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revise certain tenant and landlord rights.

HB1045 adds a new ground for eviction by allowing landlords to pursue forcible detainer actions when a tenant violates a material term of their written lease agreement. This expands the reasons a landlord can evict a tenant beyond the existing grounds, which previously included non-payment of rent after three days, holding over after lease expiration, and committing waste on the property.

make certain revisions to the seller's property condition disclosure statement.

This bill updates the required form that sellers must use when disclosing the condition of their property to buyers. The changes clarify what information sellers must provide, emphasize that disclosure changes must be reported in writing before closing, and clarify that the disclosure is not a warranty or guarantee of the property's condition.

recognize hair discrimination as an unfair or discriminatory practice.

This bill adds hair discrimination to South Dakota's existing unfair practice laws by explicitly protecting people from discrimination based on hair texture, hair type, and certain hairstyles like braids, locks, and twists when those characteristics are connected to race. The change clarifies that employers, landlords, and other covered entities cannot discriminate against someone because of how their hair naturally looks or how they style it in ways tied to their racial or ethnic identity.