44-14-1 to 44-14-10 (Self-Service Storage Facilities Liens; orig. SL 1997 ch. 249, substantially amended by SL 2022 ch. 165 / HB 1289, eff. July 1, 2022)

What UnitOps does differently for South Dakota operators

Built around the South Dakota statute, not retrofitted onto generic PMS.

First lien notice at D+0 uses In Person, Verified Mail, First Class Mail, and Email With Consent; citation: S.D. Codified Laws § 44-14-3(3) (delivery per § 44-14-3(1)-(2)).
Cure window holds for 14 days before Lien Pending; citation: S.D. Codified Laws § 44-14-3(4) (posting alternative per § 44-14-3(5)).
Publication is required with a 7-day lead window before sale; citation: S.D. Codified Laws § 44-14-3(4) (posting alternative per § 44-14-3(5)).
Auction gate opens at D+21; citation: S.D. Codified Laws ch. 44-14, §§ 44-14-1 to 44-14-10 (Self-Service Storage Facilities Liens; orig. SL 1997 ch. 249, substantially amended by SL 2022 ch. 165 / HB 1289, eff. July 1, 2022).

Lien evidence packet

Built for the day you get sued.

For South Dakota cases, the packet presents the evidence trail beside the policy snapshot that was pinned when the case opened. It lists notices, delivery proof, ledger entries, photos, and state changes in chronological order. It presents records and citations only. The downloadable sample uses fictional seeded data with redacted names and a SAMPLE watermark.

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