Sioux Falls, SD Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- 2021 IPMC, effective Jan 1, 2023
- Enforcing agency
- Neighborhood revitalization division
- Appeals body
- 5-member property maintenance board
- Max fine
- $500 per day
- Max jail
- 30 days county jail
Summary
Sioux Falls enforces the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code citywide, setting the habitability floor landlords must meet for occupied rental units.
The International Property Maintenance Code, 2021 edition, published by the International Code Council as amended, is hereby adopted as the property maintenance code to provide standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property, and public welfare by regulating, governing, and controlling the use, occupancy, conditions, and maintenance of all property, buildings, and structures within this jurisdiction...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-135: Current through local ordinance 54-26, passed 7-14-2026).
Full Breakdown
Since January 1, 2023, every rental unit in Sioux Falls must meet the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code, adopted by the city and enforced by the neighborhood revitalization division. The code governs the use, occupancy, condition, and maintenance of rental buildings and structures, covering things like heat, light, ventilation, sanitation, and structural upkeep. A five-member property maintenance board of appeals, appointed by the mayor, hears disputes over code-official orders.
Violations & Fines
Violations carry the citywide general penalty: a fine up to $500, up to 30 days in county jail, or both, with each day a violation continues counted as a separate offense.
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Sources & Official References
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